Is anyone experiencing brain fog from chemo: What helps?

Posted by bliotta @bliotta, Aug 18 11:27pm

Brain fog from chemo

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Is anyone experience this

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Yes! It’s distressing. I just ordered 200 coffee bags, by mistake. Do you want to stop by for a cup? Ha omg

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That's too bad that you have brain fog from Chemotherapy. My husband had lung cancer. He didn't have Chemotherapy but he got brain fog when they gave him the wrong medication in a CT scan. I did some research and found that Gatorade helps brain fog. He started drinking Gatorade every day and after a few weeks his brain fog went completely away and never came back! You might want to try it. Gatorade is also good because it balances your electrolytes which is something everyone needs. I drink it when I'm not feeling my best and then I'm feeling more like me again.
I hope this helps.
PML

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Be careful when buying Gatorade. I found regular Gaterade has lots of sugar so I started gaining weight. If you need the electrolytes try Gatorade zero with no fat.... losing weight (slowly) can be helpful in a potential lung cancer situation.

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Welcome @bliotta, The brain fog is difficult to deal with. Did you have traditional chemotherapy?
What type of lung cancer do you have/had?
Here's a link to a Mayo Clinic post that may be helpful:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/cancer-education-center/newsfeed-post/your-brain-after-cancer-what-to-expect-and-how-to-help/

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