Hi everyone. I left in a lot of pauses that normally I edit out. I have a lot of brain fog and I just thought showing it completely gives a clearer picture. It shows why I haven’t been uploading consistently for some time. It takes so long to film and edit when your brain power is low. But I was hoping this may help someone else with the same or similar symptoms. It’s scary and very annoying but I’m going to figure it out….even though I’m writing this 5.5 hours after my first wave 🤦🏾♀️
😢I will be praying for you to find a way to get more sleep. I will be sharing this with my niece who seems to have similar symptoms. I am writing this at 4:21 am as my Mom use to say I got my days and nights mixed up. I have trouble sleeping I have insomnia due to childhood trauma which in turn caused anxiety. My niece is doing so many things like you and hope we all find the solution to this problem. Sending Hugs and Love with lots of prayers Akeeba be easy. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Hi Akeeba, please look into a Whhop watch. It will track everything for you and make suggestion for your day based on your pervious day. You can also print out the data and use it to show your doctor for a more compreshive report. It tracks sleep, recovery, strain, stress and so much more. Extremely well laid out and ease to use data. Very user friendly. It just might help you... Good luck!
I’m glad that you got a good Doctor! I went to Black Female Doctor before being diagnosed with breast cancer, and she told me not to worry about it, she said “ it was apart of my rib” She was dead wrong, . I wrote her a nice letter, no bad words, but I did tell her she was wrong in her diagnosis. It was my awesome mom that said, “ no you are going to charity hospital, my lump had grown extensively. Praise God for An Awesome Mom and Family. I was diagnosed with breast cancer stage 2, this was 24 years ago. The race of the person doesn’t matter, good doctors can be any race, just like bad doctors can be any race.
My beloved Mama who was a midwife for 6 - 7yrs in the U.K. and 40 yrs in total as a R.N. had me consume barley daily throughout my first pregnancy, and when I was exclusively breastfeeding my first daughter was sleeping through the night 8 - 10hrs by ten days old. Barley contains melatonin which causes you to have a deep, restful sleep and is just as effective in adults as it is in babies. I am in no way a medical doctor but, it wouldn't hurt to try barley in your porridge, soups, stews or teas. Praying that you get some much needed sleep. God's richest blessings.🙏🏾
Melatonin, and consider walking around the inside of your house when it’s this late at night ❤. Oh and try knitting or another hobby when you cannot sleep. Ever notice how tired you are when you are focused on a task? Sending positive energy your way
Sis I needed this video. Thank you for sharing your story. I too was THE SAME. Teaching and picking my daughter up from daycare and falling asleep behind the wheel. It got to a point where I would have to take a nap in the car before going home. I thought it was because of the work load. And here I am homeschooling and trying to build BUSINESSES clean the house cook all the meals my sleep pattern is identical to yours. But I didn’t know it could have detrimental effects, because like you I add up the intermittent hours 😅 so THANK YOU for sharing. I will be making changes IMMEDIATELY!
I literally talked to my doctor about this yesterday-the same exact prescription for two weeks! I was still in a bit of denial, but I see and hear myself so much in your story. My cognitive function is trash right now, and I always fight sleep at night. The circadian rhythm thing is a major key & made everything click just now! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing this! I used to be a stay at home ,homeschool mom that now works fulltime and then comes home to do housework and homeschool. If I don't fall asleep at 8pm , I won't be able to fall asleep until 5am 😢 Breastfeed then wake up at 2pm or 4pm to rush to work. Sometimes I forget my name or what the heck I'm even doing and eating has gone out the window. I hope you find a way to sleep im your sleep window and get full rest. Prayers Mama for both of us!
