Short article on brain fog

[golf]

Do you complain of difficulty concentrating and focusing? Do you feel you just can’t think clear- ly? Does your thinking feel fuzzy, or to put it
another way, do you complain of brain fog? If this sounds like you, you are not alone.
Brain fog is a common complaint because numerous med- ical conditions can cause it. Adrenal fatigue, hypothy- roidism, heavy metal toxicity, and candidiasis are the most common causes. Frequently brain fog is accompanied with fatigue and not infrequently with difficulty losing weight. Hypothyroidism is frequently the cause of these three F’s; feeling fatigued, fat and foggy. However the routine blood tests frequently miss this diagnosis. Perhaps suspecting that you have a low thyroid you went to your doctor, yet routine thyroid blood test came out normal. Well you might be right, even though the routine blood test came out normal. Ask your doctor to use a more sensitive thyroid test called the TRH stimulation test which is much more likely to detect a low thyroid missed by routine test.
Many patients with brain fog can also have adrenal fatigue. This is usually caused by chronic stress, but can be associated with frequent respiratory infections, and glucose abnormalities. It is detected by blood test for DHEA sulfate, pregnenelone, cortisol, progesterone and through a salivary
adrenal test. Treatments which include the use of natural compounds, and intravenous therapy with adrenal cortex extract or “ACE,” can reverse this condition in a short period of time.
Heavy metals such as mercury, lead and aluminum are also common causes of brain fog. These metals are industrial pollu- tants and a wealth of scientific literature has implicated them in a wide variety of disorders. To test for heavy metal toxicity one needs to do an IV with EDTA, and oral DMSA, which begins to pull the metals out which are stored in the body and your urine is collected for the next six hours. Treatment is ini- tially with IV EDTA, DMSA, or DMPS.
Finally, yeast and bacterial overgrowth in the gut can cause brain fog and other unexplained symptoms. It is not uncom- mon for people not to have any gastrointestinal symptoms and yet they can have bacterial and yeast overgrowth. It is for this reason that a deeper evaluation beyond routine blood tests is necessary to fully evaluate anyone with the complaint of brain fog.
Raphael Kellman, M.D. is a pioneer in holistic medicine and author of Gut Reactions and Matrix Healing. To find out more about Dr. Kellman’s Immune Program and How to Prevent Infections call 212-717-1118 or visit his website at www.raphaelkellmanmd.com.

[Luckfax]

Do we think brain fog is definitively caused by hypothyroidesque symptoms, adrenal fatigue or candida etc or due to a huge drop in androgen levels.

[cdnuts]

@Luckfax

Do we think brain fog is definitively caused by hypothyroidesque symptoms, adrenal fatigue or candida etc or due to a huge drop in androgen levels.

Luckfax:

We don’t know what it’s caused by. It could possibly be caused by all of these things cumulatively or seperately. Know one has the answers you seek.

Don’t take this the wrong way, but you need to calm down. Your flying through the board making posts that add no value to the general information base. Stop, breath, and READ the studies. Do research. Stop asking questions and making comments that NO ONE can answer. Really, it’s of no help.

I’m not going to say what it was, but the PM’s you send me are the same way. There is no possible way anyone can answer the questions you ask and there is nothing to be said for the general comments you make.

Calm down brother, really.

[Luckfax]

My sides are so extreme it’s impossible to remain calm. It’s a nightmare.

[bostonusa2009]

@Luckfax

Do we think brain fog is definitively caused by hypothyroidesque symptoms, adrenal fatigue or candida etc or due to a huge drop in androgen levels.

No one for sure, but it’s listed on every website displaying low thyroid side effects. Hell, we have most of the other symptoms too. Where theres’ smoke, there’s likely a fire.

[JN1]

Luckfax,

I agree buddy. If you’re not in a good place right now, take a few nice breaths and allow us to carry you. I don’t think in your state you’ll come up with many answers so concentrate on ‘surviving’; get through the day, try and do a couple of things you enjoy, lie on the couch and watch some TV and drink a few cups of tea.

I’m personally feeling quite good, and certainly with a few guys here I think we are hitting on something that could be very positive.

Take any pressure you have off yourself. Just try and exist. Get back to basics. I’ve been where you are many times and I know where you’re at. Get up, eat breakfast, read the newspaper, drink some tea, watch the world cup etc, go for a walk.

What is most likely is that we’ll crack this in the near future and you can start the healing process.

Should you feel at a loose end, injecting a supraphysiological dose of T may benefit you. I’m saying this because it may be appropriate thing to do in your situation, and such a measure has saved my life in the past. I wouldn’t be here now if it wasn’t for supra T.

JN

[Mew]

Cognitive symptoms are likely caused by drug’s inhibition of Allopregnanolone and THDOC, both neurosteroids which can no longer act on GABA-A receptors in brain, low levels of which are responsible for depression, cognitive decline, mood disorders, and anxiety. Not to mention low levels of Allopregnanolone are correlated with symptoms of Alzheimer’s, and that 5AR plays a vital role in myelin production in the brain, for nerve conduction (ie, no myelin = slowed impulses = slow thoughts).

It has also been shown that DHT, 3a-diol G and nitric oxide, all of which Finasteride affects, also exert their effects in the areas of sexual and psychological behaviour, as well as REM sleep and memory formation.

In my opinion it’s usually best to stick with the facts about what the drug is known to do and work from there, rather than look for alternative theories.