Does anyone else want to ctb because of brain fog?

[Squiddy]

?

 

[TiredOfLife95]

Brain fog is one of my many causes

 

[Squiddy]

How did you end up getting brain fog?

 

[TiredOfLife95]

In a nutshell a lot of stress and severe depression. What about you?

 

[DeathImminent]

How did you end up getting brain fog?

severe psychological traumatic event, i got scared to death by a fucking psychiatrist at hospital

 

[Squiddy]

I got it from Abilify Maintenna. I wish I had never taken it. It's been about 2 months now with this brain fog.

 

[DeathImminent]

I got it from Abilify Maintenna. I wish I had never taken it. It's been about 2 months now with this brain fog.

why did you get prescribed it in the first place?

 

[woxihuanni]

Yes, it is because of grief. My mind does not work anymore.

The bad thing is I keep up a much better appearance than I really am. And everything I say is annoying. Everything I do is annoying.

 

[Squiddy]

For my mania and paranoia

 

[Ky204]

I mean I suffer from depersonalization disorder(not the same thing), but it basically makes me feel like I'm constantly in a dreamlike state. At the time when I was diagnosed with it I tried to jump out of a moving car on a highway (gave my dad a heart attack). But I've learnt to live with it, now I want to die for other reasons.

 

[b12ruinedme]

Also suffered brain damage here (not because of suicide), suffer from intellectual disability, lost my personality, memory, character... worst nightmare. Nobody gets it.

 

[DeathImminent]

Also suffered brain damage here (not because of suicide), suffer from intellectual disability, lost my personality, memory, character... worst nightmare. Nobody gets it.

I am so sorry for that, what happened to you?

 

[Fragile]

not because of it, but yeah, it is quite annoying and disheartening to live with.

 

[Thorn]

I think there is no brain in my fog. Everything is just one continuous nightmare, and there's no awakening.

 

[oopswronglife]

I think there is no brain in my fog

I laughed with you...not at you. This is apt.

 

[Bilbobaggins]

I got it from Abilify Maintenna. I wish I had never taken it. It's been about 2 months now with this brain fog.

Me too, from Abilify. I used to be on Olanzapine which was much worse but the Aripiprazole is still pretty bad. Kills my intellect, memory, initiative and generally feels like swimming through jelly. Not the only reason I want it ctb but definitely a factor.

 

[Squiddy]

Me too, from Abilify. I used to be on Olanzapine which was much worse but the Aripiprazole is still pretty bad. Kills my intellect, memory, initiative and generally feels like swimming through jelly. Not the only reason I want it ctb but definitely a factor.

My memory and intellect is also shot and I feel like I can't express myself as well as I used to.

 

[Can'tStandAnymore]

@b12ruinedme What caused you to be like that? I have the exact same problems, short term fluoxetine treatment made me ill. My brain is being deteoriating day by day. It's been 1.5 year and I have lost most of my intellectual ability, emotions and personality. I have CFS and crippling gut problems also. I suspect from autoimmune encephalopathy.

It's a nightmare. Emotional deprivation torturement.

 

[Misanthrope]

It is part of the reason. If I can't think straight what is the point of being conscious? I used to be very active, now I just binge watch things on Netflix and play mindless video games when health allows. There is no fix for this brain fog either and pain atop it makes little fulfilling any more. It is all so tedious. At the moment I am just forced to pretend I am alive. Continued breathing is the default mode. But before I go I have to see some people safe as I can get them.

 

[Final Escape]

Yes this is one reason. I feel like my brain doesn't work all that well. Can't depend on it.

 

[Squiddy]

Yes this is one reason. I feel like my brain doesn't work all that well. Can't depend on it.

How did you get your brain fog?

 

[your pathologist]

How did you end up getting brain fog?

Cold Turkey withdrawal from antidepressants... reinstitution fixed it once and then diminishing effects of my current med brought it on again..

 

[Squiddy]

Cold Turkey withdrawal from antidepressants... reinstitution fixed it once and then diminishing effects of my current med brought it on again..

How long has your brain fog lasted?

 

[your pathologist]

Like 3 months 2017, 4 months 2018, and 4 months so far this year...
Its all medication related. If it changes it happens, if i stop taking it, i get brain fog, and i dont know how to keep it from happening

 

[Squiddy]

I wish we could all find a solution to this brain fog

 

[your pathologist]

I dont even feel like myself because of it.
Theres nothing to build on because what was there has slowly faded away. I can stand how stupid i seem, terrible memory, trouble articulating and having abstract conversations. I lost a lot of what i valued about me. And now in its place is this empty void of self

 

[Squiddy]

I dont even feel like myself because of it.
Theres nothing to build on because what was there has slowly faded away. I can stand how stupid i seem, terrible memory, trouble articulating and having abstract conversations. I lost a lot of what i valued about me. And now in its place is this empty void of self

Yeah I understand how you feel. For example, one day when I was at the pharmacy, I needed a refund on one of my meds and I had a hard time telling the lady at the counter just what I needed and my grandma had to tell them instead.

 

[b12ruinedme]

@b12ruinedme What caused you to be like that? I have the exact same problems, short term fluoxetine treatment made me ill. My brain is being deteoriating day by day. It's been 1.5 year and I have lost most of my intellectual ability, emotions and personality. I have CFS and crippling gut problems also. I suspect from autoimmune encephalopathy.

It's a nightmare. Emotional deprivation torturement.

