is there any possible way to fix major brain damage?

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i know answer is pretty much no, but i was wondering if there any new or experimental drugs or proceduceres out there. i am worried all this junk i been on has caused damage beyond the ability of
nutrients to heal. the problems i have no longer seem distinct instead everything just blurred into generalized bad, and simple tasks i just cant do.

It depends on the chemicals added to your brain. Real brain damage is usually something that has physically altered it in such a way that it cannot repair itself. The brain repairing itself--"neuroplasticity"--is relatively new research.

It's kind of like hardware in a computer. Stomp on the processor and you're out of luck. But we are still learning what in the brain is hardware and what is software, 'cause those are metaphors and the brain works with chemicals and tissues which sometimes act like hardware and sometimes act like software.

Talk to/work with professionals (i.e., psychiatrist, pscyhologist, medical doctor, actual researchers) who you trust will give you unbiased answers--someone who you know hears actual symptoms rather than merely going through a check-list.

Understanding ourselves requires working through mazes of knowledge, some if it accepted, some of it disputed.

We are living in a time of revolution in understanding the brain. Which means: this is the worst time in history to ignore something you know from *your* experience of *your* brain. You may have to repeat that experience to pros a lot; you may have to go out and find research to bring to them that shows them your experience is similar to others. You may have to find other professionals to work with.

It can take work, even with a professional, to find the right answer. I'm not one of them, I just have experience working with them--and I love reading about neruoscience.

-jmv

i don't know about 'major' brain damage, but there is some evidence (think i read it in new scientist a while ago) that the brain can repair itself more than was previously thought.

have you looked into buddhist methods of meditation?

btw, i do not say this because i have any religious agenda, cos i don't. i should imagine that if you are a christian, then prayer can be pretty strong too. along with good nutrition and regular excercise.

are you seeing a specialist? what's your history?

Stem cells, maybe?

i am a very serious catholic , but my sensei taught me zen. in the past i have done both extensislvly and never saw a conflict. prayer and meditation are slightly different things, so long as i dont pray to
buddha thiers no problem.


history
pscylogical abnormanilties i had in the past
ocd
adhd
ptsd
depression
a form of mpd

physical problems
cushing syndrom
aspergers
absence siezures

drugs i have been on
for zilch reason
6 atypical nueroleptics
2 anticonvulsants
lithium
2 benzodiazepenes


i will when i get home for good again
when i got home last time i was seeing an nd

Long chain fatty acids, such as the ones found in fish oils can help- try two tablespoons of cod liver oil a day. It takes about a month to kick in and the effects can be quite subtle at first, but essentially when you take it you are providing your body with some of the main ingredients it needs to build a healthy brain. This has helped me and at least one other member of my family. There is also a lot of scientific evidence to back it up. Glutathiamine (sp?) can also help, but i've never tried it so I can't vouch for it myself. Eating a balanced, healthy diet without too much saturated fat would probably help too, and I think your right about getting off any unnecessary medication.

Good luck! Remember- the brain will do it's best to repair itself if it can get what it needs to do so.

Just by the list of your meds, I can tell you from expireance that there are more then several that can cause you to feel just exactly the way you discribe. Matter of fact I'm on one now. A minor change in dose can have a very major difference in what you feel.

I tend to look at brain cell death as survival of the fitist. In other words, I ignore it. It's a left over from the drug wars, sell it by fear, this is your brain on drugs (frying egg). Screw em.

I tried to make a post in this thread. Why was it deleted?

Don't stop any medication that will give you seizures.

Get exercise, eat balanced meals, and get lots of mental exercise (puzzles, reading, writing, math, etc). These are the only things that have been proven to keep the brain healthy. The brain is incredibly plastic, you will be able to function well if you work at it. In examining the brain it is more important to look at restoring functionality, than repairing damage. Neurogenesis is a new theory to look at also.

http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/99/q4/1014-brain.htm

Had a friend I used to online game alot with, have forgotten how many years we teamed. She even flew out for a week visit one time, so when I hear the net isn't "real" I kinda cough. She went through a period of some mild depressions, I got a little concerned. The fix? I suggested a muli-vitiman and a B-Complex combo. It worked. Multi-vitiman good idea anyway, B-Complex water solibal, doesn't linger in the system. But I always tell my doctor even things this simple.

Did you have a concussion?

Mouse tests show stem cells treat brain disease

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
Sun Mar 11, 11:38 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Human stem cells taken from both embryos and fetuses delayed a fatal brain and nerve disease in mice, moving throughout the brain to take on the jobs of damaged neurons, scientists reported on Sunday.

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thing about stem cells... is that research is not governmentally funded... for relgious reasons (oops... i meant political)

the hard thing about brain cell repair is that your neurons don't actually divide (thus creating new cells), unlike most your other cells. this is why repair to your brain is hard to do.

there is evidence that your brain can form some new neurons... this is done by forming totally new connections... learning things anew in a sense.

so my advice would be to just keep trying and never give up! cause imho... that is the power of prayer/meditation anyway

visualize your brain growing new neurons and im sure it will

found something that made my heart sing. there is a chip in the works that repairs memory loss, mostly indended for alzhemers patients

I've heard of a guy from Utah going to China to get stem cell treatments for paralysis. They actually use umbilical stem cells rather than embryonic stem cells. I don't know what, if any, research they have done for brain damage, but this paralyzed guy seems to be getting good results.