brain fog

[Guest guest]

I've had the brain fog constantly since 2000 thanks to the Fibromyalgia. I

completely understand where you are coming from and it is extremely frustrating.

I've not yet been able to get mine under control, and have pretty bad cognitive

dysfunction from the CFS and FMS and all the meds for the RA and anxiety that

cause sleepiness seem to exacerbate it for me

Doug <luckydfp96@...> wrote: I was just

diagnoised with RA 2 months ago. I was put on Prednisone and

(Plaqniall) . Now I am taperring off the prenisone and my brain fog

came back. Today I was making Bagells. Looking in the fridge for the

cream cheese but couldn't find it. Then when I looked on the table it

was already there. I couldnt remember taking it out. I am worried about

going to work tommorow. Thinking about taking 20 mlg of prenisone

instead of the 10. I work in a technical job and small mistakes can be

a big deal. Really scarey. At least I know what the problem is now. I

thought I was loosing my mind for a while. Does anyone know how to get

rid of the brain fog.

[Guest guest]

Hi Doug

I have Cirrhosis along with RA and I get some serious Brain Fog also.

More to do with my Cirrhosis then the RA. My doctor prescribes

lactulose for me. It's actually used to treat constipation, so be

prepared! Obviously, check with your doctor first to see if it is

compatible with your other meds. Amonia build up in my brain is what

causes my brain fog and the Lactulose works well for me. Hope that

helps!

Take care

-- In , " Doug " <luckydfp96@...> wrote:

>

> I was just diagnoised with RA 2 months ago. I was put on Prednisone

and

> (Plaqniall) . Now I am taperring off the prenisone and my brain fog

> came back. Today I was making Bagells. Looking in the fridge for the

> cream cheese but couldn't find it. Then when I looked on the table it

> was already there. I couldnt remember taking it out. I am worried

about

> going to work tommorow. Thinking about taking 20 mlg of prenisone

> instead of the 10. I work in a technical job and small mistakes can

be

> a big deal. Really scarey. At least I know what the problem is now. I

> thought I was loosing my mind for a while. Does anyone know how to

get

> rid of the brain fog.

>

[Guest guest]

Are you taking any other meds. I take Plaquenil as well. I first started out

taking Lyrica and now Neurontin instead. when she prescribed me the Lyrica she

told me if I had any memory loss or felt funny to let her know immediately. Call

your doc and let them know how you are feeling. Good luck and I hope you have

pain free day.

[Guest guest]

,

Boy, can I relate to you. On top of having all the things you have, I

had breast cancer and my chemo treatment 2 1/2 yrs ago, as I'm

finding out, gave me chemo brain that compounds the brain fog. It is

a very big burden to carry and very scary!!! I don't want to tell

anyone, my family knows. Wrong words come out of my mouth and I have

a difficult time expressing my thoughts and feeling about 40% (at

least) of the time. I can't get myself under control no matter how

hard I try. I have some very good time of b eing very alert and

memory comes in a snap, but I count those times, but I can't count

the bad days because they are too many.

But I don't think that prednisone makes any difference in regards to

memory. That comes from the other conditions.

Stella

I was just

diagnoised with RA 2 months ago. I was put on Prednisone and

> (Plaqniall) . Now I am taperring off the prenisone and my brain

fog

> came back. Today I was making Bagells. Looking in the fridge for

the

> cream cheese but couldn't find it. Then when I looked on the table

it

> was already there. I couldnt remember taking it out. I am worried

about

> going to work tommorow. Thinking about taking 20 mlg of prenisone

> instead of the 10. I work in a technical job and small mistakes

can be

> a big deal. Really scarey. At least I know what the problem is

now. I

> thought I was loosing my mind for a while. Does anyone know how to

get

> rid of the brain fog.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

hi stella, it seems to me you have been through alot in your life.BLESS YOUR

HEART! i can relate as for the chemo, i did not have it my mom did & she

suffered alot. i to sometimes forget & lose my train of thought or my words dont

come out right but im SURE its the MEDS!! i have been on prednisone for 21yrs.

among other meds, im so SICK of taking them,that i just want to give up. i have

a daughter though so thats what keeps me GOING! i hope things get BETTER FOR

YOU.god bless,melyndagamez 5/28/08 7:05p.m.central

[ ] Re: Brain Fog

,

Boy, can I relate to you. On top of having all the things you have, I

had breast cancer  and my chemo treatment 2 1/2 yrs ago, as I'm

finding out, gave me chemo brain that compounds the brain fog.  It is

a very big burden to carry and very scary!!!  I don't want to tell

anyone, my family knows. Wrong words come out of my mouth and I have

a difficult time expressing my thoughts and feeling about 40% (at

least) of the time.  I can't get myself under control no matter how

hard I try.  I have some very good time of b eing very alert and

memory comes in a snap, but I count those times, but I can't count

the bad days because they are too many.

But I don't think that prednisone makes any difference in regards to

memory.  That comes from the other conditions.

Stella

                            I was just

diagnoised with RA 2 months ago. I was put on Prednisone and

>  (Plaqniall) . Now I am taperring off the prenisone and my brain

fog

>  came back. Today I was making Bagells. Looking in the fridge for

the

>  cream cheese but couldn't find it. Then when I looked on the table

it

>  was already there. I couldnt remember taking it out. I am worried

about

>  going to work tommorow. Thinking about taking 20 mlg of prenisone

>  instead of the 10. I work in a technical job and small mistakes

can be

>  a big deal. Really scarey. At least I know what the problem is

now. I

>  thought I was loosing my mind for a while. Does anyone know how to

get

>  rid of the brain fog.

