Dealing with Brain Fog: Tips and Tricks

Sometimes I will do something creative

Sometimes I'll go on a walk

I like to sometimes watch a movie

I like to take naps

I wanted to try neuriva but my mom wouldn't let me because of the coffee fruit is there anything out there without that in it?

Neuriva and PQQ Energy (brain supplement) really help me on slow tiresome days to be alert and sharp.

Lists! Main monthly calendar in the kitchen, weekly itinerary in planner, etc. keep track of things in tiers. Prioritize!

I keep a calendar/ journal. I can write appointments, things that happened, how I felt. I rely heavily on my calendar. I feel like I remember things easier in that format but it’s wonderful to fall back on!

I've tried everything, including repeating things back to myself and nothing works.

I don’t have one lmao

I dont have brain fog too much so I usually just avoid doing too much on days when I do

nicotine

Weed

I’ve perfected fighting it off long enough to say “loading” while sticking a finger up in the universal ‘wait’ gesture and folks will usually laugh which breaks tension until I can actually get my last brain cell on the hamster wheel

Reminder with my morning alarm it has a list of everything I do and need to do daily. So I keep up with all of them. Fibro trick! Lol 💜💜💜💜

I write down everything and cross things off as I go

Coffee, monster, extra shots, red bull, ect. Then again my brain fog in the past was due to an eating disorder and currently is due to insomnia

Learning to be okay with substitution words

I've been lucky enough to mask my brain fog.

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Tell people I need a second, it’s hereditary lol

I use post it notes everywhere and a note book but also just own up to it when it happens I've learned in my 21years of chronic illneses to brush of judgement of others it's too exhausting to let their unimportant opinions of affect how I feel about myself and my conditions

Brain fog is embarrassing cause I can't remember things right in the middle of a sentence 😳

Being open about it

Being honest about what's going on. I mean, it's hard when I have brain fog to realize what is going on! But if I do I am honest and sat in a little foggy today or I am dissociating and people generally understand. It's a little awkward but it gets rid of some anxiety

Nothing I just look stupid

I dont have one yet… lol. Hopefully I can find one soon.

The rot consumes

Play dumb

Sometimes if its induced by a medication certain nootropics can help counteract the foggy/disconnected feeling.

I talked to my migraine Specialist as my brain fog was getting worse and I constantly felt like my head was in a fishbowl. I now have meds that help my migraines from happening as well as alleviating the brain fog.

A hot bath helps a little, once I start washing, I like to pretend I'm scrubbing it away

splashing water on my face, driving with the windows down, sometimes just sitting alone for a little bit helps too

Notifications and reminders are a life saver!! Also, in conversations when I forget stuff due to brain fog, I tend to lie...Fake it till you make it amirite? 😂

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I recently picked up an rx, & when I was asked to confirm my address, I gave the girl an address I had lived at 30 years ago! So embarrassing.

smiling and nodding like i know what’s going on

Laughing

I know what helps my brain fog at work is I have this excel sheet where I list my tasks and we explain what tasks we did, what we’ll do next week and any challenges and risks that may happen. Keeping that open while I’m working reminds me to log as I go :)

I literally need a queue to remember smh

I always get mad, give up and then remember goes later after it is irrelevant then randomly you will hear me yell across the house "ah ha I remember now" lmao

trying to leave the situation or sleeping if I can. if i can't, i locate my safe person/people and stay near them until it clears up enough for me to properly function.

It helps me to choose something specific to focus on

Honestly I don’t have a work around. I just stumble through the fog until I ethier find a solution or I make it worse.

My brain fog is crazy ......

I always tell people ahead of time if they're trying to give me important information or a list of things to do, "hold on before you tell me something, let me right it down or I WILL forget." And then if I know the person well enough and if you can say a silly joke to them sometimes I'll add "I have the brain of a pigeon sometimes so let me make sure I get what you say" It helps just to ease the tension a bit from bringing out a method of taking notes before they talk. That and I have notepads all around the house incase I spontaneously need to write down and item I need to put on the grocery list that I keep forgetting. And setting reminders on my phone for time sensitive things. Or if it's an office type setting you can always keep a notebook for notes and if anyone asks you can say your practicing on your workplace skills and taking notes helps you focus. No one will question someone genuinely wanting to improve themselves. 👍

I have to write everything done.

Lots of notes. Lots of reminders.

Always noting everything in my phone, either on the calendar or the notes app, because it's something I take everywhere and only lose sometimes, for short periods.

Majority of the time I tell the people around me that my brain isn't working and I just do my best to relax until it clears. Music helps me with just about everything and it helps wonderfully to give my brain something to focus on rather than the fuzzy white noise in my head.

