I live in the south and my teenage son says " mom has brain farts" lol. I keep trying to get him to say fog. When I'm in a big group of people,I usually don't talk much cause I always say something stupid.
I have M.E./CFS, along with brain fog. The only way I remember the things that I put in the freezer (like a drink) or on the stove or in the oven, is to set the timer on the microwave! It’s crazy how once I leave the kitchen, none of what I just did, exists! But this hack works for me every time. I have also been honest about it when I need to.♥️
You described my situation too! However I am 66 years old so I just say I am having a senior moment when I can't think of a words (which happens a lot). I'm like you too in that I have to write everything down or I forget. I'm horrible with names so I make a point to write down a new person's name and practice saying it. Times are hard for me too. For instance, I might get up in the morning, check my calendar, see that I have an appointment at say 3:00, and if I don't set my alarm to remind me to start getting ready for the appt. it will completely slip my mind. I could go on and on but I will stop here and just say that I am so glad to hear that somebody else understands exactly what I am going through. Thank you Aimee!
I have a bit of dyslexia as well as brain fog from POTS, so that really makes things tricky! Numbers and letters are often mixed up, and I forget everything! Plus taking forever to think of certain words. I also have a paper planner, and set so many reminders on my phone! It can definitely be a challenge, but I laugh at myself as much as I can. I'd love to hear more funny brain fog stories!! 😂🤭
Aimee, have you been tested for Lyme disease? Could you have picked up Lyme disease on your honeymoon, or just before (like, from a tick)? The chronic conditions you've mentioned - TOPS, irritable bowel, chronic fatigue, migraine - are symptoms of Lyme disease. I have severe, erosive osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia, so I understand chronic pain and fatigue. Brain fog is real...definitely. Like you, I still want to be a cheerful person and take an optimistic view of things. Sure, I sometimes get depressed about my limitations, but I prefer to focus on what I CAN do, what I ENJOY, and how I can be an ENCOURAGER to others. Thanks for being you! -- Becca
I totally get it! So good to hear someone describe how it feels to have cnstant brain fog. I like to describe it as life with lucid moments! Always surprises my husband how I can be so fast and full of humour great repartee for about 5 minutes maybe ten.....then dull the rest of the time. Always behind the conversation by about 30 seconds.
I personally take vitamin B supplements I find this helps me with the fog. Thank you so very much for taking the time to talk about all that you do. I know how much you have help me.
I know exactly how you feel Aimer🙈 ❄️I used to talk lots when I got out but ,now days I'm afraid because the wrong words blurt out ❄️ Burning the food 😋 quite a bit ❄️The one that kills me the most is...when I'm praying and forget what I was going to tell God 😔 🌅What helps me: 💟To sleep : lavender oil ; sleep or meditation music on a low volume. 💟Doing a check in with myself that I am here in the moment , so I don't have thoughts flying through my mind Thanks 👍 for the tips did not think of the electrolytes
I’m a doctor with 30 plus years of experience. I have brain fog since I remember. Believe or not I make it through med school. I had to limit my practice to my office, because Hospital was to stressful for me. You describe it perfectly. It’s terrible. The worst part it’s the social aspect. For me it comes in crisis. It’s like intermittent Alzheimer! What triggers it it’s climate change. I fell ashamed when I have a crisis. Thank you for your explanation.
Fascinating - do you only have brain fog and no other symptoms (disabilities)? If so, then your Mast cells must be activated specifically to cause brain fog. That would be an important scientific discovery - the molecular pathway for brain fog. Most people have many other symptoms alongside brain fog. We now know that all of these chronic symptoms are due to Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). When clusters of these symptoms occur together in a regular pattern then they become a diagnosis eg. Fibromyalgia. But ultimately these myriad diagnoses (syndromes) are all expressions of MCAS.
I had to put social media on my laptop because current phone is awful. There's also no notifications on my laptop for social media so I'm on there 1ce or 2ce a week
My brain fog was diagnosed as attention deficit disorder I also have chronic pain and have trouble falling and staying asleep. I never developed my condition it was always my life so I never had a chance to really live and develope normally. I was really hyperactive as a kid and I think it was because I was uncomfortable in my body and trying to run away from it or just trying to distract myself.
