Re: Memory and Concentration Studyand a Question- et al

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

Interesting topic, thanks for bringing it up. I like to blame memory

and other problems on Gleevec, but, I am finding it harder to do so.

Quite a few of my friends who are healthy and consequently not on any

drugs (that I know of anyway) are reporting the same types of

problems. Of course, this still doesn't stop me from cooking up a

few theories of my own. Lately, I have been thinking about the

association of blood oxygen levels. Lower levels obviously would

have a negative impact. Lethargy at any level seems to have a

cascading effect and depression can also be a culprit. To this list

I would like to add certain foods. I am becoming more convinced of

the effect of certain types of food. In the fall of 2003 I tried the

South Beach Diet - practically no carbs and no sugar (well for the

first wo weeks anyway). The difference in energy levels and

concentration was quite significant. I have been successful in

gradually changing my diet to more of certain types of vegetables and

proteins and find a good improvement. However, this past weekend the

Easter bunny amazingly showed up at the Buddhist retreat I was at,

and I being a recovering chocoholic, gleefully slipped down that

chocolately slope (peanut butter and chocolate - why the protein in

peanut butter almost qualifies it as real food anyway)only recently

pulling myself up. I've been very tired all week thinking I've

crashed from all the stress and exhaustion of the last few months.

Anyway, my indulgences of last Sunday surely couldn't have helped

any. I finally made it to the gym again and I feel like I am

starting to come around.

I think we cannot overlook the stress factor, sometimes we need to

cut ourselves a little bit of slack. I think we are more stressed

than we think sometimes.

Anyway that is my two cents, hope you've found it helpful and amusing!

Cheers,

Cheryl-Anne

> I got this information from one of the other CML sites and wanted

to pass it along with a comment and a question.

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[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I have actually been a part of this study. They currently have 96

participants and would like to have 100 total in the sample size.

They are not just looking at IM and its impact but all CML treatments.

You do have to travel into Boston 3 times to participate in the study.

I did the first set of tests about 3 months after I started IM and I

just did the second set of tests in January after being on IM for

about 15 months. I have always had a very good memory and I have

actually not noticed any change since I have been on IM and I actually

scored above average with no change on both tests. I have noticed

that if I let myself get too stressed then my concentration can be

effected but I really can't attribute any changes to IM.

Thanks, Sharon