I just try not to talk to anyone and stay by myself til it seems to clear.

It’s the worst feeling, especially when you really can’t allow yourself to be distracted, such as highly responsibility’s moments or new surroundings where you should watch out what you’re stepping onto

Being organized I like that I can schedule things on a notebook or digital calendars that always help me organize on days that I feel like I need to do something ✋

Lists

I agree with the comment about dark chocolate helping. I ran out and forgot to get more though. 🤣 Hang in there everyone! We're not crazy, we're just different. 👍

i make a to do list. this way everything important will get done. set lots of reminders on my phone. but when people ask my something and i don’t know i just say “i forgot” lol

God I start to stumble on words, talk in circles, forget words that are simple and such, I usually just say sorry and that I am tired and stop talking and ask them something

I feel angry when brain fog is a problem. I've got a very decent I.Q., have taught in the classroom, held leadership positions in various jobs and boards I was on. AND NOW I CAN'T ACCESS WHAT I KNOW IS AVAILABLE INSIDE MY HEAD. I LOOK AND ACT LIKE A VACUOUS ENTITY WITH NO BRAINS AT ALL. I get feelings of shame because I can't perform like I used to. Sometimes, depending on the people, I struggle with guilt. Guilt for causing messy, time-consuming difficulties communicating or getting something accomplished. I make some of my friends mentally tired trying to negotiate my thinking or the lack of it. I don't have a good way to work around it. I just piss some people off when I'm foggy. Hopefully, I'll work through the anger and have a better answer.

I just tell people my brain has switched from fiber internet back to dial up sometimes

Dark chocolate actually helps me. Some days are still worse than others, but dark chocolate gives me the edge still and it tastes delicious!

😥 brain fog drives me nuts. I pray it improves

As it turns out, a posterior fossa decompression.

Mine is a toxic work around. I just isolate myself or keep to myself when with people.

Drink something cold

Brain fog is my worst enemy. #longcovid

Be honest and get some restful sleep. That helps mine but yours may be a different cause. Cheers

Just being really open with the people i have to interact with. It can be hard and embarrassing but i think it's important in the long run. Patience is key

I haven't found a “work around” half the time I can't tell myself that it's brain fog!

I lag like a game sometime

Just before I left my job as a Foster Care Coordinator, I had a court appearance for one of my kids. This kid stayed into something so we’re ALWAYS in court. Well, we had to do roll call for the court dockets. When they got to me, I went blank. All I needed to say was name, title, and how I’m related to the child. I went totally blank. I thank God that one of my coworkers were there. She introduced herself and me. It was so natural that only she and I knew that I had checked out temporarily. It was too funny to be embarrassing. I just chalked it up. I would write ✍🏽 everything down on a little index card or on my legal pad. It’s something but what can you do? 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

I just say "______ is hard" as a way to laugh it off. Like "thinking is hard" or "math is hard." People usually think its funny and agree to go with it.

Give the world a look like Im about to topple empires until I can sort through my thoughts and find the one I had lost! 😂Lol, it's a kinda frightening look. Probably need to work on that...

Joking about it. It makes me less embarrassed and makes others laugh at my jokes instead of my mistakes

I work with kids so when it happens I take a step back and verbally say "brain?!" Then come back to what I needed. It helps my students understand that my brain stopped working for a moment and that I needed a minute. It was embarrassing at first, but now everyone around me also understands that I just need a minute.

Anecdotally speaking, bupropion + lisdexamfetamine + diazepam + lamotrigine + escitalopram + esketamine works for me personally, but solutions are like fingerprints.

I just laugh about it most the time. Sometimes it pisses me off but I generally laugh at it.

i can’t remember half of the people i meet it’s so embarrassing!

I can't concerate or relax

To people I know and trust I'll just say it, and to others I'll just say some excuse about needing coffee/more sleep. I also take multivitamins with fish oil in them (which apparently helps brain fog esp in those with adhd) and will take extra salt pills before extra hot days

Brain fog is a result of your lifestyle.

My adhd meds. Lol But fr if they don't help I just call the day a loss and take it easy.

When I have a brain fog when I am alone it feels good do to not think for a while but when I am around people I get a lot of anxiety so I hide it with a big smile and laugh it off like nothing is happening.

Brain fog drives me crazy. Sometimes I try to push it to the back of my mind and busy myself with something. Other times I try to draw to bring things back to focus.

My work around is blaming it on weed. No one asks any questions about that. 🤗

Is this dog from Scoliosis or Hiatal hernia?

"Sorry, it's been a long week!"