Look at my name, a vitamin b12 deficiency. And that sound ridiculous to a lot of people, but it can be a very serious condition if not caught early and left untreated for a long time and damages the brain. People can get paralyzed by it too..., I had never heard of it and looking back at it, I may have had symptoms since I was 13... I am now 21 years old. I feel for you, it is the worst thing you can experience and the worst thing is you look ok on the outside and after a while you can't even remember the your old self and lose control, that's horrible.

@b12ruinedme What caused you to be like that? I have the exact same problems, short term fluoxetine treatment made me ill. My brain is being deteoriating day by day. It's been 1.5 year and I have lost most of my intellectual ability, emotions and personality. I have CFS and crippling gut problems also. I suspect from autoimmune encephalopathy.

It's a nightmare. Emotional deprivation torturement.

Honestly people like us deserve Euthansia. i don't know where you live but I live in belgium where it is an option. However, in order to get it you have to convince 3 doctors which is usually a process of a couple of years. I have the I'd rather do it myself attitude, but honestly never imagined it could be this hard. don't know if i'm capable of putting in the energy tot alk to doctors. And this might sound ridiculous, but i'm scared of losing my suicidal intentions after a while and thinking the new me is 'normal'. It's really is horrible and people will never get it since intelligence, behavior, intellect, personality are such private and individual things.

@b12ruinedme What caused you to be like that? I have the exact same problems, short term fluoxetine treatment made me ill. My brain is being deteoriating day by day. It's been 1.5 year and I have lost most of my intellectual ability, emotions and personality. I have CFS and crippling gut problems also. I suspect from autoimmune encephalopathy.

It's a nightmare. Emotional deprivation torturement.

I'm sorry if talking too much lol but last reply; I looked up your condition and you might want to get your vitamin b12 levels checked. Things like this can badly contribute to your problems (or even be the cause) and your current condition can cover up problems like this. A lot of doctors don't believe in CFS and it is believed that some patients diagnosed with this actually have a symptomatic vitamin b12 deficiency... It's a problem not many doctors acknowledge or are aware of... Just saying, you can choose to act on it or not.

@b12ruinedme What caused you to be like that? I have the exact same problems, short term fluoxetine treatment made me ill. My brain is being deteoriating day by day. It's been 1.5 year and I have lost most of my intellectual ability, emotions and personality. I have CFS and crippling gut problems also. I suspect from autoimmune encephalopathy.

It's a nightmare. Emotional deprivation torturement.

Especially since you have gut problems... you may have b12 deficiency due to malabsorption in the gut which is causing your fatigue and making your brain functions decline. Talk to your doctor about this and ask for the following:
- A serum b12 test
- An MMA test (normal serum b12 levels do not mean you don't have a deficiency)
- A holotc test
- A homyosteine test.

Ask him to prescribe you hydroxocobalamin injections or take high dose sublingual tablets
Make sure to look what causes your gut problems: Chron's disease? Gluten sensitivity? Lactose intolerance? Celiac? Intrinsic factor? Try to tackle the underlying cause after you're aware. You may have already gone trough this process or know this but informing you anyway since i don't want anyone to go through the same as I did. Good luck!

 

[Can'tStandAnymore]

Look at my name, a vitamin b12 deficiency. And that sound ridiculous to a lot of people, but it can be a very serious condition if not caught early and left untreated for a long time and damages the brain. People can get paralyzed by it too..., I had never heard of it and looking back at it, I may have had symptoms since I was 13... I am now 21 years old. I feel for you, it is the worst thing you can experience and the worst thing is you look ok on the outside and after a while you can't even remember the your old self and lose control, that's horrible.

Honestly people like us deserve Euthansia. i don't know where you live but I live in belgium where it is an option. However, in order to get it you have to convince 3 doctors which is usually a process of a couple of years. I have the I'd rather do it myself attitude, but honestly never imagined it could be this hard. don't know if i'm capable of putting in the energy tot alk to doctors. And this might sound ridiculous, but i'm scared of losing my suicidal intentions after a while and thinking the new me is 'normal'. It's really is horrible and people will never get it since intelligence, behavior, intellect, personality are such private and individual things.

I'm sorry if talking too much lol but last reply; I looked up your condition and you might want to get your vitamin b12 levels checked. Things like this can badly contribute to your problems (or even be the cause) and your current condition can cover up problems like this. A lot of doctors don't believe in CFS and it is believed that some patients diagnosed with this actually have a symptomatic vitamin b12 deficiency... It's a problem not many doctors acknowledge or are aware of... Just saying, you can choose to act on it or not.

Especially since you have gut problems... you may have b12 deficiency due to malabsorption in the gut which is causing your fatigue and making your brain functions decline. Talk to your doctor about this and ask for the following:
- A serum b12 test
- An MMA test (normal serum b12 levels do not mean you don't have a deficiency)
- A holotc test
- A homyosteine test.

Ask him to prescribe you hydroxocobalamin injections or take high dose sublingual tablets
Make sure to look what causes your gut problems: Chron's disease? Gluten sensitivity? Lactose intolerance? Celiac? Intrinsic factor? Try to tackle the underlying cause after you're aware. You may have already gone trough this process or know this but informing you anyway since i don't want anyone to go through the same as I did. Good luck!

I can totally understand you :(

My b12 test result was normal. I also tried sublingual b12 but it didn't do much.

And this might sound ridiculous, but i'm scared of losing my suicidal intentions after a while and thinking the new me is 'normal'.

I was thinking the exact same thing. I started to see myself normal, even though I'm in such a horrible state. My family, those assholes didn't even try to calm me down, rather they are clearly saying they don't believe I have a disease. I'm pretty young tho.

 

[Squiddy]

Maybe I should get a b12 test and see if that's the cause of my brain fog