Brain fog was known prior to COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine. It would be a mistake to lose focus on what was already known about brain fog prior to 2021.
Excellent overview, applicable to fibromyalgia/CFS, seronegative Lyme Disease, etc. My only criticism of these recommendations is that the psychological symptoms of Long Covid have more in common with trauma-related mental disorders such as CPTSD than with depression, and thus therapies such as dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR), and emotional freedom technique (EFT) aka tapping, are more appropriate.
It will be interesting to see future research on the effects of a ketogenic diet, fasting, and autophagy. I know that there has been research in these topics as they relate to seizure disorders and Alzheimer's, and it seems logical to want to expand that research to brain fog.
Thank you for this. I’m having to adjust to living life as a stupid person, and this is new for me. The daily frustration of basic functioning (losing things, taking forever to get stuff done, messing up) and social embarrassment of forgetting people’s names or having no idea how I know someone, had me convinced a respiratory virus alone can’t cause that. What I miss most is my creativity. After CoVid, it’s all but gone. I feel less alive, if that makes any sense. I’m glad to know you recovered.
Speak w/your doctor about mitochondrial support and if they consider you might benefit from 02 supplementation! Brains require a lot of energy! Plus the other commenter thoughts here. Get well soon, you can recover!
Turn off wifi. Don't have anything "smart" including phone, appliances, etc. Hard wire your devices for internet. Talk on a wired land line. In other words, clean up the electrosmog in your environment so your brain can heal and function.
Standing barefoot on the ground helps. The electromagnetic pulse of the earth can - especially when directed via intention - be drawn up through the body, the spine and into the brain.
WOW. Missed by a mile. But don't feel bad, you are in the majority of scientists and MDs who have severe brain fog when it comes to the etiology of brain fog and other neurological symptoms and diseases. In the 2017 documentary, "Generation Zapped", Dr. Olle Johansson states that humans absorb a quintillion times (a 1 with 18 zeros) more radiation than a decade ago. It's the electrosmog, Dr. Jack, simply radiation poisoning. It's the phones, the calls, texts, wifi, smart meters, appliances, watches, towers, EMF, wireless devices, etc. People are now enveloped in a radiation cloud 24/7. That also BTW, damages the immune system, so one will have more and more severe infections (like respiratory infections). This is not my idea. There is abundant science going back decades. You should have had Dr. Martin Pall read this article before publication. You have been told this many times before. For some reason, you don't want to see it. Is it the brain fog?
I doubt "missed it by a mile" is an accurate representation when brain fog existed before a decade ago. Things are coming into perspective now where the massive number of reports of the symptoms of brain fog are forcing the medical industry to address it. Thanks for the reference, though!
Read Devra Davis' book _Disconnect_, see the work of neurologist (not cardiologist) Martha Herbert and you might ask her to review this article, see the lawsuit won against the FCC by Environmental Health Trust, Children's Health Defense, et al, for refusing to review the science and revising the standards since 1996. The Court was presented with 11,000 pages of evidence proving that the current exposure standards are not protective and that wireless is causing great harm. See the work of Martin Pall PhD, professor emeritus of University of Washington and world renowned expert in the effect of electromagnetic radiation on biology. About 5 years ago, Dr. Pall predicted that with current radiation exposure levels, that the human brain had about 5 years left of normal function.
I had months of brain fog back in the mid 2000’s. It started with an acute headache, high BP, flushing, dizziness, internal vibrations, a random hive that came and went in my thigh and surging and waning adrenaline feeling. I’m sure looking back it was a result of a virus or a vaccine. The symptoms eventually resolved (many inconclusive tests and unsuccessful treatments ) but I was left with incapacitating brain fog for MONTHS. When I started taking Claritin every day it finally stopped. When I would stop the Claritin I would start to get a headache and the hive would reappear.
It was such a horrible experience I remain on Claritin almost daily to this day.
An allergic base to brain fog is consistent with chronic microglial activation. Wouldn't it be something if Claritin helps calm microglia down as well as luteolin. Should be some studies on kids with autism and ADHD for sure!
We had wireless then and high emitting laptops. Also DECT wireless land lines are big emitters. Other countries didn't allow the same type of phones we had here. Their wireless land lines could not emit all the time like ours did. Our regulators have been asleep at the wheel for a long time.
I experienced horrible brainfog for several months after my bout with the alpha variant of Covid. My HsCrp also shot up for the first time ever to 4.2. My ND put me on low dose naltrexone (4.5mg) and it’s made all the difference. My HsCrp also went down to 1 within two months. As long as I’ve slept well the night before my thinking is back to my normal.
Meryl Nass, MD sent me this via email: "I use ATP Fuel from Researched Nutritionals plus a B vitamin, zinc and 5,000IU Vit D from allergy research group (by far the best I have found)" Thanks, Dr. Nass!
Great to learn about this! We'll be in touch! Thank you!
Excellent overview, applicable to fibromyalgia/CFS, seronegative Lyme Disease, etc. My only criticism of these recommendations is that the psychological symptoms of Long Covid have more in common with trauma-related mental disorders such as CPTSD than with depression, and thus therapies such as dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR), and emotional freedom technique (EFT) aka tapping, are more appropriate.