I work department of mental health and have contact with people daily. When brain goes out the window, as I call, I tell people my brain just went on vacation and forgot to take me. And start on another subject. It happened for my interview for the job as well.

Honestly, I write down things, or I just go on to something else. I don't get it a lot but if I can't think of a specific word I go to a synonym of said word. Like 'Tenacious' if I can't think of that I say, the word for brave and daring.

Dark chocolate helps me. The relief is almost instantaneous

I just tell people I am not feeling well and it's making my brain a little foggy

A lot of times I'll feel this way especially at work. I'll get anxiety thinking everyone can tell how easily I get confused but honestly that's not the case. Most people don't even notice things like this. What I try to do when I'm feeling this way is try my best to slow down my thoughts, break them down one by one and take one step at a time. Sometimes it does take longer but that's okay. We all have our moments and there is nothing wrong with that. For a moment just reset your mind and start from the beginning of your task. When this is happening in a conversation, you can take a minute to recollect. If you need a refresher on a conversation you can always ask by saying "I lost what I was going to say, could you repeat what you said please?" Typically people aren't going to really mind this especially if it can help redirect you.

Music helps me with brain fog. It's something I'm able to focus on easily and get my brain doing brain stuff again.

I think better when there’s noise in my area so I always have music playign

Lots and lots of lists! Calendar reminders. All bills set up on auto-pay. Also diet helps a lot. The cleaner I eat, the less brain fog I get.

Well…. I don’t have one, I just embarrass myself for a bit & move on.

This kills me. I'm a medical student and it makes me look dumb. I just fess up and tell people what is going on. It sucks though. So hard.

What I have been doing at the recommendation of my work advisor I carry around a notebook and pen (at work) or take notes on my phone at home and the little reminders help a lot. And I would recommend a notebook that would fit in your pocket for day to day stuff and a larger one for long term things

I just tell anyone I talk to, especially in depth conversations, that I'm tired & my brain don't work when its tired. Most ppl get that & can relate. My daughter is the only however that can translate "thingy". There are SO MANY thingies around here. 😄

Vyvanse in the mornings and bypassing caffeine - stimulants won't do anything for brain fog if you're not getting regular sleep so as long as I time things right it works out okay for me (plus regular exercise helps me A LOT to stay as sharp as possible, but I'm super guilty of avoiding it from time to time even though I know it'll make things better!)

Making post it notes to stick in front of me with my todos has been super helpful at work.

I just laugh and say, “sorry I had a brain fart, what was I saying?”

It's so hard to keep up when my head is cloudy, so I just let people know I'm not functioning at full capacity. I need them to explain slower, maybe even cover things multiple times from multiple angles because I can't get my brain to shift it's angle on the topic (if that makes sense)

Ik I may not be as much help... I have ADHD plus fibromyalgia and it's a nightmare I have alot of alarms and use my phone for appointments...

I tell people I'm buffering and surround myself with patient people

Rosemary

definitely just being patient with myself helps a lot.. there is not much i can do in the moment to help when i have brain fog

I have it quite often i let ppl know especially in the morning..

I get upfront and honest and typically joke about it. It makes me happy making others laugh 🤗

Making sure I eat, drink water, and take vitamins

Lots and lots of positive distractions

I don't have one . It is what it is. Only if people give me those looks I just say the meds I am on for COPD has side effects. It's true and people have no issue with my getting stuck during a conversation .

I stopped drinking alcohol and smoking weed and that made my brain fog a lot less intense

Not sure if anyone has recommended this but dried LIONS MANE MUSHROOM capsules have helped me for REAL! I started growing my own! Not enough to share and this is not a pitch, but you can get kits online all over, cheap. Tastes like fresh crab (good tasting!) wheN fresh too ! So cool looking, also helped my confidence and depression (process of growing it)! 👍

Brain fog for me is mostly related to intermittent chemo the last 7 years and a little due to aging (in my 60's). I don't always process situations well, a lack of insight and sometimes have trouble finding words for familiar objects or people. I can usually describe it or it will come to me after a few minutes. The lack of insight takes a lot longer and is more scary.

Anyone get like a brain fog from anxiety? Like you just kinda freeze and your brain shuts off, then you can't think of a damn thing to say

I hate brain fog ..it makes me feel stupid

I do this alot I have a really hard time concentrating I space out alot

Lots of jokes

Many times, I blame it on my past way of living. The fast life, put me in the slow lane. Lol 😆 that's my excuse anyway. I find it very hard at times to stay within a conversation. Or to go to the store and forget why or even to the kitchen. Brain fog sucks. My family, understand why I can't do what I use to do. But strangers.... they aren't getting all of that lol

I wish I could say I have a good work around. I generally just tell people I had a brain fart or my brains not braining today when I just completely forget a very common word or the name of one of my own pets. My husband's name is similar to my exs name and I'm embarrassed how often I say the wrong one when talking to my family.

