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One is chemo brain — trouble with memory, focus, and mental processing that can last months or years after treatment. The other is chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, with burning, numbness, or pain in hands and feet.\\n\\nThese happen because chemo agents damage neurons directly, raise inflammation in brain areas tied to cognition, and disrupt repair signals like BDNF. The result is breakdown that outpaces natural repair in many patients. Gabapentin and pregabalin mainly quiet pain signals without fixing the underlying nerve damage. Peptides like Semax are discussed for potential support of neural repair pathways instead.\\n\\n## Why Semax might help you\\n\\n1. What keeps failing: Chemo can lower BDNF levels and create cognitive fatigue plus neural stress similar to other neurotoxic loads.\\n2. What Semax is studied to do: Research shows it raises BDNF protein and mRNA in the rat hippocampus, supporting neuron connections and cognitive function without sedation.\\n3. 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