Re: RE:: Memory and Concentration

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for your email. I know exactly what you're saying. The thing

that I was having trouble understanding is how Gleevec can be

responsible for our concentration problems because lets not forget

that Gleevec doesn't pass the blood/brain barrier. How then can our

brain's be effected by a drug that doesn't reach the brain?

Then I started to think about other things that Gleevec DOES do and

wondered if that is the indirect link to cause the concentration

problems.

I've never been one to take any kind of vitamins because I've always

felt that if you eat right, you don't need to supplement your diet

with pills but recently I've realized that no matter how well I eat,

many of my electrolytes are chronicly low which I blame Gleevec for.

So I started to research what the signs of deficency are and you may

be interested in what I learned.

For low magnesium, signs include irritability, fatigue, insomnia,

muscle twitching, poor memory, apathy, confusion, and reduced

ability to learn. Right away I went " hmmmmmmm " .

Sooo, today I started taking a magnesium supplement and I'll let you

know if after a while I notice any difference. I'm crossing my

fingers that the answer is this simple

Take care,

Tracey