Brain Fog?

[dustin1234]

I heard someone claim they had the symptom of "brain fog"... and that hit home as a perfect explanation of how I have been feeling. Someone also said they felt like a "retard" which is another good explanation of how I feel.

I am no longer as dizzy/nauseated as I once was, so I guess these syptoms are more acceptable and maybe are a good indicator that whatever I had is finally going away. But in any case does anyone else out there have "brain fog" or feel "slow."

Its very odd and hard to describe, but I feel "slow," but I know that I am not. Its almost "surreal." Like I can see what is going on around me, but my brain just feels locked up and... well... and SLOW. I don't know... hopefully it will go away soon, but just in case anyone else has gotten this feeling before it would be nice to read about what helped you. Because I dislike very much feeling this dumb

Dustin

[Bothrops]

Six weeks straight 24/7 for me. Started as vertigo went
to dizzy now I am lightheaded. Since the begining I have been foggy. I tell people that, and they have no idea what I am talking about. So then I will go through the list, foggy, spacy, sedated, altered perceptions, lit, its like living in a dream{nightmare}.My dizziness may be leting up but the spaciness is still here and to me it is worse.
Does your fogginess ever make you anxious or freak you out around people. That happens to me and it sucks. I hate this feeling, I miss work, I miss having a good time with my family. I am only 34, have no insurance and spent over 2 grand. It SUCKS!. I would rather have 2 broke legs, they would have healed by now.
Oh well I hope you feel better, I hope I feel better and I wish all doctors would stop worying about the mortgage payment on there 4 million dollor house and start worying about us.
P.S. Sorry for sounding so pissed.

[dustin1234]

Finally someone else with the same thing Or at least some of the same symptoms. My vertigo/dizziness/naseau were never unbearable... they always kinda felt like getting car sick (which I use to get when I was younger), but I did always feel "spacy" the entire day and never really wanted to do much physically or with fiends because I either felt that "exercise" would make me unbearably dizzy and I simply felt like a retard around people because I was "foggy." It seems to be getting alittle better now that I am back up North, but the foggy brain is still there and I most definitely feel stupid around people It takes all my gumption just to tell myself that I am not truly as dumb as I feel I don't know if you can relate to that or not but another example is that life kind of does feel like a dream... or that I am in someone else looking out. That probably sounds even stranger yet

Well anyway, considering I no longer really get dizzy or nauseated like I did earlier and I think I am starting to maybe even get some drainage out of my eustachian tubes hopefully I will be completely normal soon and I won't have to feel like a slow retard for the rest of my life. Keep me posted on how you are feeling... it has been almost two months for me now... luckily I am still on spring break and have a chance to get better before school starts because I also can't concentrate worth a darn. Oh yeah is that one thing you notice too? Because I think my symptoms are getting better, but at the same time I am just soooo sick of feeling this way that I can't enjoy anything because I always have this foggy feeling?

Sorry to hear that you have spent $2000. That sucks. I have spent a couple hundred but that is only because my mom has connections with doctors and chiropractors. Which actually reminds me that in case you have'nt tried it a chiropractor might actually help. I have heard of a couple cases where people have been dizzy and nauseated simply because a couple vertebrae in their upper neck went out of place and blocked up their eustachian tubes... this approach did'nt have the "shock" effect on me... but maybe it just needs time

As far as your broken leg comment I hear ya. I recently saw the movie SWAT and found myself wishing I had been shot because at least I could heal up and then feel normal again Morbid thought is'nt it?

Good luck, keep posting if you have any ideas (other than antiobiotics, penecilan, niacin supplements, chiropractor visits, nose drops, chlorphen, or claritin D)... its nice to hear others have the same problem

Dustin

P.S. I also don't have health insurance, but I am going to purchase a plan that starts on September 1st (offered through my college).

[Bothrops]

Have you ever felt this way before coming to the Carolinas. The reason I ask is because here in Green***** SC we have had more rainfall this spring and summer than the last five years combined. I relly think the weather is to blame. Back to the fog, kinda makes you feel stupid like a high on marijuana way. Has it screwed up your eyes. My eyes always feel tired, its like they dont focus fast enough.
Well have A good summer and keep in touch.

[Bothrops]

Why did it bleep out Green***** SC and I spelt really, really wrong.