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Cognitive Function (Brain Fog)

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Check out this website. The article discusses brain fog in FM patients and how they conducted tests using both people with FM and without. Let me know what you think about the conclusions or if you have any questions, we can all discuss them.

The more we know, the stronger we are, the more people will listen to us, the more support we will get, the more research will be done, the faster they will find a cure.

http://www.fmaware.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5280


Hugs,
Jan
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That is a very interesting article. Thank you for telling us about it.

I agree with the pain assessment impacting congnitive ability whereas depression, fatigue and sleep disturbances don't have that impact...in my personal experience...but depression, fatigue and sleep issues definitely add to stress and pain, so indirectly impact cognitive ability.

I dislocate my shoulder and have since I was 16...when it happens it takes ALL of my concentration or cognitive ability to manage the pain...I don't want to be touched or spoken to until I can get it back into place.
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Its a great article.I know that sleep has alot to do with some of my symptoms.I havent slept well since being dianosed with fibro.I had a sleep study done a month a go they now say I have sleep apnea along with the fibro its a bitch.Next month I get to get my Cpap machine that I will get to where for sleep everynight for the rest of my lives.The plus side is it will improve my sleep which in turn shall improve my pain levels and memory and concentration And on and on it goes........
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YES! They proved it! I'm not the only one, and it's not cause we're screwy! I am so glad you shared this, Jan, it does make me feel better!
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I read in a scientific journal (of ourse I cannot remember where) that at times we get less oxygen to our brains due to sluggish adrenal gland. It is, I think, that gland that controls the release of the hormones that make the neurotrnsmitters work properly. It would explain to me why I can FEEL the fog come over me and I can physically feel it when it lifts. When I try to explain this to normals, they look at me like I have a geranium in my cranium.
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On the plus side of being a true airhead...is that I can NOW blame everything on it!!!...and people just do not seem to get real upset with me...so i am not so stressed out anymore about things...alteedateeda...I have that "Oh shit i forgot LOOK" down to a science now...and instead of getting my as chewed...they just look at me ...smile, and say Oh, No problem !! SEE ??..there is good in every bad !!
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I really agree with the sleep and pain part of it. Usually, if I am not in as much pain or so tired, my brain seems a bit clearer. I was talking with BF the other day and told him sometimes I think I am more tired not just b/c I don't sleep well, but b/c my body if tired from fighting the pain. But then the pain keeps me up a lot and then the brain fog gets worse. Just one big circle.
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