Mental Clarity

[ilogik]

About seven years ago I bent down to pick something up from under a bed and as I stood up I felt strange and it seemed like my mind just fogged up.  I am not able to concentrate, my short term memory is really bad and my sense of balance is not what it used to be. I have seen my doctor who did some blood tests and said everything looked fine and recomended I see a mental health doctor.  If it was some kind of mental illness would it happen so suddenly and would I be able to perceive it?  Over the seven years I have returned to where I felt normal several times but only for a period of about a minute.  There are other symptomps which I will not go into but I feel I am operating at about 70% of what I used to be.  What do you recomend I do?

[lmroswell]

If you remember the incident, and it was 7 years ago, maybe something did happen.  How old are you?  If your doctor did the basics, maybe you should see a neurologist.  This could be something circulatory.  My mother recently suffered some kind of incident, and has a strong family history of vessel disease, both small vessel and large vessel.  Her MRI and MRA indicated blockages in the 4 arteries going into the brain.  The carotids on the neck and the vertebral going up the spine into the brain.  Her balance is off now, and her memory, lets just say she is a little goofy at times.  Her MRI also indicated white matter disease, which is common in older people, but hers was extensive, and due to small constrictions of the small vessels.  That gives her brain fog.

[septemberrein]

Hi!
I can relate to the brain fog as well.  I have symptoms too numerous to list here but wanted to tell you about my Yahoo support group I've started for people with undiagnosed symptoms.  Our group is still very small but I'm hoping, with a little patience, it will soon grow.  Here is a link if you are interested:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/undiagnosedandsearchingforanswers/

I've been having unexplained symptoms since December of 1999.  Most doctors have blown it off, told me it's in my head(imagined) or left crude notes in my medical file.

Best of luck to both of you!!

[medadviceseeker]

I too have been experiencing a feeling of lightheadedness/fogginess that prohibits me from focusing on my work and schoolwork.

This has been going on since early September. I do not feel like the room is spinning, but I feel slightly disconnected from reality. I am doubting that my symptoms are a result of a panic disorder, but this is the most up to date discussion that I have found on the subject.

I was told by my neurologist to get an MRI and an EEG. The MRI came back normal and I receive the EEG results on Thursday, which I am fairly sure will also be normal.

I am also seeing a chiropractor three times a week in hopes that maybe the foggy feeling could be due to a pinched nerve. So far I have felt no relief.

My situation sounds similar to yours, so I am interested in any feedback that anyone will have regarding either issue. I am constantly worrying about my symptoms and in tern attributing them to the worst possible scenario. Please respond with any suggestions and/or observations! Thanks a lot.