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  • Severe Brain Fog from Using Electronics - Seeking Help

evthelegend wow that's like reading about myself. I am dealing with the exact same thing. Screens are used everywhere and when I use them the after effect is me not able to function. Massive brain fog, disconnect from reality feeling as if my vision is me looking at everything through a tv, whole body gets warm instantly, nausea, dizziness, head pressure and sometimes it makes my brain feel like it's being electrocuted, wrecked sleep, anxiety, depression , double/blurry vision. If I go screenless it doesn't recover right away but when it does I feel amazing until I use a screen again :/

I will be trying a spectrumview.com monitor soon when I receive it which uses incandescent light bulbs. I'm hoping it works! I got the 32" version since there's no FRC.

I will say the only screens I can tolerate the most are oled/amoled. They aren't perfect but some reason they have been better. Most lcds cause the symptoms instantly.

      evthelegend which electronics are you currently trying to use? this happens to me when trying to use almost all modern devices — but i've found a few really specific (mostly older) devices that are sooooo much better for me

          Try using earplugs, see how it is. You might be hearing high-frequency noise.

            I just discovered this forum and it's like I've finally found a voice to what I've been suffering for the last few years. I suffer from exactly what you describe, having been fine until the last 3 years, where upon my symptoms slowly began and increased until they're constant and unbearable. I have been diagnosed with chronic daily migraine, and suggest you consider looking into the same.

            I have been seeing a private neurologist (due to waiting times for NHS in UK) in order to be prescribed a treatment called AJOVY, which cannot be prescribed by a GP as it is a new treatment (the first of its kind specifically designed to target migraines). I am on my first month of the treatment and beginning to see results. Those I've spoken to say it is life changing once it takes full effect.

              Consider EMF's around you and healing your gut lining.
              People underestimate the impact the electromagnetic spectrum has on the human.
              Sources:
              https://emfwise.com/
              https://bioinitiative.org/
              https://www.emf-portal.org/en
              https://www.powerwatch.org.uk/
              https://www.saferemr.com/2022/06/recent-research-on-wireless-radiation.html
              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRYLoKl6NeY - "Electromagnetic Radiation: An Invisible Danger"
              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdPE_4HLTYE - "Einar Flydal: Electromagnetic fields, health and CSR – What the telecom industry should do now"

              EMI/EMF's can manifest on desktops too. It comes from a lack of grounding, thus transfering to your peripherals.

                jonnyapps I tried one injection of Amovig 140mg 6 month ago and I had fever-like symptoms for two weeks without using any PC/phone. After two weeks I was back to “normal” but still I was not able to use the gaming PC with the RTX 4070.
                The fact that I was sick for two weeks scared me a lot and I did not do the second injection! I hope it works better in your case 😉

                The only medication that actually helped me a lot is fluxarten 10mg, however, again there were other side effects. Primarily sleepiness and not feeling mentally clear, as well as weight gain (5kg in 6 months).

                  async wow! thank you for this, I will try salt/sugar/electrolyte water and maybe even the salt on the head thing that was mentioned in the tread you linked although it does sound like pseudoscience. I am so desperate for a solution that Im willing to try anything. I don't think its anything to do with screens because every electronic has the same effect except for a projector (its the only way I can use the internet and feel okay). for now I just want to find the "why" so I can figure out how to fix it.

                    qb74 I have as clean of a diet as you can have in attempt to solve my issue and to no avail. I do believe EMF could be the source but what im interested in is how I can make it so it doesnt affect me so much.

                      jonnyapps no more symptoms whatsoever? I don't think its available because im in the USA and if it was its going to be 1000s if you need to get it from a private neurologist am going to look into it though.

                        DisplaysShouldNotBeTVs projectors have no effects on me, laptop is maybe usable for an hour a day and my phone is by far the most severe with a daily limit of 30ish minutes before my day turns into mush.

                          jordan let me know how it works, I am so desperate for a solution and am looking to hear back from you!

                            evthelegend Is it all electronics or is it just LED electronics? Maybe try devices with other light sources.

                            E-ink - You can get phones, ereader, tablet and monitors.
                            CCFL - Tvs, monitors, laptops.
                            RLCD - Monitor, tablets.

                                Larkenn the only thing that does not affect me is tvs, phone is the worst and my laptop (Mac m3 air) is usable.

                                  Have you, while suffering from these symptoms, at any point had your blood work done? What are your iron levels, especially ferritin?

                                  Have you had food poisoning/ taken antibiotics prior to the onset of symptoms?

                                    balthazar

                                    bloodwork is good, was extensively looked at for a non related issue and I am perfectly healthy. sometimes the fog isn't as severe as other days and weeks but I can't seem to find a single correlation.

                                      evthelegend Some people have good enough hearing that they can hear coil hum, or even the high frequency sound some IC chips can produce that's why I suggested the earplugs as an experiment just to see if blocking sound changed anything.

                                          4 months later

                                          qb74 What qb74 said is true. I had a chinese power strip connected to a powerful desktop PC for 4 years. Bad combination… It had no grounding (fake grounding because it's chinese) so every time I was near my PC, I had severe brain fog and my immune system got worse over time. Was thinking I was slowly dying. Actually insane that this is even possible.

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