Hi Aimee, I experience everything you mentioned in the video. I’m almost 18 and I find it very hard to focus on things I need to, with graduation, getting my drivers license and thinking about jobs etc… I become very overwhelmed because I can literally feel all the thoughts bouncing around in my head. Sometimes I find it hard to feel happy or excited because there is too much overwhelming stimuli, and I almost forget my grad or getting my license entirely. When you get brain fog do you ever feel a disconnection from reality? Sometimes I feel like I’m living in a virtual reality or a video game. These things seem to be worse when my pain or anxiety flares up. Thanks for the video Aimee. :)
@Lauren Utley Thank you! Yes I have looked into it before.. it seems clustered with pain, brain fog, POTS ect. Sometimes I write in a journal and find it helps me understand and enjoy the day I’ve had.. it helps a lot! Thanks again.
3rd comment 😂. I should have paused the video every time I thought of something I wanted to comment on😂. I really need to try to limit social media and watching videos and movies. I totally use those things to help me focus on SOMETHING, you called me out there! What kinds of things do you do to occupy yourself when you're resting/lying down/in a flare? I need some ideas that get me off my phone!
I’m exactly the same as you, also I struggle with following instructions, I’ve tried but just can’t. Your videos are very interesting and extremely helpful! I’m struggling to know how to deal with it and what you’ve said is very true!
great video , i've been using a coffee with lions mane and cordyceps (functional mushrooms). coffee isn't great if you have adrenal issues but i notice a huge difference if i don't have a mix of those kinds of supplements. it comes in a form that you can add to teas as well and it helps me so much. i found that at night is the worst for me or if i feel overtired. it makes sense because my brain fog started when inflammation became an issue and like you said sleep does help with brain fog as well as all kinds of inflammation. im curious if you experience it more in the evening? i know you said you have it throughout the day. i love what you said about being present , i totally agree. its a game changer for me when i can be in the moment , my brain seems to work better magically.
Both my mother and I got brain fog for at least a couple of months after each flu jab. We both have autoimmune conditions After her death I haven’t had another jab and I have not had the symptoms since. A crooked smile is a symptom of toxin injury. Forrest Maready crooked: man made disease explained
HI AIMEE THANKS FOR YOUR VIDIOS LOVE THEM AND I SUFFER FROM FIBROMYALGIA MYSELF AND HAVE BRAIN FOG AS WILL . BUT I LIKE TO USE PIST IT NOTES TO HELP ME AS A REMINDER TO THAT ALSO HELPS. JUST AND 💡 IDEA... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK IM PROUD OF YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR. YOUR. TIME .ENJOY ALL YOUR VIDIOS FROM A FRIEND IN CALIFORNIA🌍🐺🐾🐾🌞🌴🌿🌴🌻🌸🍑
Same but my significant other isn't exactly supportive and I am very sensitive about it medical marijuana has helped me a lot because it calms me and destresses I am still learning to figure it out
Brain fog is sooo weird and often funny! I laugh at myself often 😅. The other day I was trying to tell my husband that there were big mushrooms growing beside our tomato plants, and that I pulled them out, but I couldn't think of the word 'mushrooms'. I said 'marshmallows' instead!! He loves marshmallows, so that got us laughing, and imagining we could grow marshmallows on a plant😂.
Everything is so overwhelming right now. I have a baby on the way and have such awful fatigue, brain fog dizziness, and another pots symptoms. I’m not sure how I’m supposed to function and I really need to be thinking about getting a job when all I can do is stand for 15 minutes before I need to lay down again. Any suggestions for entry level jobs for people with pots? If anyone here has pretty bad pots and fatigue daily what do you do for work? I also have a spinal injury and too much standing, bending or lifting gives me intense pain.
Interesting, my measure is math as well. I created a save food list for my self. I take 50,000IU vitamin D 3, high amount of Brewers yeast more than recommended. Also, fat fast. I checked some recommended diet like diet for leaky gut , information, and so on. I drink garlic tea.
To avoid brain fog, I eat grean leaves vegetables and meat (No so much chicken)or seafood, the best one is liver(in all types) it has so much fat and low carb, this would be a good example. Also, because I don't eat dairy, fractos; most sugar types, so, when I eat something wrong and I have the withdraw symptoms I drink BCT oil. I don't eat so much food at once. I don't use toothpaste. I eat less thing a day so I can notice which food causes for me the fluctuations which some times appear after long time during the day.I avoid any prepared food. I can not write a lot. I am so happy you discribe this issue keep doing that please.
Names, vocabulary, navigating, dates, days, tracking finances, just organizing - all cognitive mountains to climb now - so frustrating!
My definition of brain fog: feeling stupid.
I live in the south and my teenage son says " mom has brain farts" lol. I keep trying to get him to say fog. When I'm in a big group of people,I usually don't talk much cause I always say something stupid.