So embarrassing at work lol

@laylah I have it too.

God it feels good to not be alone. I feel like I'm losing my mind and I'm only 21. I was finally diagnosed so hopefully I can get some help. But it's just gotten so bad. Words don't make sense to me anymore, I can't remember basic things. I have tried so many planners and lists but I have yet to find something that works because I'm just such a disorganized person. I feel like I'm going to need a personal assistant to follow me around all day because I feel like I'm losing more and more brain function every week 😭

Depends on the situation and who I’m around. Sometimes I’ll play it off as being blonde and get people to laugh while I work with them to do the task at hand. If I’m with friends or family I just let them know I having brain fog issues so be prepared.

Try to write everything down, I have a little notebook or I take notes in my phone

It’s so hard to connect with people when I’m in the fog. I feel utterly useless, trying to put words together. Putting thought into words. Sometimes my brain is so scrambled I just keep to one worded answers or just repeat what is being said. It’s embarrassing. It’s so hard to think it makes me feel stupid. I just want my brain to work.

Whats brain fog?

My friends know that I experience brain fog and chronic fatigue and are super understanding when I tell them that I'm having an off day/flare up. As far as places like work go, I just try to work however I can, even if that means only giving like 50%. I know that isn't ideal advice but the world is cruel, especially if you live in an area with "At Will" employment.

Vitamin D has helped me with brain fog

I was undergoing chemotherapy and working 3rd shift and had trouble with wakefulness, and my train of thought was constantly shriveled up and going poof! I couldn't think straight. Modafinil saved me. Took it for 2 years before each shift and now I only use it every once in a while when I get that strange foggy feeling. It gave my brain a chance to heal, and helped me keep my job.

If you have a close friend or partner, and you let them know you struggle with it- they can help walk you through it or pull you out of it.

go to auto pilot convos. Things i know with confidence that I can speak on zoned out so I can focus more on not running into shii

At work, we have a display full of pamphlets in a clear container. I wrote random information about the location like prices, events, and such that I need to remember in color coded pens and taped it to the back of the container. It helps out new employees as well as giving me more opportunities to remember what to say. If words just aren't working at the moment, one of my coworkers take over before I even realize, as I've explained it in the past to them and they are all very understanding.

Laughing at myself! 😆

I go like um um um um i forgot

I have fibromyalgia so I always have a degree of brain fog but I've been diagnosed with long COVID for the third time and I feel like I have brain damage I can't remember nothing it's so bad I lose my train of thought so easily I'd forget my rear end if it wasn't attached

I take Ritalin sometimes. It takes away some of the fogginess.

I laugh at myself and say, " oh, well. I'm having brain farts today. " I really am intelligent and used to think people must think I am dingy or dumb?? It is what it is. Real friends and family don't care and if they do....karma is a hell of a demon. I'm sorry 😘❤️🌹

I get severe brain fog when I am in sensory overload, I have to find a way out...fresh air or just get to someplace where I can be alone of with a small TRUSTED group of people to decompress.

Remember "if you had to be your best every day, it wouldn't be your best anymore"

Ivermectin cures brain fog. My cousin attests to this.

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I haven't found a work around. Between that and the fatigue it really sucks.

No kidding. My brain fog got do bad one time, I downloaded a kids mix and match game. It helps my brain re-focas again.

Brain games, excercises etc Take natural remedies to boost your memories

In all honesty? Lying. Oops, I didn't hear you. I didn't sleep well last night. Oh yeah, I totally remembered that you told me I needed to do that, I was just busy. Not a habit I want to get into, but it's so tempting every time. Still, I'm working on being more honest about forgetting or losing focus.

I call my brain fog blonde moments because Ma makes fun of me for them, but in a playful way not a mean way. Mine would be to last remember what I was doing and then work on that instead of walking away from cooking

I don't really have one tbh, common sense just fails me and I tend to misinterpret questions a lot. I honestly didn't even realize that it was probably a result of my ADHD until...now actually. The term brain fog is relatively new to me. I tend to plan things out a ahead of time so that I don't have to worry about figuring things out in the moment but I hate asking questions because I have anxiety so...it's a vicious cycle.

I try to move on to the next thing if I can and if my brain allows me to or my recall comes back then I will finish whatever it was I was trying to do or say.

It's so embarrassing!

It makes basic functioning hard, my grad work then seems impossible.

