thoughts on brain "fog" and remedies?

[PurpleTree]

Have that regularly.

Yesterday didn't at all but today more so. It could have something to do with diet/gut/leaky gut/gut micro biome, with inflammation, fatigue, with neurotransmitters or with something else.

 

It is pretty annoying though

anyone overcame it, supplements, remedies, diets etc.?

[puporing]

@PurpleTree Been dealing with similar stuff. Therapy did help but didn't take it all away. I'm on my 3rd round of heavy metal detoxing and I feel less foggy while I'm on rounds (hope it's not just a placebo thing). There have been times where I felt depressed and it was lifted when I get on the ALA/DMSA, I don't know, just my experience so far. Also SSRI can help too if it is a chemical thing.

[PurpleTree]

3 minutes ago, puporing said:

@PurpleTree Been dealing with similar stuff. Therapy did help but didn't take it all away. I'm on my 3rd round of heavy metal detoxing and I feel less foggy while I'm on rounds (hope it's not just a placebo thing). There have been times where I felt depressed and it was lifted when I get on the ALA/DMSA, I don't know, just my experience so far. Also SSRI can help too if it is a chemical thing.

Yea i've tried SSRI's but they have a host of other issues also i took them for anxiety and not for brain fog  

do you still feel better after the chelation round or just while you're on it?

 

Edited February 16, 2022 by PurpleTree

[puporing]

13 minutes ago, PurpleTree said:

do you still feel better after the chelation round or just while you're on it?

Yes I do, just after maybe 3-4 days of stopping things start to get worse again, which is not bad. 

Yeh.. SSRI's side effects aren't great... I have some leftovers and only take it when I'm experiencing bad symptoms (not what the docs recommend haha).

[PurpleTree]

12 minutes ago, puporing said:

Yes I do, just after maybe 3-4 days of stopping things start to get worse again, which is not bad. 

Yeh.. SSRI's side effects aren't great... I have some leftovers and only take it when I'm experiencing bad symptoms (not what the docs recommend haha).

So you just take the SSRI "as needed" ? I also have leftovers  

Maybe there's also something in the ALA which helps with your symptoms aside from the chelation, i haven't tried it yet.

"

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Edited February 16, 2022 by PurpleTree

[puporing]

Oh geebuz, thanks for that! I did not look into that but that all sounds amazing. Esp the carpel tunnel thing coz I struggle with nerve/muscle pain.

Yeah I'm taking this thing called Bupropion which is both good for ADD and depression. I seriously only take like one pill on avg maybe once a month..? Like when I experience some kind of bad compulsion/depressed mood I can't get out of, and it seems to lift me out of it just taking it once, dunno why.

[Leo Gura]

There can be dozens of possible causes of brain fog. You will have to test them all one by one.

Heavy metal detox did the best for me. But your results may vary.

[PurpleTree]

8 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

There can be dozens of possible causes of brain fog. You will have to test them all one by one.

Heavy metal detox did the best for me. But your results may vary.

yup i am trying that also for fatigue, let's see how it goes

11 minutes ago, puporing said:

Oh geebuz, thanks for that! I did not look into that but that all sounds amazing. Esp the carpel tunnel thing coz I struggle with nerve/muscle pain.

Yeah I'm taking this thing called Bupropion which is both good for ADD and depression. I seriously only take like one pill on avg maybe once a month..? Like when I experience some kind of bad compulsion/depressed mood I can't get out of, and it seems to lift me out of it just taking it once, dunno why.

Ok  : ) 

Some people do advise against taking ALA as a daily supplement when not chelating though because of the chelating effects, but maybe after a few rounds it will be safer

[puporing]

@PurpleTree yeah I don't plan to do that off rounds either. It was also a warning repeated throughout Andy's book lol.