I have M.E./CFS, along with brain fog. The only way I remember the things that I put in the freezer (like a drink) or on the stove or in the oven, is to set the timer on the microwave! It’s crazy how once I leave the kitchen, none of what I just did, exists! But this hack works for me every time. I have also been honest about it when I need to.♥️
You described my situation too! However I am 66 years old so I just say I am having a senior moment when I can't think of a words (which happens a lot). I'm like you too in that I have to write everything down or I forget. I'm horrible with names so I make a point to write down a new person's name and practice saying it. Times are hard for me too. For instance, I might get up in the morning, check my calendar, see that I have an appointment at say 3:00, and if I don't set my alarm to remind me to start getting ready for the appt. it will completely slip my mind. I could go on and on but I will stop here and just say that I am so glad to hear that somebody else understands exactly what I am going through. Thank you Aimee!
When I worked, I kept a list off all of my coworkers, so when they came to my office, I could always glance at my list.🤗
I have a bit of dyslexia as well as brain fog from POTS, so that really makes things tricky! Numbers and letters are often mixed up, and I forget everything! Plus taking forever to think of certain words. I also have a paper planner, and set so many reminders on my phone! It can definitely be a challenge, but I laugh at myself as much as I can. I'd love to hear more funny brain fog stories!! 😂🤭
Aimee, have you been tested for Lyme disease? Could you have picked up Lyme disease on your honeymoon, or just before (like, from a tick)? The chronic conditions you've mentioned - TOPS, irritable bowel, chronic fatigue, migraine - are symptoms of Lyme disease.
I have severe, erosive osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia, so I understand chronic pain and fatigue. Brain fog is real...definitely.
Like you, I still want to be a cheerful person and take an optimistic view of things. Sure, I sometimes get depressed about my limitations, but I prefer to focus on what I CAN do, what I ENJOY, and how I can be an ENCOURAGER to others.
Thanks for being you! -- Becca
I totally get it! So good to hear someone describe how it feels to have cnstant brain fog. I like to describe it as life with lucid moments! Always surprises my husband how I can be so fast and full of humour great repartee for about 5 minutes maybe ten.....then dull the rest of the time. Always behind the conversation by about 30 seconds.
I personally take vitamin B supplements I find this helps me with the fog. Thank you so very much for taking the time to talk about all that you do. I know how much you have help me.
I know exactly how you feel Aimer🙈
❄️I used to talk lots when I got out but ,now days I'm afraid because the wrong words blurt out
❄️ Burning the food 😋 quite a bit
❄️The one that kills me the most is...when I'm praying and forget what I was going to tell God 😔
🌅What helps me:
💟To sleep : lavender oil ; sleep or meditation music on a low volume.
💟Doing a check in with myself that I am here in the moment , so I don't have thoughts flying through my mind
Thanks 👍 for the tips did not think of the electrolytes
I’m a doctor with 30 plus years of experience. I have brain fog since I remember. Believe or not I make it through med school. I had to limit my practice to my office, because Hospital was to stressful for me. You describe it perfectly. It’s terrible. The worst part it’s the social aspect. For me it comes in crisis. It’s like intermittent Alzheimer! What triggers it it’s climate change. I fell ashamed when I have a crisis. Thank you for your explanation.
do you have any idea what causes it as a doctor?
Fascinating - do you only have brain fog and no other symptoms (disabilities)? If so, then your Mast cells must be activated specifically to cause brain fog. That would be an important scientific discovery - the molecular pathway for brain fog. Most people have many other symptoms alongside brain fog. We now know that all of these chronic symptoms are due to Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). When clusters of these symptoms occur together in a regular pattern then they become a diagnosis eg. Fibromyalgia. But ultimately these myriad diagnoses (syndromes) are all expressions of MCAS.
When I have brain fog, my other symptoms are present, as well. So, I just have to let my flare pass.🤍
I had to put social media on my laptop because current phone is awful. There's also no notifications on my laptop for social media so I'm on there 1ce or 2ce a week
My brain fog was diagnosed as attention deficit disorder I also have chronic pain and have trouble falling and staying asleep. I never developed my condition it was always my life so I never had a chance to really live and develope normally. I was really hyperactive as a kid and I think it was because I was uncomfortable in my body and trying to run away from it or just trying to distract myself.
Childhood vaccinations.