I find that I have the worst brain fog when my blood sugar is running high or I’m not staying active. And on the flip side- doing well with staying Keto, exercising and tracking blood sugars really reduces the mental cloudiness.

I take Ritalin twice a day sometimes and that helps a little. I just simply stay away from people so that I don't have to talk to them. I know it's not the best, but that's what I do.

I make jokes

Here to see the answers. Brain fog is bad for me these days and I can use all the help I can get.

Honestly I have to write everything down...

I tell the people around me I'm experiencing it. Nothing that I know of helps

Have you looked into anti inflammatory vitamins that help relieve inflammation in your body? That has helped me

this is definitely one of my worst symptoms and the hardest to live with, even compared to the chronic pain + difficulty walking lol: it can be SO frustrating. I try to write stuff down in my notes app and calandar app as much as possible so i can check it to remember since I always have my phone on me

I usually just laugh it off in public and just say I got tounge tied. But my close family and friends know about my brain fog and understand it.

I get brain fog basically every time I'm in a conversation and once it gets past the initial "how are you doing?" (I always say I'm fine btw), but I'm not prepared for follow up questions and I can't think and a lot of the time what I say comes out wrong and I either sound rude or stupid 🤦‍♀️

I couldn't figure out how to make warm water the other day. So I put cold water from the tap and microwaved it....instead of just getting warm water from the tap!!! It was pretty embarrassing, but my friends were gracious and laughed with me.

I have had to explain to my family members that live in home with me. Menopause, bipolar and Adhd make me forget most things.

I contracted COVID in January and ended up on a vent for 7 days. Brain fog has multiple since then. My Dr suggested vitamins for brain health. I haven't started any yet but here's to hopeing.

Trying to find a good one. Music helps

I've tried following some ADHD tips help

Brain fog is a killer for me. Mid conversation my brain hits a wall and a forget the whole conversation. Most the time there’s no way I can continue the conversation. I’ve been lucky that 90% of people have been super chill about and encouraging. I’d say just be honest that it happened.

I use the app Waterby in my phone to help me make sure I'm drinking enough water

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When I noticed myself experiencing brain fog it's usually because of one of two things I'm dehydrated or I haven't gotten enough sleep therefore I need to go take a nap even if it means putting my head down on my desk for 10 minutes.

Writing down important tasks and appointments immediately in my calendar/s. I also set follow-up times as reminders. Also, I'm less organized in the morning vs afternoon. So I allow myself more time for morning appointments to get ready and for driving, etc.

My brain fog was so bad. That I forgot one time I had a person on my back seat while I was doing Uber. Luckily she was from out of town and didn’t noticed my boo boo!! While taking her to the airport.

I normally blame my kids 😃

I hate brain fog, I usually will make a joke or tell people I'm batty to relief the anxiety I get then usually have to take some anxiety medicine to stop me from having a panic attack!

Humor. They call me squirrel and it's just part of me now.

My calendar. Writing things down. My memory is definitely more photographic and I'll remember things more if I remember a picture of it in my head. If I forget something while talking to someone, I tend to just brush it off and laugh it off to avoid any awkwardness.

I agree. I just tell them it's part of my illness.

Mine is from menopause. Well perimenopause ugh it’s the worst!

My brain does this constantly, it's so hard to stay mentally present when your brain has packed all its cells and left for a vacation.

Brain fog for me really messed with my appetite. I won’t want to eat. My friends at work have to make sure that I eat during a fog. It also makes me very lethargic. I’d really prefer to sleep during fog and not be away from home.

One of the things I hate about having brain fog is that I feel like I have to explain myself to those around me, whether they noticed or not. I just get so self conscious, like that they might be judging me or thinking that I'm weird or unintelligent. Sometimes, I'll crack jokes to divert the attention from the situation, but I too am searching for a better way to cope with it.

Sometimes its high stress. What helped me relax and focus better was going back to church. It was a safe and loving environment. Find things that make you feel that way if you haven't already! I wish you the best.

I'm not gonna lie to you just tell the truth about the brain fog it makes it less embarrassing and to make it funny call it a brain fart.

I wouldn't exactly call it an adaptive workaround, but my world shrank considerably when my symptoms got in the way of working. I used to be the one who was always ready with a witty remark, walked with honors for my BA, always remembered birthdays and the plots of books and movies. I got so used to being known for my cleverness in my friend group that I sort of just stopped talking to most of the people I knew before. I was embarrassed enough asking for the total a second time from a dude baked to the degree just under "Reefer Madness," whom I'll most likely never see again, at the store tonight. How do I reconnect with folks who knew me back in the Beforefore Times, when I knew their birthdays, and the day of the week? I've gotten past a great deal of the hiding, and a smaller circle certainly makes it easier to know who is really a good friend and who isn't. But oh man, I think the brain fog might be the thing that hit me the hardest in terms of the person I thought I was vs the person I have to learn how to be now.