Love it, thank you!
These therapies work well for emotional dysregulation.
It will be interesting to see future research on the effects of a ketogenic diet, fasting, and autophagy. I know that there has been research in these topics as they relate to seizure disorders and Alzheimer's, and it seems logical to want to expand that research to brain fog.
Thank you!
Thank you for this. I’m having to adjust to living life as a stupid person, and this is new for me. The daily frustration of basic functioning (losing things, taking forever to get stuff done, messing up) and social embarrassment of forgetting people’s names or having no idea how I know someone, had me convinced a respiratory virus alone can’t cause that. What I miss most is my creativity. After CoVid, it’s all but gone. I feel less alive, if that makes any sense. I’m glad to know you recovered.
Speak w/your doctor about mitochondrial support and if they consider you might benefit from 02 supplementation! Brains require a lot of energy! Plus the other commenter thoughts here. Get well soon, you can recover!
Turn off wifi. Don't have anything "smart" including phone, appliances, etc. Hard wire your devices for internet. Talk on a wired land line. In other words, clean up the electrosmog in your environment so your brain can heal and function.
Standing barefoot on the ground helps. The electromagnetic pulse of the earth can - especially when directed via intention - be drawn up through the body, the spine and into the brain.
WOW. Missed by a mile. But don't feel bad, you are in the majority of scientists and MDs who have severe brain fog when it comes to the etiology of brain fog and other neurological symptoms and diseases. In the 2017 documentary, "Generation Zapped", Dr. Olle Johansson states that humans absorb a quintillion times (a 1 with 18 zeros) more radiation than a decade ago. It's the electrosmog, Dr. Jack, simply radiation poisoning. It's the phones, the calls, texts, wifi, smart meters, appliances, watches, towers, EMF, wireless devices, etc. People are now enveloped in a radiation cloud 24/7. That also BTW, damages the immune system, so one will have more and more severe infections (like respiratory infections). This is not my idea. There is abundant science going back decades. You should have had Dr. Martin Pall read this article before publication. You have been told this many times before. For some reason, you don't want to see it. Is it the brain fog?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26300312/
I doubt "missed it by a mile" is an accurate representation when brain fog existed before a decade ago. Things are coming into perspective now where the massive number of reports of the symptoms of brain fog are forcing the medical industry to address it. Thanks for the reference, though!
All the symptoms of radiation poisoning existed before a decade ago. Not at this rate and pattern of incidence. Not even close. Look at the science.
Read Devra Davis' book _Disconnect_, see the work of neurologist (not cardiologist) Martha Herbert and you might ask her to review this article, see the lawsuit won against the FCC by Environmental Health Trust, Children's Health Defense, et al, for refusing to review the science and revising the standards since 1996. The Court was presented with 11,000 pages of evidence proving that the current exposure standards are not protective and that wireless is causing great harm. See the work of Martin Pall PhD, professor emeritus of University of Washington and world renowned expert in the effect of electromagnetic radiation on biology. About 5 years ago, Dr. Pall predicted that with current radiation exposure levels, that the human brain had about 5 years left of normal function.
I concur EMF may well be playing a role but it is not the only actor.
But James should include it as a consideration.
Many have found psylocybin to be effective therapy
Agree except for the psylocybin. Am 100% against prescription hallucinogens as I am against other psychopharmaceuticals.
Well keep an open mind...
I think you meant to say non-prescription hallucinogens
I meant prescription.
I had months of brain fog back in the mid 2000’s. It started with an acute headache, high BP, flushing, dizziness, internal vibrations, a random hive that came and went in my thigh and surging and waning adrenaline feeling. I’m sure looking back it was a result of a virus or a vaccine. The symptoms eventually resolved (many inconclusive tests and unsuccessful treatments ) but I was left with incapacitating brain fog for MONTHS. When I started taking Claritin every day it finally stopped. When I would stop the Claritin I would start to get a headache and the hive would reappear.
It was such a horrible experience I remain on Claritin almost daily to this day.
An allergic base to brain fog is consistent with chronic microglial activation. Wouldn't it be something if Claritin helps calm microglia down as well as luteolin. Should be some studies on kids with autism and ADHD for sure!
Was it after you got a new laptop?
No- for sure. This was before that era.
We had wireless then and high emitting laptops. Also DECT wireless land lines are big emitters. Other countries didn't allow the same type of phones we had here. Their wireless land lines could not emit all the time like ours did. Our regulators have been asleep at the wheel for a long time.
Non ionising radio frequency radiation (wi-fi) is also a co factor in brain fog and one which you can to some extent mitigate against.
I experienced horrible brainfog for several months after my bout with the alpha variant of Covid. My HsCrp also shot up for the first time ever to 4.2. My ND put me on low dose naltrexone (4.5mg) and it’s made all the difference. My HsCrp also went down to 1 within two months. As long as I’ve slept well the night before my thinking is back to my normal.
Meryl Nass, MD sent me this via email: "I use ATP Fuel from Researched Nutritionals plus a B vitamin, zinc and 5,000IU Vit D from allergy research group (by far the best I have found)" Thanks, Dr. Nass!
Ozone works well for brain fog. Nebulizing or cool misting dmso into your lungs also works instantly