I'm glad I watched this, just confirming all I know about how sleep is verrrry important to your physical as well as your mental health, and why I need to make changes regarding my job and my life. I've been putting it off for a while, but my job doesn't allow me the sleep I need. Brain fog is a serious reality. Thanks for sharing Akeeba! 🙏
I can relate to all you are saying! I now prioritize sleep and rest but based on what you said we need to listen to our bodies more! Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
Ok this is very personal… and I haven’t even finished the video. But have you ever been in a relationship with a narcissist/abusive individual? You don’t have to answer… it’s just that your body goes into fight/flight and changes your brain makeup dramatically… and can cause memory loss and brain fog for years. I only know because I’ve experienced it. On top of severe sleep depression with 3 kids 3 and under. I am sorry. Thank you for sharing your struggles. You do a lot! Finishing the video now…
Awe, wishing you a full recovery. Get to bed at 7 and follow your instincts. I’m rooting for you. Lately, I haven’t been sleeping that well either. Life ❤
Thank you for sharing. This is EXACTLY what I go through. It's that drive to go go go and be a great mom. We put too much pressure on ourselves. Fellow teacher too!
This is so true! Sleep is a necessity not a luxury. When I decided to just sleep as long as my body needed the benefits carried over to all the areas of my life. Thank u for sharing ❤
Praying for you, and thank you for shedding light to this, I too am a single mom and as you mentioned what your juggling I was nodding my head as to me feeling that way as well, but didn’t know that it could affect someone’s body this way, I know it’s not easy being a single mom there’s a lot on your plate, self care 🙏🏼. Hoping you can get some rest tonight🙏🏼
Praying for you too Akeeba!!🙏🏽 We all appreciate what you do for our community! We can understand where you're coming from, but we all need balance ... Easier said than done, (I know) BUT don't give up on work life balance! I've recommended your channel many times and love watching with my little girl. *But* you need to *make time* and *take time out* to be whole and rested for YOU and your Princesses sis! Your beautiful girls will understand and want to help Mummy. Share with them that you NEED to rest, and maybe let them take on some chores so you can rest, and forget about the chores. Apply your professional discipline to cherishing YOURSELF! You deserve it!!! This also models balance for the girls. *Remember to go to bed this evening *AT 7PM* Start winding down 30 mins before and stick to the plan of restoration. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE Take as good care of yourself as possible Ms Akeeba YOU DESERVE IT!!! ❤ We're all rooting for you and praying for you Sending love from here the UK 🙏🏽💯❤️
You have been such an inspiration, and I always wondered why you uploaded so sporadically. Thanks for being transparent. Please continue to take care of yourself.
Because of you shedding light on this issue, i recognize some of these patterns in myself. So i thank you for your transparency. GOD be with you and your family always.
I'm sorry that you are going through that, and I hope you get a consistent sleep schedule implemented to help you feel better and be at your best. Take care! Praying for you 🙏
Wishing you good health. Thanks for the knowledge you’ve been sharing in this channel it’s really helpful for a lot of people. Thank you and hope you get well soon!
Akeeba, I feel you totally girl. I’m so glad you posted this video because I needed this. I also struggle with getting to bed at a decent hour, sometimes even working through the night and not sleeping until the next night. Lord help me. After hearing your diagnosis of sleep deprivation being the reason for the brain fog, I totally get it. I will be intentionally changing my sleep patterns. Work hard at it girl. Your girls need you in tip top shape. I hope it gets better for you soon. Report back to us. ♥️
I don’t sleep either and I thought maybe I had some sort of aphasia or something that was causing me to forget things and esp forget vocabulary. I use to have waves of sleepiness but now I don’t even have that which is why I’m up at 1:17am watching your vid. My sleep wave will come at 2:30 but I need to be up by 7:30. I feel like the energizer bunny with no turnoff switch.
This was happening to me and I was diagnosed with long-term Covid. The brain fog, word search and cognitive delays. The cognitive therapy, medication, and speech therapy helps. This is a long journey.
Yes. I can so identify with this. I am not sure how old you are but at 45 I too started having strange symptoms that were sporatic and isolated....brain fog being one of them. However, I never considered sleep deprivation being a cause as I continued burning with trying to get it all done homeschooling my 13, 11, 9 and 7 year old. Now I know that sleep, exercise and Perimenopause, menopause and now post menopause is a HUGE factor. Learn all you can about the menopausal stages (Dr. Mary Claire here on RUclips and others) and look into all causes and connections that brain fog has. So wish we could meet I think we live in the same area. We moved from the southern part of the state a few years ago. Hope this helps and will be praying for you. You are do great and be kind to yourself🙏🏽
I'm Praying for you, Miss Akeeba 🙏I know so many who struggle with this and it's frustrating. I really hear you when you talk about not being able to find the words or seeing the picture in your head but not the word. Brain fog is scary and real. Milk Thistle supplements are something I can't recommend enough to help with the brain fog ❤ Hugs, love and blessings to you!