I always have brain frog really, it hops around and messes thing up so it's hard for me to focus and concentrate because I can't remember much of anything I do. I have tried playing games to help with memory but it isn't really working

I usually find this so embarrassing so I’ve started using sticky notes to write down everything now. I forgot between my desk to my destination which became so frustrating that I would cry or backtrack just to remember. But the sticky notes help especially when it’s something that requires an answer from someone.

I tend on too much caffeine when I have brain fog. I'm trying to drink more water.

I don’t like brain fog if it hits it kills my anxiety at that moment and I tend to shut down

Cbd and a b100 complex (b2, 3, 5, 6 and 12). Honestly, the b100 helps my muscle spasms and pain as well as my joint pain (also have OA) significantly!

I just tend to say sorry, it's one of those days and most people laugh and nod

I ask people to excuse me because my brain has a horrible wi-fi signal. That's why it's always buffering. Also, magnesium l-threonate and gingko biloba help a little

👍me too!

Totally agree. Have you looked into organic vitamins that help you at the cellular level, that helps with the brain fog.

Thankfully I sit in the house most my life so I don't have to face real people they'd probably think I'm on something because I never make sense . I just walk lost in my home lol

Today I am definitely going through it. I like to be quite and talk less. To much distraction will make me irritable and get frustrated fast with ppl. This happens when I'm really tired so I let ppl know quickly because I don't like being mean or come off that way. I just can't think about alot right now. One thing at a time and I can feel ok going through out my day.

Brain fog is the worst! It makes me have to work so much harder at work, I feel like I’m messing up my words…it’s so hard.

It’s hard for me to switch tasks quickly at work, but my supervisor is always interrupting me. When it takes me longer to process what she’s saying she gets rude and irritated and says snotty things to me.

I don't understand the word workaround. I have used the word brain fog especially when I got very little sleep when I was helping with three newborn kittens and anorexic mama cat and felt like I was up 24/7. I felt like a zombie and told them why. But brain fog also can be that somebody is getting older and it may start happening more often and they may end up with dementia or Alzheimer and then it could be a concern

I have learned to let people know that I have it and sometimes I can't remember things. It helps people understand that I have a problem with memory and they let me take my time to think about what I'm talking about.😊

Omg! This is starting to happen quite often. I can be talking to someone and completely forget what I was saying or the words to say it.

I was lucky enough to have started savella. I'm on day 21, and honestly for me the first week of taking it my brain fog was gone. I'm really grateful for that. I hope you find somwthing that works

I have noticed myself loosing words in the middle of them. I know what I am trying to say but it don't get from my mind to my mouth. It is so embarrassing.

I found writing Everything down helped. At least I have a note to what I was trying to do.

This is so great ! So many wonderful ideas in dealing with brain fog. What has helped mine is cutting out processed foods. I eat clean,walk which is a new thing.Started taking vit d3 and lions mane extract. Mushrooms are great for your brain. So is protein. Adding some coconut oil to my diet during the day helps my brain and my pain.Prayer and meditation which includes Journaling for me. Also getting out of the house and seeing neighbors and talking to people. Keep your blood flowing in your body and I avoid constipation.lol because it gives me brain fog.🤗

Brain fog, sleepiness, appetite increased all happened to me at the onset of my diagnosis and medications. I decreased the dose and l started vitamins and memory increases additives. A1C increased but l have a life beyond diabetes. My children were all very concerned about my mental state of mind. It's been 5 yrs now and l now have foot and leg pain. I take trulicity once a week.

Lots of notes to myself and setting alarms with labels so I remember why the alarm is going off to remind me to do something

I repeat the question or ask them to do I can try to retrace my thoughts a bit 💕

I usually just tell people, I'm sorry I'm having a hard time focusing. I think I'll just start telling people I have brain fog, atleast my boyfriend. I think he thinks I don't pay attention to him because he doesn't interest me, but often times I get brain fog during most interactions

Brain fog is not fun, I just try to describe what I'm thinking of, look it up or skip it.

I handle it with humor, if I can laugh about it then being frustrated at myself becomes less hard on myself 🤗

As someone else has said, I often am forward with telling people my brain is like Swiss cheese, so trying to remember things I know is hard! Like brain fog sometimes has me not remembering my own name

Medication helps me the most with this, but another trick I learned from ptsd therapy is grounding. Try the 54321 method, where you find 5 things you can see, 4 you can hear, 3 you can feel, 2 you can smell, and one you can taste. (Or you can mix these up however works best for your situation!) It works best if you can describe these things in great detail. Hope this helps a little!

