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Posted 9/21/2013 11:25 AM (GMT -5)
Hi all - Happy Saturday.  I was just wondering what, if anything, helps folks with brain fog.  It comes and goes for me, but it is OFTEN part of my morning and sometimes (if I am lucky) it lifts by 12.  I take plaquenil only right now but plan to talk with my rheumy about potentially adding medications to try to combat my multitude of problems.

Take care and thank you for taking time to reply! redface

Posted 9/21/2013 12:39 PM (GMT -5)
Are you being treated by a Rheumotologist? I have primary Lupus with secondary Sjogren's -- the protocol in that case is to try Imuran, Cellcept, MTX -- generally one of these will help with the brain fog/cognitive disorder. The disease is so different for each individual case that it's trial and error to see which might help you.

In my case, Imuran was useless, but Cellcept worked a miracle (my cognitive dysfunction was fairly bad).

However, since yours seems to "lift by 12", you might look at your morning routine - are you getting enough protein at breakfast? Consuming too much sugar or caffeine? Maybe you can describe your morning and we can brainstorm about what might be helping.

Cheers -
Posted 9/21/2013 12:54 PM (GMT -5)
Hi - yes I am being treated by a rheumatologist for primary sjogrens - he seems to think the plaquenil should help with the brain fog, but it has been about 9 months now and it often does not. I will discus cellcept and mtx at my next visit - thank you!
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