Posted by Simus on October 21, 2004, at 9:48:36
In reply to Re: Supplements for brain fog? » Simus, posted by raybakes on October 21, 2004, at 2:36:23
Thanks Ray, that is all very fascinating. Your posts aren't confusing. I am just trying to process the vast amount of information I get here with less-than-usual mental faculties...
The reason I perked up at your last post here was the mention of chocolate and salami. I had just a few days ago told Kara about chocolate being my mood "cure-all". And, one thing that I never really understood was my cravings for salami, summer sausage, etc. I just chalked that one up to being drawn to wrong foods.
Something you mentioned in your post to me that I find interesting was "the body can make PEA from phenylalanine, via phenylalanine decarboxylase (magnesium + p5p)". Oddly enough, I was very deficient in both magnesium and B6 and I believe I must still be to some degree (I have symptoms again within a day or two of missing my supplements).
I am going to go out on a limb and ask you a question that may seem really dumb to you. Right now I am digging through my memory archives to place where I have heard "phenylalanine" a lot in the past. Is that in over-the-counter diet pills? (Sorry if I am way off.)
You mentioned viruses also. Whenever I run a low-grade fever I have mental symptoms (depression, anxiety, brain fog...). I am going through that right now in fact. I just associated the mental symptoms with the fever and not so much with the cause of the fever. Now I am rethinking things... The first time I noticed this connection was when I had a severe case of mono 25 years ago (now 43). Do you think that this same virus could remain dormant in my body for this long and pop up every so often causing ugly mental symptoms? Hmmm...
Thanks again,
Simus
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