Brain fog.....I often lose my thoughts and forget what my point of my story...lately I've been putting it in my phone. This way I can go back and remember my topic

When brain fog hits me, I get anxious. Luckily I am retired now, so no "at work" issues. When I worked as an RN, I switched to a desk job, as I worried about making a med mistake working in patient care. Now when I get foggy, followed by the anxiety, I stop what I am doing and take a break. My husband understands so no need to explain. Sometimes I have to breakdown a task into several different steps to avoid getting overwhelmed.

I think a lot of our brain fog is coming from post covid syndrome. Its the one thing that really connects all of us.

I am open about my thyroid issues, and always make a joke of it like “see I’m not a dumb blonde after all!” or catch myself and go “thyroid brain-fart!” I’ve come to terms that I’m becoming Dory from Finding Nemo on some days but hey, Dory is one of my favorites anyway 🤷🏼‍♀️

Brain fog a been a big problem for me trying to remember where I put stuff or just trying to remember anything

i will forget what i just said or what someone’s told me right after it’s been said and it’s so frustrating to have to pause and force myself to remember or have to ask because i literally have no idea

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This is a horrible feeling for me I feel like I’m going to lose and end up crying until I sleep

I started taking GABA for neurotransmitter support and it's really helped

I honestly just tell people the truth. I don't think there is any reason to work around it. It is part of me and people that truly love me like me regardless of my brain fog.

cold showers are great for brain fog! as is red light therapy and being outside in nature. minimize caffeine and take lions mane, l theanine and lemon balm instead. and consider going on an animal based diet. those all helped my dpdr.

Laugh it off and blame it on a lack of caffeine

I have good days and bad days, but the bad days are really concerning. For instance, taking a phone message at work and writing the same word twice, just spelled differently (to explain, quartex cortex- not meaning to.) and reading a hair barrett to say a strange word, it took me staring at it to realize it really read DREAM. The M looked like 2 LLs. It took me about 20 seconds to spell "late" the other day. I couldn't figure out what it started with in the first 5-10 seconds. This is coming from someone who has always excelled in spelling. I take it seriously bc I suck in math. Lol

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I just let myself have a few seizures then hyper focus and it goes away lol.

Change your diet , introduce brain rich foods keep hydrated .and it's good bye brain fog ,educate about brain function it applies to your quality of perceiving "everything"

Not a lot of things used to help.. having people around that understand that I'm not trying to be difficult really has changed my life. I've also taken to using Google calendars for literally everything, even drinking water. But that could also be my adhd.. dunno if others with brain fog forget little things like this? It has helped more than I can express to just be gentle with myself and try to breathe through my panic when I realize I've gone blank. To just laugh it off. It's taken me 44 years but I realize most people don't even notice it, it's me that's being so hard on myself, and beating myself up mentally over it just makes things so much worse.

I thank others for being patient with me and apologize for being a bit slow sometimes. I just say I'm in a fog and I'm sure they too might experience days where they're spaced out and such. It's okay! Most of the time people understand, and if they don't then I tell them they're lucky lol

I blame it on my poor hearing which it isn't a lie. However, it's more my inability to focus that causes it.

I totally agree that the easiest way to handle it is to just admit it’s an issue. Doesn’t make having the brain fog any less frustrating, though….

I am 73 and have fallen many times (usually resulting in a hard blow to my head) in the last four years, due to loss of balance. More than a few doctors have tried to figure out why. I won't bore you with the details, but the last doctor I saw (ENT, a month ago) did a CT scan of my head and diagnosed Hydrocephalus. The ventricles in my brain are not draining the cerebrospinal fluid back to my spine, causing pressure on my brain. Consequently, I lose my balance and fall, have terrific headaches much of the time, have urinary urgency incontinence, am unsteady on my feet, and my short term memory (Where did i put my keys?) and word retrieval abilities are suffering--all the classic signs of Hydrocephalus. No doubt the head trauma from the falls certainly hasn't helped. I will see a local brain surgeon next Thursday (5/26/22) to learn about shunt surgery and other options of treatment. Anyway, I hope this helps some of you who are dealing with "brain fog."