Hi Aimee, I experience everything you mentioned in the video. I’m almost 18 and I find it very hard to focus on things I need to, with graduation, getting my drivers license and thinking about jobs etc… I become very overwhelmed because I can literally feel all the thoughts bouncing around in my head. Sometimes I find it hard to feel happy or excited because there is too much overwhelming stimuli, and I almost forget my grad or getting my license entirely. When you get brain fog do you ever feel a disconnection from reality? Sometimes I feel like I’m living in a virtual reality or a video game. These things seem to be worse when my pain or anxiety flares up.
Thanks for the video Aimee. :)
@Lauren Utley Thank you! Yes I have looked into it before.. it seems clustered with pain, brain fog, POTS ect. Sometimes I write in a journal and find it helps me understand and enjoy the day I’ve had.. it helps a lot! Thanks again.
3rd comment 😂. I should have paused the video every time I thought of something I wanted to comment on😂. I really need to try to limit social media and watching videos and movies. I totally use those things to help me focus on SOMETHING, you called me out there! What kinds of things do you do to occupy yourself when you're resting/lying down/in a flare? I need some ideas that get me off my phone!
I’m exactly the same as you, also I struggle with following instructions, I’ve tried but just can’t. Your videos are very interesting and extremely helpful! I’m struggling to know how to deal with it and what you’ve said is very true!
I appreciate you
great video , i've been using a coffee with lions mane and cordyceps (functional mushrooms). coffee isn't great if you have adrenal issues but i notice a huge difference if i don't have a mix of those kinds of supplements. it comes in a form that you can add to teas as well and it helps me so much. i found that at night is the worst for me or if i feel overtired. it makes sense because my brain fog started when inflammation became an issue and like you said sleep does help with brain fog as well as all kinds of inflammation. im curious if you experience it more in the evening? i know you said you have it throughout the day. i love what you said about being present , i totally agree. its a game changer for me when i can be in the moment , my brain seems to work better magically.
Both my mother and I got brain fog for at least a couple of months after each flu jab. We both have autoimmune conditions After her death I haven’t had another jab and I have not had the symptoms since. A crooked smile is a symptom of toxin injury. Forrest Maready crooked: man made disease explained
HI AIMEE THANKS FOR YOUR VIDIOS LOVE THEM AND I SUFFER FROM FIBROMYALGIA MYSELF AND HAVE BRAIN FOG AS WILL
. BUT I LIKE TO USE PIST IT NOTES TO HELP ME AS A REMINDER TO THAT ALSO HELPS. JUST AND 💡 IDEA... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK IM PROUD OF YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR. YOUR. TIME .ENJOY ALL YOUR VIDIOS FROM A FRIEND IN CALIFORNIA🌍🐺🐾🐾🌞🌴🌿🌴🌻🌸🍑
Same but my significant other isn't exactly supportive and I am very sensitive about it medical marijuana has helped me a lot because it calms me and destresses I am still learning to figure it out
Great advice. Your are realistic and hopeful. Wish I had you in my beginning. Will you homeschool?
Brain fog is sooo weird and often funny! I laugh at myself often 😅. The other day I was trying to tell my husband that there were big mushrooms growing beside our tomato plants, and that I pulled them out, but I couldn't think of the word 'mushrooms'. I said 'marshmallows' instead!! He loves marshmallows, so that got us laughing, and imagining we could grow marshmallows on a plant😂.
Everything is so overwhelming right now. I have a baby on the way and have such awful fatigue, brain fog dizziness, and another pots symptoms. I’m not sure how I’m supposed to function and I really need to be thinking about getting a job when all I can do is stand for 15 minutes before I need to lay down again. Any suggestions for entry level jobs for people with pots? If anyone here has pretty bad pots and fatigue daily what do you do for work? I also have a spinal injury and too much standing, bending or lifting gives me intense pain.
Interesting, my measure is math as well. I created a save food list for my self. I take 50,000IU vitamin D 3, high amount of Brewers yeast more than recommended. Also, fat fast. I checked some recommended diet like diet for leaky gut , information, and so on. I drink garlic tea.
To avoid brain fog, I eat grean leaves vegetables and meat (No so much chicken)or seafood, the best one is liver(in all types) it has so much fat and low carb, this would be a good example. Also, because I don't eat dairy, fractos; most sugar types, so, when I eat something wrong and I have the withdraw symptoms I drink BCT oil. I don't eat so much food at once. I don't use toothpaste. I eat less thing a day so I can notice which food causes for me the fluctuations which some times appear after long time during the day.I avoid any prepared food. I can not write a lot. I am so happy you discribe this issue keep doing that please.