Posted by nancy on June 30, 1999, at 12:46:53
In reply to Re: Brain fog, posted by Sean on June 28, 1999, at 17:26:28
> > I have been chronically depressed for 51/2 years now. I have tried just about every antidepressant on the market and nothing has worked for me except for Parnate. My main problem with most of the AD's i have tried is they all make the brain fog much worse. Things outside of my head simply make no connection. Someone can speak to me, and it's as if they are speaking in Spanish. I simply can not follow the conversation. This is very embaressing, not to mention worrisome especially since I know that I am reasonably intelligent. When taking AD's the world around me seems as if I am in a dream world, and words that I read are simply jumbled letters. I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this while taking medication or not. Thanks for your time. ~Sharon
>
> I do get the dreaded brain-fog. I find myself
> constantly comparing my visual and mental acuity
> to the times when I feel like my brain is "on".
> It is so frustrating because I cannot count
> on my mental abilities. As a consequence, I
> really need to take AD's which cut down on the
> brain fog to some degree, but do not cure them.
>
> Do you ever have smell hallucinations with the
> brain fog? I usually do and it was looking this
> feature up on the internet that led me to thinking
> I have some kind of mild siezure disorder which
> cycles along with my mood swings. Have you
> tried any of the mood stabilizers? I'm considering
> giving them a try (as opposed to Lithium).
>
> Please post anything you find out. Good luck,
>
> Sean.hi, sean. you know what? I've had smell hallucinations, too. usually, is was a strong chemical scent; bleach or chlorine or formaldahyde or ammonia. i'd also get really paranoid thinking that (the infamous) "someone" was either trying to poison me or playing a trick to make me seem crazy. :) just more of my "weirdies"...nancy
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