Yes milk thistle will help you detox the liver...also try the castor oil pack it will help you with your liver, and other things like insomnia, balance your hormones, bowels movement, ... Do some research about it, it's really Amazing!
Yes amen I'm working on my part-time business now. Trying to leave the government and use those talents for my family, friends and others. Trying t learn a new programming skill but oh well lips dry, feet hot can't think tired. Praying for another day but watching this I'm going to call it a night. Thank you praying for you and take care of yourself. truly we try to do it all. but God he's the only one.....
Thanks so much for sharing this information. I pray that you are able to find a solution that will help you to get more sleep (at the appropriate hour) and allow you to spend more quality time with your business, your homeschooling, your children and most of all, yourself.❤️🙏🏽
Glad that you are doing, better. I also watch Dr. Bobby Price and he said “ fried foods, enriched foods, Coke 0 , energy drinks can be linked to dementia.
I take 240-320 mg of magnesium citrate approx one hour before bed. Really helps your the nervous system , calm you down , and helps with sleep. If you haven’t tried it, look into it ❤ hope you things get better!
Akeeba watch videos by Dr Peter Attia and he talks about magnesium threonate but it has to be the one that has magtein- any brand will do as long as it has magtein.
Im going though that now. At any point during the day in any conversation, words are hard. My daughter has gotten good at helping me through it. When you were speaking i could see you wanting to come up with the words.
Oh, how I wish every doctor is like yours! You even gave her an "out" by suggesting depression, but she was thorough and didn't go straight to pharmaceuticals! I hope you realize you have a prized physician!! So simple, yet, so profound. Should be the norm, but totally isn't! God bless you on this sleep journey. I know it's not easy, especially with kids, but at least, since you are self-employed, you have a bit more freedom to try and structure a day around your circadian rhythm- a freedom that I'm trying to create for myself (working on getting out of corporate). I wish you well and excellent health.
That can be so annoying and scary. I went through that a few times in my life. I sent you an email listing some of the things that I did to correct it. 5G which is a big issue can cause many health problems, the radiation. It caused my family and I memory lose problems. We got rid of 5g wifi and life is back to normal. Blessings to you and your family.
Thank you for sharing this! You encouraged me to actually take the time and figure out how to fix my sleep problems too. I'm embarrassed about how frequently I'm falling asleep throughout my day, being home full time and homeschooling too. I really appreciate your honesty and openness.
let the pages and pages of comments and suggestions and prayers and concern be a sign of your importance and value.. YOU ARE LOVED! Wishing you well and praying for you mama!!
Thanks so much for sharing. I can relate! I teach right now, on top of being a mom of three and wife. I’m constantly doing all of the things and experience a lot of brain fog! It was worse when I was breastfeeding in 2022. I’m over that hurdle and the youngest is a sleep trained toddler. My kids 1&5 really disrupt my sleep. I can’t get good sleep even when I set it up to have a early turn in. One always wakes and so I wake. So I feel like I won’t get good sleep until they’re preteens lol. So is it brain fog for me until then? God I hope not 😢
I’m going through something scarily similar. My mom thinks it’s a vitamin deficiency. She brought me a bunch of vitamins. I’ve been experiencing this for about 6 months significantly.
This sounds like me i can go at least 3 days without sleep and then when i go to sleep i am totally exhausted. It's like my brain won't turn off and i have very limited energy daily. I try to take meds but nothing helps i have made my doctors aware of this people say go to sleep i can't and like you say i get sleepy at weird times of the day.
