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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / June 2006brain fog
Hi there everyone. I'm a newbee with navigation madness. I did 3 months of pegasys and my gastro stopped tx (non responder,low wbc,plats,blah,blah,blah). My brain has become a cobweb of disjointed "connections". Does anyone know of a special diet or medication that would keep me from becoming a witless doof. I'm going to try another round of tx.Suggestions about expectations much appreciated. Argh. Jethro > Hi there everyone. I'm a newbee with navigation madness. I did 3 months > of pegasys and my gastro stopped tx (non responder,low [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > round of tx.Suggestions about expectations much appreciated. Argh. > Jethro I take Gingko. It doesn't alleviate it completely but it does take the edge off. I'm actually able to have a conversation or at least fake it pretty well. My WBC dropped after 4 weeks but instead of taking me off tx, I went on Neupogen shots which made it much better. Did your Dr try you on anything like that first? Good luck with your next round of tx. I'm on week 11 (geno 1A). Ally >Hi there everyone. I'm a newbee with navigation madness. I did 3 months >of pegasys and my gastro stopped tx (non responder,low [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >round of tx.Suggestions about expectations much appreciated. Argh. >Jethro If your liver is significantly compromised, too much protein in your diet could lead to ammonia build-up, which is associated with brain fog. How much is too much, of course, is always the question, but you might consult with a dietician to come up with a practical, low protein diet for a few months to see if your fog lifts. As for the second round: I'd at least switch from Pegasys to PegIntron, and make sure in advance that the treating doc will hit you with Procrit and/or Neupogen to battle anemia/crashed neuts (WBCs) instead of reducing your treatment meds. Dose reduction should be a last resort - or at least, the second to last resort, with discontinuation being the last... Good luck /greyhackles > If your liver is significantly compromised, too much protein in your diet > could lead to ammonia build-up, which is associated with brain fog. How much > is too much, of course, is always the question, but you might consult with a > dietician to come up with a practical, low protein diet for a few months to > see if your fog lifts. Really? I never thought that would effect the brain fog. I mean, I do see a nutritionist and have significantly lowered the protein in my diet so perhaps that is what is helping as well. I'm glad you posted that. Interestingly, I was doing a high protein diet because I was body building (last year) and my liver levels all shot up. I hadn't put two and two together till I saw the nutritionist but I never associated it with the fog. Ally Jethro the diet your on is a miserable one. eatin dead stuff all the time its not a wonder your sick. Gators like you should became vegetarians. Your welcome to come to my garden and help yerself. Loretta >> If your liver is significantly compromised, too much protein in your diet >> could lead to ammonia build-up, which is associated with brain fog. How [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > and two together till I saw the nutritionist but I never associated it > with the fog. When the body breaks down protein, the byproduct is ammonia. When your liver isn't functioning properly, the ammonia stays in your bloodstream and gets to your brain, causing the "fog" which can be confusion, dizziness, loss of short-term memory and speech difficulties. Red meat is a good one to avoid. Glad ya finally came down frum that tree, Jethro. If thangs gitz ta be too bad on that there combo sheet, we kin gitz Killborn ta give ya sumthin. Lotitta's got a homecummin party reddy fer ya. Now gitz on over their an gitz ya sum. Scar Face |
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