Thread: Big Ol’ Mental Breakdown + Exhaustion.

What Were Your First Signs and Symptoms of a Brain Tumor?

Originally Posted by Troy

uncle had similar symptoms a few days before he died of a heart attack

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

What Were Your First Signs and Symptoms of a Brain Tumor?

Bugger + bugger.


OD'ing on that Folic Acid (Vit B9) I bought today which apparently is a brain boosty thing. Noticed the effect within an hour. Will continue to take that in unsafe quantities for a few days. I feel it should be cleared up. Still a bit cloudy upstairs, but the feeling of the ol' thinker sitting in a solution of chemicals is almost gone after 3 days of it.

Hopefully back to the Log in me Exercise thread tomorrow morning with a 30 or 40km ride to a church to see if I can take back me pledge to become teetotal.

Been stressed lately ?

I guess trying to maintain half a dozen different personas on an obscure webforum does catch up with you

#prayforsmeggles

Originally Posted by Stumpy

she ate a ton of red meat, real butter etc.

if this is a euphemism then I think lulu is out of luck as your grandpa is likely dead

Originally Posted by thailazer

Do you have a rash on your back or anywhere else?

Let's just say that the metal skeleton-claw scratcher I bought on Lazada a few weeks ago for scratching my nu..... back, is down to the knuckles.

Originally Posted by thailazer

The pain will go to your bones soon if it is Dengue, so don't rule that out in just yet.

Thanks.

Looking forward to it.

Hope you are back to your old self soon. I second the idea of getting a check up at a decent hospital

My guess - a silent heart attack, go get checked.

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

Hope you are back to your old self soon.

Thanks. Will see if the password still works.





Actually, feeling great since OD'ing on Folic Acid tabs and vitamins and Edith did a homemade Tom Yam Gung with fresh foker's the size of lobsters.


Might crack open a cold one.

go to a doc - it'll probably be nothing, male menopause, genetic weakness or maybe a glioblastoma (joking).
get the usual bloods - blood sugars, cholestrol cardio risk, liver - kidney function, thyroid?

stop taking handfuls of foli acid - unless you're gonna have a baby soon.
Harden the fuck up.

Originally Posted by Edmond

Thanks. Might crack open a cold one.

Phew.

Crisis over.

We all like a happy ending, Syb.

Originally Posted by tomcat

a strip of Alprozolam (Xanax) pink tablets (half gram)

That would kill an elephant, unless you meant half a milligram.

I think Tom means these...



Probably work on Eddy's menopause too

Originally Posted by Edmond

OD'ing on that Folic Acid (Vit B9) I bought today

Congratulations!

When's your due date?

Won't be straightforward being pregnant at your age.

Amino acids, started taking them after my 4th or 5th covid, when my brain was in a total fog and body felt stiff, really helped and I still take them fairly regularly. Not saying its a cure and for sure it sounds like you really need a full check up, but if your body needs repair you need amino acids and you probably don't get enough in your food.

Originally Posted by pickel

That would kill an elephant, unless you meant half a milligram.

......now you know why I'm not a pharmacist...

I second (or 3rd) the suggestion of going to the doctor or having a full check-up (with bloodwork, etc). I think you're in your 40s now - that's when some symptoms/ ailments will show, depending on your genes & lifestyle. Even if you eat healthy & exercise well, there are still unknown factors like chemicals in your food, your chemical/ alcohol intake, pollutants in the air, etc.

Some years ago, I experienced some chest pains: slicing, stabbing & crushing. I went to the doc (who was my dad's cardio doc), given that I have family history of heart disease & diabetes, Doc ordered a heart ultrasound and they found out that I may have a slight problem with my mitral valve. During that time, I increased my exercise levels & the problem went away.

However, sometimes I lapse (in the food or exercise dept - I'm only human) and sometimes I have these palpitations again. They're my wakeup call that I should exercise more.

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@Eddie-Lulu - go to a doctor, have yourself checked. You're not in your 20s anymore. You've also had covid, so long covid may also be a factor. Good luck.

Originally Posted by Edmond

We all like a happy ending, Syb.

Well honestly, Lu I thought that this was a thread to gather more attention being nobody was looking or responding to that "WorkOut" thread.

As many have said, Get a good blood panel done.

And a quick neurological exam. It is simple and done in a doctor’s office.

Neurological Exam | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Turn on, tune off, log out.

Get tested as suggested then go sit next to a pool/beach for a week. No exercise, no Luluing, no excessive drinking/eating, two hand massages only.

Booked in to visit a vampire nurse tomorrow morning for a full blood test, and will take it from there, cheers.

Well done.

Just when you think you're out of the woods.

Last night and this morning was fine. In bed before 11:30pm, up at 6:30am as normal, croissant and 1 coffee instead of two (I don't believe coffee intake has anything to do with it tbh). Fine for the early morning. Felt normal again.

Then it creeps up and hits.

A big heavy brain fog.
Mild sense of disorientation, and dizziness.
All things cognitive and memory shot to shizz.
A sense of doom, like one may pass out, go crazy, or it might be forever, slightly increased heartbeat as a result, a fear of it not clearing.
An odd sense that mind and body are disconnected and that I'm looking out through a window, or through someone else's eyes
No interest in anything social, and a feeling that meeting and talking with people would be akin to a normal day if one crushed up a ketamin pill and snorted it, then went out to meet people.

Took my 5mg Folic Acid and B12 vitamin pill and decided not to cycle but went for a 20 minute 1.6km walk, the folic acid definitely seems to clear it a good bit an hour or so later.

Ordered Khao Tom (rice soup with some grated ginger, coriander and pieces of sliced chicken breast) delivery, will get some into me as me stomach is still a bit knotted, and probably go to bed for the day with the curtains drawn and the aircon at 16c and see how I feel around lunchtime.

...^sounds like the long Covid symptoms I've read about: fortunately, you're seeking medical care...