Wow what a great share and reminder of the importance of REST. Quality rest. If I may, I’d like to share my own testimony in case it helps you or anyone who comes across it. I used to think I had insomnia as a child/young adult. I never talked to my doctor about it and so I was never formally diagnosed but I took the “night owl” label and hoped for good night’s rest as often as possible. After I was born again (as a young adult) I realized one day that I had been cured from insomnia. I realized that I was able to go asleep quickly, stay asleep, no longer a night owl, sleeping a full 6-8 hours. I also have scoliosis so many nights were literally hours of trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in. Super annoying and just draining. But all that disappeared when I accepted Christ. Truly not a sales pitch but is my testimony. Go to the doctor but also pray for healing. God is absolutely a healer! He healed me from insomnia and I just “happened” to realize it. He heals you from things you didn’t pray about and may not even notice immediately. Just wanted to add that as encouragement to someone out there ❤
Same thing with me,God healed me too from insomia and restored my mind when i came to Christ, It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.(PSALM127V2
I have migraines and was diagnosed with chronic insomia so apart from the brain fog, i get you. I'd say this, reduce screen, leave what you can't do to the next day, you can actually sleep after your first wave but its a lot of work. Ive had every sleep pill you can imagine, i was on sleep therapy for 6 months. So when you miss your first wave, take a position your body is familiar with and just lay still. Try headspace or a listen that you're uninterested in. Wish you the best
Teddy is so cute❤I’m so sorry you are dealing with this. Ivy been having trouble with sleeping for years. I suffer from insomnia. My neurologist recommended me take melatonin, but I don’t want to take something to make me sleep. I’m just stuck right now.
I completely understand this. I have brain fog, exhaustion and fatigue, forgetfulness, insomnia, mood swings, and I can’t get out of flight mode. My 5 and 6 year old get up from bed several times a night (detox loading). I’m supposed to be teaching them how to read (I joined Akeeba’s program in January) but Mama is mfn’ tired! I’m going to try reducing my sugar/processed food intake and exercise more efficiently. Like Akeeba says, “I don’t know how but I know I must”… 🙏🏾
I found taking magnesium and tart cherry at night to sleep after 2 years of not sleeping after my husband death. (After trying medication, theray and all sorts of things) bless you form sharing
I am the same when I comes to trying to do too much and by the next with very little sleep i forget my phone or my wallet at the store because my brain is over worked
Thank you for sharing; I need to get my sleep hygiene together, too. God bless you. I know you will come through this all the more better, in Jesus' name.
Yes go to sleep it makes you feel so much better 🙃 I suffered similar and organic liquid B12 and a plant based diet also helps but truly get to sleep 😴 it makes a big difference 💕
If you're open to trying something natural,if i may suggest something that works for me.Rub Vicks on your feet before going yo bed snd it's recommended to wear socks thereafter but i personally prefer not to and or also peel a couple of cloves of garlic snd put on your nightstand and under your pillow
Fasting is incredibly powerful and healing. Dr. mindy Pelz shares how to do it for merenopause, etc. Also, plant based is verybpopilar but our brains run on cholesterol and many disprders like Alzeimers can be linked to low fat diets
Have you tried melatonin supplements? Also you could try replenishing your natural melatonin with sunlight especially early morning sunlight, which helped me the past. Wishing you happy dreams😊.
Akeeba, it maybe a hormonal imbalance. Have your vitamin D levels tested and then supplement. As a black person I adjusted my vitamin D levels and sleep well During the pandemic that regiment also provided immunity fighting properties to what was going on around us. Now I take 10k iu of Vitamin D 3. Four times a week along with Vitamin K. I'd avoid sleep aids and cold medicines to get restful sleep
You have the solution and you know it works. May be do some simple cognitive behavioral therapy could help you work through what you’re thinking and what triggers your sleep destroying behaviors. You e already realized that when you act on the thought “a little housework to night…”. The result is not feeling better. That’s an important insight. Do you keep a sleep diary? I manage my sleep better when I do. Good luck. I’m rooting for you and myself.
Good evening Akeeba I am just like you, I’m an older woman and retired. Follow your instincts just puts everything aside and sleep the house cleaning can wait as long as you do your job take care of your children, you will be ok. Take care of yourself.
Reading the Bible and meditating before going to bed works too. Helps calm your brain and helps you to focus. And a cup of chamomile tea. Circadian rhythms.
I had the same problem. Ask your doctor about taking the supplement, magnesium glycinate. It works beautifully for me. Also, did you have your adrenals tested? And, did she test for chronic fatigue syndrome and ebstien bar virus? These are related to mono.
