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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) describes a sense of exhaustion and post-exertion malaise, even when you have gotten enough rest and sleep. The disease is characterized by six months of incapacitating fatigue experienced as profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina, and problems with concentration and short-term memory. The cause is unknown, but it is a...

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Turning off the racing mind

TammyDiane
TammyDiane
I have CFS and the dr. Said I have developed ADD. I've read the symptoms and it fits. It seems these days that I can't turn off my brain. I go 100 miles an hour up there. I've tried meditation tapes, but my thoughts keep racing. I can't remember long enough to finish what I start. I went to send an email and by the time I logged in I forgot that I was sending and ended up reading my emails instead. . I didn't remember that I forgot to send the email until I was taking a shower about an hour later. I feel like I am losing my mind. Is anyone experiencing this ADD thing and is there anything that can help?
Kiaya
Kiaya
TammyDiane: your description of brain fog works for me. I can be facing the simplest data entry task at work and my brain just can't
get to the first step. Then every once in a while I'll have a period of clarity where in one week I'll get everything done that I've been putting off for three years -- filing, appliance repairs, clothes mending, etc.
WhiteDolphin
WhiteDolphin
OH I have have done that a lot, log in and forget why I logged on the computer. I'm not sure I Have ADD . never officially tested for it, never had a problem with it as a kid or in school or anything.
ButterCupPrincess
ButterCupPrincess
I have a racing mind and it does wear me out. It also wears out others around me. I am trying meditation and it helps but it is slow progress.
Southbound
Southbound
I have that problem too but I feel it is a CFS symptom. My brain reacts the same as my body. On bad days I can't get going and on better days I do too much to catch up and get tired. My brain does the same thing, I'm in a fog and can't think right, then when it clears it has to catch up and think about 3 days worth of stuff -just spinning.
I agree, magnesium helps.