I just go deep into my imagination and also talk to my boyfriend who is very supportive of me

Anxiety medications- made me have worse brain fog! I think about what I'm going to say before I speak now. Worrying will make it worse! Jesus is your best friend -and can help you more than anything!

bad idea: used to just be always drunk so you couldn't tell the difference

Lupus fog is the worse I literally don’t remember peoples issues they tell me and I am not able to inquire later how is it going because I forgot what they shared. It make me look like a complete jerk

it can be incredibly embarrassing. especially when someone truly doesn’t understand the side effects of a lot of meds…

Mostly i just say im going to do this generally it helps me remember if not likely the other person has heard me. So, i just ask. Pretty soon most people know i have had multiple head traumas and skull fractures.

The worst is when your talking and can’t find the simplest words.

Brain fog is a real struggle for me to I have always had a hard time concentrating on anything because of it...

it really frustrates my partner when i have brainfog and i try really hard to push through it but it makes communication so hard. i cant convey things right and it takes me long to think of things so on those days i do best just isolating and doing super basic tasks and chores.

I have brain fog regarding a word or a name. It is horrible and embarrassing. I find I am isolating myself more and more.

Ever since being hospitalized with covid my Brin fog is bad sometimes i can't even think of simple words I amd trying to say and it is affecting my ability to work

I know this isn't exactly what is being asked but having a gps on at all times while I drive really helps me stay focused on what I'm doing. Like if I have the music going the gps will remind me when my next turn is and all that so I don't accidentally miss it. I've found this to be really helpful and comforting.

No one ever looks at you the same after disclosing anything mental health related because the stigma surrounding mental health in general is so prevalent, still. I get told I'm crazy when I remember how something happened, but that's gaslighting from an ex.

I was getting brain fog so frequent I hated speaking to anyone, I would avoid a simple conversation. It is now getting better because I been investing in brain games and reading daily to keep my mind active

My whole life has evolved around pretending nothing is really serious because my doctors don’t listen to me and neither does my parents so all I have been doing my whole life is pretending and the symptoms have just gotten worse and worse my brain fog happens at least three times a day and it’s a huge headache I can’t even think half the time

I plan things around my adhd meds. Am a pro at masking, but then get sick later.

I fake it until I make it. Even people without brain fog from a chronic condition aren't fully capable for various reasons. It takes some humility to admit if I mess up, but I forgive myself just like I would forgive others

The reminders app has been such a help, or I ask people close to me to help me remember things

I have a lot of dementia and Alzheimer’s in my family. I worry about myself when I’m so forgetful

It embarrases me too

This is rough, I wish I could journal I want to I just can't seem to do it, I make so many lists, use so many post it's, tried a note book and always keep it on my that didn't work I looked around my office and all within arms reach on the table or shelf or in drawers I found 15 different notebooks that I've been using to try to remember things I try sensing emails to myself to remember using my Google calendar, I love planners I have a bunch of happy planners I love to decorate them! But I'll use it for like a week max and then I can't stick with it. I lose my train of thought mid sentence forget important things for work I know I know but it eludes me I mess up words I use to have such a great memory and was known for it growing up but it's gone and I feel like I have to figure out this new me but I like the old me I just break down and cry alot and it's really affecting my job I feel like I'm going to be let go any day now, and I'm working over my hours every single week and come in on the weekend to try and catch up when things come back to me and I'm not getting paid for that but I'm bending over backwards working very hard but I feel like any day now I'm going to lose my job and I can't afford that they are already so flexible and I have great benefits I can't afford to lose this job. My brain fog has just gotten so bad it scares me and has definitely affected and made my depression adhd anxiety much worse. I just feel so hopeless 😔 ugh I hate this

I mostly experience brain fog when trying to come up with words, or loosing focus mid sentence. I stutter and stumble over words sometimes and will just blank on perfectly easy words. I find that having a sense of humor about it is really helpful and just telling people that this is something that affects me. When I loose focus mid thought or forget what I was going to say, I find having filler phrases or words like “so yeah” or “oop sorry my brain is playing catch up” helps me pull my brain Back into focus. All and all surrounding myself with patient and loving people that I feel comfortable laughing at myself with really has helped

My brain fog makes it hard for me to tell cohesive stories or retell events. I know my friends and family are patient but sometimes I just feel annoyed with myself and defeated.

Enjoy this beautiful weekend

Enjoy life too the fullest all🙏

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It is frustrating when you can give ever detail about someone that others never even focus on.

Being in Healthcare I tend too notice details alot depending on the situation that others just laugh off.

Caffeine

The note app on my phone, multiple calendars that sync, a planner where I can write out my schedule, I take a lot of pauses when I'm dealing with word loss. Most people who know me know that I just need a second to get the brain cells back on the track. Rest helps a lot as well as being hydrated.

Making google assistant work hands free. She is my 2nd brainnmn