Akeeba, please consider doing an extended juice fast -- a juicer, organic fruits and veggies, lots of filtered water. It will help whatever is happening.
I have a lot of difficulty sleeping, and I've learned that you have to use multiple strategies. Like, magnesium and make sure you have enough calcium and make sure you're eating healthy. A tiny amount of melatonin before bed. A bedtime ritual. Get the list of "sleep hygiene" details from a psychology website and do most of those things. For me, I focus on the strategy of not napping and not going back to bed if I wake up. So if I wake up at 2:00 a.m., I get up if I can't fall back asleep and I stay awake until 9:00 p.m. that day. It resets the sleep clock. Good luck! I also used to live in Korea
Dr. Matt Walker is a sleep expert at Berkley and has a book you might want to check out. I heard a fantastic interview he did on the Huberman Lab podcast
Akeeba please do not go out alone at 1am. It is just too dangerous no matter what type of neighborhood you live in.
Awesome advice and I pray that she takes heed.
I ❤ you Akeeba!!! 🙏🏾 Praying for your and Apewae's healing, in Jesus' name!!! Amen.
They better fear her. 😂😂😂 She's covered.
Try the tea's to help you sleep! No caffeine! ❤love❤
Hi everyone. I left in a lot of pauses that normally I edit out. I have a lot of brain fog and I just thought showing it completely gives a clearer picture. It shows why I haven’t been uploading consistently for some time. It takes so long to film and edit when your brain power is low.
But I was hoping this may help someone else with the same or similar symptoms.
It’s scary and very annoying but I’m going to figure it out….even though I’m writing this 5.5 hours after my first wave 🤦🏾♀️
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Praying for you sweet heart❤❤❤
😢I will be praying for you to find a way to get more sleep. I will be sharing this with my niece who seems to have similar symptoms. I am writing this at 4:21 am as my Mom use to say I got my days and nights mixed up. I have trouble sleeping I have insomnia due to childhood trauma which in turn caused anxiety. My niece is doing so many things like you and hope we all find the solution to this problem. Sending Hugs and Love with lots of prayers Akeeba be easy. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Hi Akeeba, please look into a Whhop watch. It will track everything for you and make suggestion for your day based on your pervious day. You can also print out the data and use it to show your doctor for a more compreshive report. It tracks sleep, recovery, strain, stress and so much more. Extremely well laid out and ease to use data. Very user friendly. It just might help you... Good luck!
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I’m glad that you got a good Doctor! I went to Black Female Doctor before being diagnosed with breast cancer, and she told me not to worry about it, she said “ it was apart of my rib” She was dead wrong, . I wrote her a nice letter, no bad words, but I did tell her she was wrong in her diagnosis.
It was my awesome mom that said, “ no you are going to charity hospital, my lump had grown extensively.
Praise God for An Awesome Mom and Family. I was diagnosed with breast cancer stage 2, this was 24 years ago.
The race of the person doesn’t matter, good doctors can be any race, just like bad doctors can be any race.
My beloved Mama who was a midwife for 6 - 7yrs in the U.K. and 40 yrs in total as a R.N. had me consume barley daily throughout my first pregnancy, and when I was exclusively breastfeeding my first daughter was sleeping through the night 8 - 10hrs by ten days old. Barley contains melatonin which causes you to have a deep, restful sleep and is just as effective in adults as it is in babies. I am in no way a medical doctor but, it wouldn't hurt to try barley in your porridge, soups, stews or teas. Praying that you get some much needed sleep. God's richest blessings.🙏🏾
I'm praying God protection over you 🙏🏾 our hope is only him.
Cherries are also a melatonin food.And mangos.
Melatonin, and consider walking around the inside of your house when it’s this late at night ❤. Oh and try knitting or another hobby when you cannot sleep. Ever notice how tired you are when you are focused on a task? Sending positive energy your way
Sis I needed this video. Thank you for sharing your story. I too was THE SAME. Teaching and picking my daughter up from daycare and falling asleep behind the wheel. It got to a point where I would have to take a nap in the car before going home. I thought it was because of the work load. And here I am homeschooling and trying to build BUSINESSES clean the house cook all the meals my sleep pattern is identical to yours. But I didn’t know it could have detrimental effects, because like you I add up the intermittent hours 😅 so THANK YOU for sharing. I will be making changes IMMEDIATELY!
