For about 3 years now ive experienced
problems that ive found no answer for.
My brain sometimes wont tell me all the
information it needs when looking at
something.
To give an example i may be in a
supermarket looking for a certain item on
a shelf containing lots of other items(
chocolate bars for example) i know what im
looking at but my brain wont tell me what
item i want, then all of a sudden my brain
is telling me everything and i can select
the item i want.
Other examples are i may be reading a
magazine with a pic of a celebrity i know
but my brain wont tell me who it is until
i can shake off the brain fog.
It usually only lasts for seconds but its
worrying and annoying.
Ive seen my local gp and ive had a brain
scan but everything was ok.
My gp gave me a test and asked me 10
questions and i got them all right so he
said it dident seem to be Alzheimer's or
related problems.
Im not suffering from depression and this
problem is random and sometimes i dont
even realise im having it.
Ive had it driving the car and im aware im
driving and am able to know what is
happening in front of me and can react if
the car in front slows down or stops e.t.c
but my brain fog seems not to be telling
me other information thats happening
elsewhere.
This is quite hard to explain and as it
only usually lasts for seconds i can get
through it ok.
December though was bad, we had visited
family which was a 80 mile drive and as we
set off home in darkness driving through
the city which was busy with traffic i
found it hard to shake off the brain fog
type problem.
When i say brain fog i dont mean it seems
misty but i have episodes where my brain
seems to not be telling me all the
information .
I was finding it very hard to concentrate
on what was happening in front of me and
as a cars went past all the light and
shadows changed and my brain was not able
to tell me the correct information and
struggled to process the simple thing
that your brain usually does on auto
pilot.
It was like my brain was trying to process
too much information and was struggling
and i started to worry and panic as things
seemed to be all too much and things
happening too fast.
Also the colours of the car lights seemed
intense whilst in brain fog mode but was
normal when i seemed to get my mind back
in focus.
In the end i had to pull in and let my
wife drive as i was worried that i might
end up having a accident or a panic
attack.
When this as happened before i have shook
it off in seconds and been ok but this
time evertime i shook it off it came back
.
When we arrived home i was feeling ok but
whilst watching a tv prog about nature i
was watching something happening and all i
really saw was colour and shape and it was
like i was watching it but not really
taking it all in.
When i rewound the tape to watch that bit
again i was instantly aware it was a
bumblebee on a flower.
My question is what is wrong with me and
as my gp does not seem to know and a
specialist ive seen could not find
anything wrong and put it down to old age
creeping up on me.
Im a 50 year old male and work in a
chemical factory and im getting worried
about things getting worse and me losing
my driving licence and my Job.
Im also worried to go back to my gp as he
may tell me i cannot drive anymore and
without my car i cannot get to work so
would lose my job.
I am really worried things will get worse
and i know myself that if it does then its
not safe for me to drive.
Saying that i can go out and drive and not
experience any brain fog for a whole week
and if i do it only usually lasts for
seconds.
When it does happen i usually slow down
and i can understand now why older
citizens sometimes. drive so slowly .
I suffer from high blood pressure and take
Amlodipine for this.
I have lots of other examples of my
problem but i think ive touched on the
main area.
Can anyone tell me whats wrong with me and
do others suffer the same problems.?
Had some tests done.
Full blood count,
esr,creatinine,lft,glucose,lipds,and tft.
Also had a brain scan and all these came
out with no problems.
Ive seen a psychologist and next month i
am seeing a neurologist.
Im now taking Simvastatin to help get more
blood to my brain.
Ive been getting the odd day of not
feeling with it and being a bit
dizzy/fuzzy headed and it seems to be
getting more frequent now.
My episodes/brainfog seems to be improving
but this feeling fuzzy headed is worrying
me.
I did get this fuzzy headedness before i
went on the Simvastatin so i dont think
its my med that is to blame.
Some days i feel great and clear headed
but other days i seem to be not quite with
it but can still function although i feel
fuzzy headed.
I now also seem to have a aversion to
light and outdoors seems to bright and
makes me more not with it.
