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Chattanooga, TN

I've been having bad episodes where I forget what I was doing or going, feeling lightheaded dizziness and nausea,sometimes having short memory loss of time. I
Has anyone else had this issue???

September 23, 2017
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Members openly shared their experiences with lightheadedness, dizziness, memory loss, and blackouts, with many attributing these symptoms to... Read more

Members openly shared their experiences with lightheadedness, dizziness, memory loss, and blackouts, with many attributing these symptoms to fibromyalgia (often called "fibro fog") while others emphasized the importance of reviewing medications for side effects or interactions that could be making symptoms worse. Several members described practical steps they had taken, including working with neurologists to rule out seizures, adjusting antidepressant or pain medication dosages, consulting fainting specialists, and exploring conditions like POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) that can cause similar symptoms. A recurring theme was the encouragement to seek medical evaluation sooner rather than later, especially if symptoms are new or worsening, and the reassurance that while these experiences are frightening and isolating, no one is alone in facing them.

A MyFibroTeam Member

Not blackouts but it's what they're refer too as fibro fogs. Get them all the time. Its scary but know that it shall pass.

September 25, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

Unfortunately those are all signs of fibro but I do agree that you should check your medications to make sure that they are not the source of the problem. Also the blackouts that you are having may be seizures and not blackouts at all. Most people think seizures are convulsive and you shake but I have experienced seizures that are nonconvulsive and during these seizures I don't remember sometimes what what's going on around me or is going on around me. Also when my neurologist checked my meds list he found out that Wellbutrin only increases my seizure activity when mixed with Keppra. Once taking off of the Wellbutrin my seizures and blackout became less frequent but I still have them. But also coming off of the Wellbutrin which I was taking for focus and concentration has caused my focus and concentration to be an issue all over again. But I Chuck it all up to the fact that you lose some and you win some. Fibromyalgia is a very hard disease to function with all we can do is try our best good luck.

September 24, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

Look at the list of medicine you are taking, please. At times we will try anything to decrease the pain and every tablet we take has side effects.

September 24, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

I noticed after I stopped taking Cymbalta my memory and brain fog wasn't as bad. I think all the drugs they put us on make it worse ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ

September 23, 2017
A MyFibroTeam Member

Those are only a part of Fibermylgia

September 23, 2017

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