Creeping Crud
01-26-2002, 08:24 PM
I am a real joy to live with.. I just snapped at my fiance' because I was trying to explain something, he interrupted and I couldn't remember what I was going to say by the time he got done talking.. Ordinarily, it wouldn't have been that big of a deal, but it's been one of those "foggy" days.. I feel like my head is swollen and my brain is surrounded with cotton and everything is so much more difficult: thinking, moving, talking, even typing.. My memory and my mind is shot, my patience is gone and I am an emotional wreck.. Everything just feels so surreal.. I've tried sleeping it away, I've tried eating it away, some days all I can do is try to cry it away.. I don't mean to be so crabby with him, but I just get so frustrated when I can't think straight.. Has anyone found a way to make things less foggy??
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korken
01-26-2002, 09:27 PM
Don't be upset with yourself or him. Just sit down and write out some foundations on what you need him to be aware of when you give him the word that your in a fog. Like no interupting you. Remember what you said so if you forget he can help you by telling you what you need to know so you can stay sane.
He must understand what you are going through totally. Maybe he sould read this board and also ask q's. Understanding his needs as well as yours when FMS rears it's ugly head in needed by both of you. Don't forget to write it down and talk to each other communication is key in any relationship. This kind of relationship is special and it is a necessity to understand both sides and the future of you.
Hope this helps.
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Take care ~Kim & Gary~
He must understand what you are going through totally. Maybe he sould read this board and also ask q's. Understanding his needs as well as yours when FMS rears it's ugly head in needed by both of you. Don't forget to write it down and talk to each other communication is key in any relationship. This kind of relationship is special and it is a necessity to understand both sides and the future of you.
Hope this helps.
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Take care ~Kim & Gary~
babygerald
01-26-2002, 09:59 PM
I whole heartedly concur with Kim. I get angry sometimes with my wife, sometimes for such small reasons, but especially if Im not being understood because I cant get the words out before she responds. I know she doesnt mean any disrespect; she picked up the habit from her dad, who is sometimes quite hard to talk to. I mean, you'll say something like, "Boy, this or that was really astonis--" "Yes! I know, bloody hell..." and he'll go off on his own, carrying the whole conversation. I find that if I am patient (both with myself and my wife) and if she's understanding that I need some extra time to catch those fogged up words, then we can have a good conversation. I find that slowing down my speech, and carefully picturing the words and the sentence structures in my head, helps significantly in the coherence category.
As for being crabby, my wife has come to expect it, and we both treat my oft unpredictable mood swings with copious amounts of sarcasm.
Be well,
Ric
As for being crabby, my wife has come to expect it, and we both treat my oft unpredictable mood swings with copious amounts of sarcasm.
Be well,
Ric
la_brat
01-27-2002, 05:49 PM
Our youngest daughter had brain fog for about six months with very few times it would lift during the six months. Her rhuematologist is trying to find some medication that will get her to sleep well. Her biggest complaint is the fatigue. It's been two years and no luck, yet. There are many more medications to try. You will notice I said had brain fog. Chlorpromzine, 50 mg, was given to help her fatigue. It did nothing for the fatigue, but the brain fog cleared with the first pill. The pill is taken at night and the next morning the fog lifted and hasn't been back in the magnitude it was before in the three months she has been taking it. This medication was not supposed to have this effect.
As with everything, different strokes for different folks.
As with everything, different strokes for different folks.
Creeping Crud
01-28-2002, 12:24 PM
Thanks for your support and your suggestions.. There are times that I have less patience with myself than he does.. It's taking a while, but I'm learning to swallow my frustration, apologize profusely for my unpredictable temperament and explain myself and my actions rather than have him attribute them to "mood swings"..
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soar1
01-29-2002, 01:55 AM
Creeping Crud and others,
Please read and consider the post, "Update on New Help for Fibro Suffers". It has changed by wife's life. It has also help a great deal to clear her "brain fog" and give her the daily energy she lacked to carry on. It is such an easy thing to try out with one test dose to see if in fact it can help you also. Good luck!
Soar1
Please read and consider the post, "Update on New Help for Fibro Suffers". It has changed by wife's life. It has also help a great deal to clear her "brain fog" and give her the daily energy she lacked to carry on. It is such an easy thing to try out with one test dose to see if in fact it can help you also. Good luck!
Soar1
Creeping Crud
01-29-2002, 08:53 AM
Thanks, soar.. I read your post and I'll definitely keep that in mind for the day that I finally find a rheumatologist who's actually openminded enough to prescribe anything more than Ambien for patients with fibromyalgia..
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Creeping Crud
02-09-2002, 10:46 AM
I finally found the answer to my question & it was yoga..
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darlene
02-10-2002, 03:13 AM
I have signed up for a Yoga class, starts on 2/20/02. So, has it really helped you?? Were you extra sore at first? I'm anxious to get started in hopes that it will help. I know the physical therapy has not worked for me at all so hopefully this will.
Creeping Crud
02-10-2002, 09:48 AM
Hi, darlene.. :wave: To say the very least, yoga has worked miracles in my life..
The reason that I started doing yoga in the first place is because I went to a certain website that will remain nameless, did a search for videos about stretching & yoga kept popping up.. So, I bought a set of yoga videos instead, put them on top of the VCR when they arrived & let them sit there for almost 2 weeks..
I don't know why I finally decided to use them.. I guess I was just so fatigued and foggy and dizzy and sore and depressed and starting to feel like my life was so hopeless that I figured it really couldn't hurt to try it.. I felt so good the first day I did it that I've been afraid not to do it every day since..
My brain fog, dizziness and depression have been drastically reduced almost to the point of nonexistence.. I'm not sure if it has to do with increased blood flow to the brain or what.. All I know is I'm glad to have part of the "normal" me back because it's really been a long time since I've seen her..
As far as the pain and fatigue go, they say the first two weeks of doing yoga are the hardest - you'll be more tired because your body is detoxifying (because yoga stimulates your internal organs too) & you'll be a little sore because your body has to get accustomed to the activity.. To tell you the truth, my worst day since starting yoga has been phenomenally better than my best day before yoga..
Anyway, I wish you the very best of luck & I hope that it helps you as much as it's helped me.. Please keep me posted on how you're doing!
Take Care,
Melanie
[This message has been edited by Creeping Crud (edited 06-25-2003).]
The reason that I started doing yoga in the first place is because I went to a certain website that will remain nameless, did a search for videos about stretching & yoga kept popping up.. So, I bought a set of yoga videos instead, put them on top of the VCR when they arrived & let them sit there for almost 2 weeks..
I don't know why I finally decided to use them.. I guess I was just so fatigued and foggy and dizzy and sore and depressed and starting to feel like my life was so hopeless that I figured it really couldn't hurt to try it.. I felt so good the first day I did it that I've been afraid not to do it every day since..
My brain fog, dizziness and depression have been drastically reduced almost to the point of nonexistence.. I'm not sure if it has to do with increased blood flow to the brain or what.. All I know is I'm glad to have part of the "normal" me back because it's really been a long time since I've seen her..
As far as the pain and fatigue go, they say the first two weeks of doing yoga are the hardest - you'll be more tired because your body is detoxifying (because yoga stimulates your internal organs too) & you'll be a little sore because your body has to get accustomed to the activity.. To tell you the truth, my worst day since starting yoga has been phenomenally better than my best day before yoga..
Anyway, I wish you the very best of luck & I hope that it helps you as much as it's helped me.. Please keep me posted on how you're doing!
Take Care,
Melanie
[This message has been edited by Creeping Crud (edited 06-25-2003).]