On a evening my condition subsides !
Ive had a eye test and had my glasses
checked over too and all is ok.
I dont really get bad headaches but i do
feel like there is a slight pressure on my
head sometimes.
Im not stressed or depressed but i did
suffer some anxiety a few months back when
my episodes increased.
Im fighting it and try to go about my day
as normal but it is hard sometimes and im
worried ill never get back to my clear
headed self.
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MandMs
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Hi and welcome to ehealthforum! Posted: 04-23-08 04:57am
Do you feel inner tension and shaking or
like being trapped in a bubble separate
from the world at that moments?
Do you feel unreal or dreamy or feeling
outside yourself or like you don't exist?
Do you have pounding heart or chest
tightness?
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Tyke
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Posted: 04-29-08 17:14pm
No i dont feel inner tension and
shaking.
Its more like having a headcold or the flu
without the fever or runny nose.
I feel not with it and its like i have a
hangover and a bit spaced out sometimes.
It usually goes away in the evening.
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MandMs
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Posted: 05-12-08 02:53am
Do you often feel tired, sluggish, or
weak?
Are slowed muscle reflexes, and a slowed
ability to think, your prominent
symptoms?
Do you find yourself difficult to
concentrate and kind of depressed?
Have you gain some weight recently?
Have you noticed some sleeping
difficulties?
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Tyke
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Posted: 05-13-08 15:32pm
Its a no to all those .
My fuzzy headedness isent so bad now im on
simvastatin.
I still get episodes where my brain is
playing catchup to what my eyes are
looking at and these usually last from 5
to 10 seconds.
And im finding driving stressfull if its
somewhere i dont know the roads.
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MandMs
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Posted: 05-14-08 03:53am
Do you find yourself withdrawing from
geographic movement and more specific
places (supermarket) where you have felt
your "fuzzy headed symptoms"?
Did these symptoms start at the same time
you got the anxiety issue?
How do you explain your aversion of light,
like pain or discomfort felt in your eyes,
like causing you a headache or like you
just don't find your self comfortable
outdoors during the day?
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Tyke
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Posted: 05-24-08 14:53pm
Do you find yourself withdrawing from
geographic movement and more specific
places (supermarket) where you have felt
your "fuzzy headed symptoms"? No
Did these symptoms start at the same time
you got the anxiety issue? No
How do you explain your aversion of light,
like pain or discomfort felt in your eyes,
like causing you a headache or like you
just don't find your self comfortable
outdoors during the day?I dont get a pain
or a headache or discomfort in my eyes,
its just feels like im not quite with it
and a little surreal.
I feel like ive just woken up and walked
into the garden where the sun is shining
and ive not quite woken up.
Sorry i cannot be more specific and thank
you for your reply's.
In June i am having a EEG scan.
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MandMs
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Posted: 05-26-08 08:43am
You are welcome!
Have you been suggested to check the blood
level of thyroid gland hormones?
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Tyke
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Posted: 05-27-08 23:59pm
Yes ive had full blood tests and all was
ok.
Ive been feeling good the last few days
and i think the simvastatins ive started
to take are kicking in.
Im hoping i dont have any relapses.
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MandMs
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Posted: 05-28-08 04:49am
I'm happy for you!
Hope you'll feel much better!
Please, keep writing!
Marija
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Tyke
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Posted: 05-29-08 00:09am
Ah i spoke too soon!
Today i had quite few episodes, nothing
major but little 5 second ones here and
there where i was waiting for my brain to
catch up to my eyes.
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Tyke
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Posted: 06-24-08 00:17am
Had a MRI scan on sunday and im waiting
for the results of that.
Had a EEG scan last week and that went ok
with no problems.
Ive been having quite a few mini
brainfog/episodes the last week so the
statins dont seem to be rally working that
well.
Cutting out all chocolate as a experiment.
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Tyke
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Posted: 07-11-08 17:02pm
Not doing too bad but still getting a few
mini episodes in a day.
Im getting used to them and its not such a
problem now.
Still waiting for mri scan results and had
a blood test as my energy level was way
down.