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Brain fog, visual problems, normal MRI on taking HORMONE EXTRACT.

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Hi there i was taking hormane extract over the internet 2years ago i was taking the pills.for 4 months and i became quite ill suffered brain fog visual problems till this day im still having issues i had mri scan showed negative finding im so scared i got mad cow diease from the tablets as they are from dried up extacts from america the company said it was fDa approved . My life a mess cant concentrate memory problems suffer depression. My doctors said it im fine and there no way i could got cjd ? He said it anxiety and depression i feel like i have brain damage and the anti depressants arnt helping? Could you please help me in to what you reccomamd i should do .

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Hello,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
I am one of the InHouse Physician and I request you to send the name of the hormone extract you were using, and if possible also its constituents.
That will help the specialist .
Regards.


Patient replied :

The company called bountiful breast there website www.bountifulbreast.com. the ingrediants was bovine glandular and kelp, raw animal glandula tissue ,thyroid , andrenal and thymus what say on the web page list under ingrediants if that makes sense ?


Hello,
Thanks for posting your query at DoctorSpring.com
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
I have also gone through the website that you have mentioned and would like to let yo know that there are plenty of similar products online which use animal tissues but the chances of getting a CJD from them is very very unlikely. Your doctor seems to be right and it could be a depression. Many times depression will not respond to a single drug and may require a switch or an augmentation.
There are various effective therapies for depression like fluoxetine, venlafaxine, bupropion, mirtazapine or escitalopram and they are all very effective and mostly safe. You may also require some benzodiazepines like clonazepam or lorazepam for a short period like 2-3 weeks to reduce the anxiety and help with your sleep.
You may use one of them or a combination of them to get your depression treated.

Hope this helps,
In case if you have any further query, do let me know.
Kind regards


Patient replied :

I feel like its seriously given me brain damage as im getting worse each day like it was toxic substance . 2 years and still unwell. Anti depressants havnt helped . I dont know what to do ? Seem like ill never get better


Hello
Depression does take time some time to get better. Its not very unusual. Further the contents that you have mentioned are not known to cause any toxic damage to the brain. If you still have a doubt, then you may request and get a MRI scan of the brain done. Major damages can be ruled out this way.
If some antidepressant have not worked for you then it may require a change of anti-depressant.
Do meet your doctor and get your anti-depressant switched.
Regards.


Patient replied :

2 years ago after taking the pitturary extract i lost weight had fluid retention in my face started feel depressed and stressed than couple weeks later i had tense feeling shaking i felt like i had a stroke i felt drunk afterwards and had bluried vision with my eyes it took 6 month or so brain fog was convienced i tumour ive had problem since this suffer now from anxiety as result the doctors told me im fine i was low vitimen d that was it.


Hello
Yes Vit D deficiency can lead to the mentioned symptoms but can be easily corrected. You may go ahead with the other options of antidepressants.
Regards.


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MBBS from Sri Ramachandra University in December 2011
M.Med (Family Medicine) - TNMGR University, Chennai
MBA-MPH in Public Health in March 2016, SRM University
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MRCP ( UK ), Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, June 2016
Fellowship in Diabetology from Martin Luther University in January 2017

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