> 

> 

>     

>                                       

>

>       

>

>

[Guest guest]

hi, ! I tried Lyrica, but it caused my legs to swell/edema. Had

to give it up. I have embrel, neurontin and etodolac. gentle hugs!

Marcia

--- <kmitch1966@...> wrote:

> Are you taking any other meds. I take Plaquenil as well. I first

> started out taking Lyrica and now Neurontin instead. when she

> prescribed me the Lyrica she told me if I had any memory loss or felt

> funny to let her know immediately. Call your doc and let them know

> how you are feeling. Good luck and I hope you have pain free day.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi. I'm new. I have brain fog too. I have RA, Lyme, and fibromyalgia,

so the brain fog is probably caused by a combination of the three.

It's very frustrating because I am supposed to be in medical school.

I started last year and had to take a medical leave. I am giving it

one last shot this year, but really need to get my brain working

properly so I can have a fighting change at succeeding. I wish I

could get rid of the brain fog, but haven't found anything that works

yet. I hate the brain fog more than anything else. I will live with

pain if I can have my mind back. I heard before about people using

Provigil in autoimmune conditions to treat fatigue and brain fog. Has

anyone tried that? Any stories to share? I have tried about every OTC

supplement, vitamin, and herb there is and haven't found one to clear

my head up yet. On a side note...Prednisone will affect your memory.

Long term use causes damage to the hippocampus. Short term use

actually increases your memory, but when you are on it for a long

time it is no good for your brain. It's such a wonderfully evil and

helpful drug all at once. It's the drug I love to hate. LOL!

                            I was just

> diagnoised with RA 2 months ago. I was put on Prednisone and

> >  (Plaqniall) . Now I am taperring off the prenisone and my brain

> fog

> >  came back. Today I was making Bagells. Looking in the fridge for

> the

> >  cream cheese but couldn't find it. Then when I looked on the

table

> it

> >  was already there. I couldnt remember taking it out. I am

worried

> about

> >  going to work tommorow. Thinking about taking 20 mlg of

prenisone

> >  instead of the 10. I work in a technical job and small mistakes

> can be

> >  a big deal. Really scarey. At least I know what the problem is

> now. I

> >  thought I was loosing my mind for a while. Does anyone know how

to

> get

> >  rid of the brain fog.

> > 

> > 

> >     

> >                                       

> >

> >       

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

LOL! I saw all the other posts on here before I posted about the

prednisone. :-) Good stuff on this group!

                            I was just

> > diagnoised with RA 2 months ago. I was put on Prednisone and

> > >  (Plaqniall) . Now I am taperring off the prenisone and my

brain

> > fog

> > >  came back. Today I was making Bagells. Looking in the fridge

for

> > the

> > >  cream cheese but couldn't find it. Then when I looked on the

> table

> > it

> > >  was already there. I couldnt remember taking it out. I am

> worried

> > about

> > >  going to work tommorow. Thinking about taking 20 mlg of

> prenisone

> > >  instead of the 10. I work in a technical job and small

mistakes

> > can be

> > >  a big deal. Really scarey. At least I know what the problem is

> > now. I

> > >  thought I was loosing my mind for a while. Does anyone know

how

> to

> > get

> > >  rid of the brain fog.

> > > 

> > > 

> > >     

> > >                                       

> > >

> > >       

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone

& nbsp;

My name is Miriam and I have RA, lupus, fibro and Raynads. & nbsp; After a couple

of months of being diagnosed with lupus, i noticed that my memory was going down

the drain. & nbsp; I had a really hard time remembering the simplest words and

many times I found myself in the midlde of the living room and I did not

remember how to get there. & nbsp; i told my rheumy about this and he told me that

its happens because of the disease and prednisone. & nbsp; I ask him if there was

any medication that I could take to make it go awa and he told me that there was

nothing. & nbsp; I bean to do research to see if there was anything to make the

brain fog go away. & nbsp; I read that fish oil is good for the memory and & nbsp;it

also helps relieve inflammation. & nbsp; Also all the vitamin B's are brain

food. & nbsp; I & nbsp;went to GNC and bought bottles of fish oils and also bottles

of & nbsp;vitamin B complex. & nbsp; After a couple of months, I began to see a

difference and i noticed I

was able to remember things more clearly. & nbsp; I take to fish oil pills a day,

one in the morning and one with my last meal of the day, and I take a vitamin

b & nbsp;complex in the morning everyday, except on the day that I take

methotrexate because it has folic acid. & nbsp; I hope that whoever tries it, that

it works for you as it did for me.

& nbsp;

Miriam

From: & lt;doctormom78@... & gt;

Subject: [ ] Re: Brain Fog

Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 3:18 AM

LOL! I saw all the other posts on here before I posted about the

prednisone. :-) Good stuff on this group!

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& gt; & gt; & gt; & nbsp; going to work tommorow. Thinking about taking 20 mlg of

& gt; prenisone

& gt; & gt; & gt; & nbsp; instead of the 10. I work in a technical job and small

mistakes

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& gt; & gt; & gt; & nbsp; a big deal. Really scarey. At least I know what the problem

is

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& gt; & gt; & gt; & nbsp; thought I was loosing my mind for a while. Does anyone know

how

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[Guest guest]

I had the same with Lyrica as well and it also made my face swell. So that is

why she swithced me to Neurotin. It seems to be working well for me.I did have a

reaction to the sun and my meds. I had to go get a bag of steriods and a 7 day

prescription. She told me to wear a childrens sunblock from now on and I should

be fine.