Thursday, October 31, 2024

Chronic Pain Thoughts: Vol 36

 


Vol. 36


Dear Reader,


I have what I can only refer to as mush brain. Words don't form and I lose my thoughts in the middle of talking.


Certain medications can do this; however, I've gotten off almost all my medications.


I used to be smart, witty and easy to talk to. Now, I'm quiet, forgetful and not at all myself.


Was it years of being on the terrible medication Cymbalta? Is it my fibromyalgia or is it something else? No one seems to know, or really care for that matter.


I always answer the “How are you” at the doctor's office: “I'm always in pain, I never feel good and my brain is mush” and it's never ever addressed and when it all is, I'm told to get more sleep. Which is great advice except I can't sleep because I'm in pain and never feel good and for some reason, when I'm trying to sit and relax to go to sleep, my brain actually works. I don't get it and it's frustrating.


Here is a great article by The Cleveland Clinic about “Brain Fog”

Brain Fog: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

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