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Chemo Brain Can Happen During & After Cancer Treatment.
If you feel a little foggy when you get chemotherapy, it's not your imagination. Lots of folks notice they're more forgetful or have trouble concentrating while they get treatment. Doctors call it chemo brain, and if it happens to you, there are steps you can take to keep it under control.
What Are the Symptoms?
Chemo brain can start during or after your cancer treatment. The symptoms may disappear quickly after your chemotherapy ends, or they may linger for months and even years.
You may notice things like these happening to you:
- Forgetting things that you usually remember, like names, dates, and common words
- Feeling “spaced out” or not being able to concentrate
- Finding it hard to do more than one thing at a time
- Taking longer than usual to do things, or feeling like you’re slow and disorganized
- Misplacing objects
What Causes It?
Doctors don’t fully understand why you get chemo brain. Some studies show that chemotherapy slows the growth of cells in areas of the brain that handle learning and memory.
However, researchers think other things may also contribute to your foggy thinking, including:
- Your cancer
- Drugs you took during surgery or to manage side effects
- Sleep problems and overall fatigue
- Not getting the right nutrition
- Stress, anxiety, worry, or depression
For more details visit:
What Is Chemo Brain, and How Can I Manage It? (webmd.com)
