fog brain

[moaningmini]

dr has uped the fluexotine and put me on pregobilen [?] got fog try to say things cant get words out ,being looked at like im a freak. how long will this last ?

[mojojojo]

Unfortunately the firofog doesnt go away and like all the other symptoms you have to accept it happens or you will drive yourself insane trying to stop it.. Ive been on pegabalin for a few years now and they do help, just bare with them..

[Extremelygrumpy]

I was on fluoxitine it really didn't suit me... Gave me jaw spasms and I literally couldn't open my mouth for minutes at a time.... Result shouted my family.... But on a serious note maybe fluoxetine doesn't suit you... I finally found the best one 3rd time of trying. Obviously I can't comment on pregabalin never tried it so mojojojo has the best advice there... If its fibro fog and not the fluoxetine sorry it's horrible but some days are better than others... My favourite word is wotsit I use it for everything it that I can't remember so a lot of the time no one knows what I am on about

Good luck

VG x

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I have been talking scribble ever since I became ill (maybe even before then ) I am finding that pregabalin helps though so try to stick with it if you can. Jane x

[hamble99b]

it has good days! but there's not a lot you can do except allow yourself to do it. I regularly lose my speech or the right words but I know that its the fibro not me, I can give out long descriptions that will lead the listener to the 1 word I need, but mostly stick to wotsit or thingy.

I find stress makes it worse and I don't let it bother me - even to non-family, to strangers, I will say "it's my little grey cells, [poirot] they're having a day off!" most people don't mind and those that do, don't matter.

I find most of my wrong words funny eg I called the London "Gherkin" the Pumpkin and everyone on the tour bus with us laughed.

regards,

sandra.

[Ginsing]

as the ladys say give it a go it accumulates in our bodies and it should get easier. I must admitt some days are ghastly and I feel such an idiot . Most people seem to understand that it is a side effect .

The worse bit for me is names - I was never any good remembering names but now I have morning when even my nearest and dearest names disappear in a fog cloud.

xgins

[trustingtiddles]

I have been diagnosed just over a year now and have heard the term Fibrofog a lot. Reading all your comments I feel so much better realising when that when the word I want and know won't come this is what it is. I haven't taken either of the drugs mentioned (I still take Amitryptaline) so can't comment on them but had to say thankyou to all for making me see I'm not going senile! Fibrohugs to all have a good day x

[sandycat]

i too am on fluoxitine, plus other tablets, i get fibro fog a lot these days, i dont go out that mush unless i am woth someone, just incase i get words muddled, x

[tinkerbell66]

im on fluoxtine im on a small dose at the moment but docter is putting it up next week , been on it 2 months now and just feel the same , ,i get scared if i dont now places that well so makesure i have some one with me , aspealey the docters ,thats when i find i get jummbled up ,. luckley my best freind understands me lol .

all have a good day xx tired now of for a lie down xx

[tinkerfae]

i found the pregabalin made me very uncoordinated and made my vision jerky and odd it faded after a while but then they made me ill so i came off them! hope they work for u it may take weeks to settle with them but i found the fog brain was there all the while i was on pregabs,but everyones different.

i hope they work for u and ur brain unfogs!!!

[Leanne38]

I've been on preabalin it put me a lot of weight on as soon asi stopped it came off. I've been finding it hard I get muddled and forget ful .the kids I'm sure take advantage of it, some times I can't even remember plans for tomorrow . It scares me. I can go shopping for hours on my own but wen I'm with the kids I get muddled and snappy and closed in wen they all shouting at the same time xx so I try and take one out at a time it's hard sumtimes but it works the best. I give up with my hubby he dosnt understand at all he just calls me lazy which hurts x