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I have been suffering from occasional brain fog. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have been suffering from occasional brain fog during the night for eight months. Brain fog was not happening when I was taking Clonazepam 0.25 mg twice daily. I have spoken to a psychiatrist about this but he is unable to resolve my problem. Please help. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. You may have either major depressive disorder or withdrawal of your tablet Clonazepam. You can gradually taper off your tablet Clonazepam 0.5 mg so you will not have to withdraw medication. But if you have depression then you should fo... Read Full »
What can I do to reduce brain fog, chronic worry, and stress?
Query: Hello doctor,I have had brain-fog-like symptoms, chronic worry, and stress issues for more than one year. What can be done? Please help.Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Fog-like symptoms as you have mild cognitive impairments, cloudy thinking, and judgment impairment, these all are due to generalized anxiety disorder. Kindly consult your doctor, and take the treatment for the concern. 1) Tablet Fluotexine (anti-depressive) 20... Read Full »
I have lymph node swelling and brain fog. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 19-year-old male, currently on no medication, and have never taken any medication. I have no illnesses that I am aware of, but I have had brain fog for the past three years. It all started when I was around 15 years old. My acne also got worse during that time. The brain fog has ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read the query, and I can understand your concern. You can go for lymph node FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) if it is increasing in size, painful, or tender. Is there any recent infection that could cause an increase in lymphadenitis? I hope this will... Read Full »
Suggest some solutions for constant fatigue, weakness, off-balance, brain fog, and dizziness.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 31-year-old female. I am not on any current medications. For the past four weeks, I have had constant fatigue, weakness, off-balance, and lightheadedness, seeming to arise from the back of the neck and head, and I have brain fog and have a sort of dizziness. I am currently under mu... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. According to your statement, you have been suffering from weakness, fatigue, imbalance, lightheadedness, brain fog, and dizziness for the last four weeks. Such type of clinical features may result from some underlying health conditions such a... Read Full »
I suffer from brain fog and have symptoms that resemble POTS. How to improve my condition?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been struggling with symptoms for the past many years that closely resemble POTS. I suffer from brain fog frequently. How to improve my condition? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. Paroxysmal orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that affects the body's ability to regulate heart rate. POTS is characterized by a rapid increase in heart rate (ta... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I have had headaches and feelings of pressure all around my head. I have had pain in my sinuses, ear, and back of my head for the last six months with no relief for a single day. I have spoken to my doctor three times. He first diagnosed it as a sinus infection and was prescribed antib... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Actually, your symptoms might be associated with past trauma, because the opening of the nasal cavity comes from the frontal bone only and you had a fracture there. That is why there can be some drainage from the frontal sinus, causing yo... Read Full »
Are dry skin, brittle nails, hair fall and brain fog symptoms of thyroid problem?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 36-year-old female. I am inquiring about thyroid issues. I am constantly exhausted (even when I do actually sleep). I cannot seem to lose weight even though I am more active and eat better than ever. I have dry skin, nails are brittle and some ridges, my hair is coming out by t... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your symptoms very well fit into thyroid problems but if the thyroid reports are normal (even if it is in the low normal range) it excludes thyroid diseases. One thing that you can do is to repeat TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) test after two months. But also get tes... Read Full »
Are lightheadedness and vision problems signs of anxiety?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had anxiety probably my whole life. Lately, it has been getting worse though. I am not sure if all my symptoms are connected to anxiety. I cannot eat anything sweet in the morning because I feel light-headed, my heart racing, sweating, and might lose my vision for a few seconds ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. Yes, you are probably suffering from an anxiety disorder with or without symptoms of derealisation. A complete assessment is needed to confirm the diagnosis. The degree of illness seems moderate to severe. I advise you to consult a psychiat... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,I always feel lightheaded and tired because my brain processes information so slowly. I also feel like my brain is dehydrated despite drinking adequate water. What illness is bothering my brain right now?Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I would want to know more information about your issue: When did you first start experiencing headaches? In which parts of your head do you feel the headache? Is this a headache of the heavy, throbbing, stretching, exploding, shooting, electric current-lik... Read Full »
I have been experiencing headaches and brain fog for the past few days. How can I overcome it?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been unwell for a few days now. I have also started having headaches. The day before that, my headache had been triggering sharp pains on the right side of my head. I have also experienced a lot of brain fog, which makes my brain feel strange and muddled. I also had trouble usin... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to your symptoms, you may have a migraine. Migraines cause headaches and nausea. There is usually a trigger element in migraines that you should identify, such as when you consume a specific meal, or it might be a fragrance or noise, and you should avoid th... Read Full »