I literally talked to my doctor about this yesterday-the same exact prescription for two weeks! I was still in a bit of denial, but I see and hear myself so much in your story. My cognitive function is trash right now, and I always fight sleep at night. The circadian rhythm thing is a major key & made everything click just now! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing this!
I used to be a stay at home ,homeschool mom that now works fulltime and then comes home to do housework and homeschool. If I don't fall asleep at 8pm , I won't be able to fall asleep until 5am 😢
Breastfeed then wake up at 2pm or 4pm to rush to work.
Sometimes I forget my name or what the heck I'm even doing and eating has gone out the window.
I hope you find a way to sleep im your sleep window and get full rest. Prayers Mama for both of us!
Thank you for sharing. I thought I was the only one going through this. 🙏
I'm glad I watched this, just confirming all I know about how sleep is verrrry important to your physical as well as your mental health, and why I need to make changes regarding my job and my life. I've been putting it off for a while, but my job doesn't allow me the sleep I need. Brain fog is a serious reality. Thanks for sharing Akeeba! 🙏
You are such an amazing mom. You deserve rest 🫶🏾💗
I can relate to all you are saying! I now prioritize sleep and rest but based on what you said we need to listen to our bodies more! Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
Ok this is very personal… and I haven’t even finished the video. But have you ever been in a relationship with a narcissist/abusive individual? You don’t have to answer… it’s just that your body goes into fight/flight and changes your brain makeup dramatically… and can cause memory loss and brain fog for years. I only know because I’ve experienced it. On top of severe sleep depression with 3 kids 3 and under. I am sorry. Thank you for sharing your struggles. You do a lot! Finishing the video now…
That’s so true
God Bless you sweetie, glad you are getting professional medical help. Our HEALTH is our WEALTH !!! NOT things or possessions !!!!
Awe, wishing you a full recovery. Get to bed at 7 and follow your instincts. I’m rooting for you. Lately, I haven’t been sleeping that well either. Life ❤
Thank you for sharing. This is EXACTLY what I go through. It's that drive to go go go and be a great mom. We put too much pressure on ourselves. Fellow teacher too!
This is so true! Sleep is a necessity not a luxury. When I decided to just sleep as long as my body needed the benefits carried over to all the areas of my life. Thank u for sharing ❤
Praying for you, and thank you for shedding light to this, I too am a single mom and as you mentioned what your juggling I was nodding my head as to me feeling that way as well, but didn’t know that it could affect someone’s body this way, I know it’s not easy being a single mom there’s a lot on your plate, self care 🙏🏼. Hoping you can get some rest tonight🙏🏼
Praying for you too Akeeba!!🙏🏽
We all appreciate what you do for our community!
We can understand where you're coming from, but we all need balance ...
Easier said than done, (I know) BUT don't give up on work life balance!
I've recommended your channel many times and love watching with my little girl.
*But* you need to *make time* and *take time out* to be whole and rested for YOU and your Princesses sis!
Your beautiful girls will understand and want to help Mummy.
Share with them that you NEED to rest, and maybe let them take on some chores so you can rest, and forget about the chores.
Apply your professional discipline to cherishing YOURSELF!
You deserve it!!!
This also models balance for the girls.
*Remember to go to bed this evening *AT 7PM*
Start winding down 30 mins before and stick to the plan of restoration.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
Take as good care of yourself as possible Ms Akeeba
YOU DESERVE IT!!! ❤
We're all rooting for you and praying for you
Sending love from here the UK 🙏🏽💯❤️
You have been such an inspiration, and I always wondered why you uploaded so sporadically. Thanks for being transparent. Please continue to take care of yourself.
I’m so proud of you! Please take of yourself!!! It’s okay!!
Because of you shedding light on this issue, i recognize some of these patterns in myself. So i thank you for your transparency. GOD be with you and your family always.
I'm sorry that you are going through that, and I hope you get a consistent sleep schedule implemented to help you feel better and be at your best. Take care! Praying for you 🙏
Sorry you're going through this. Please take care of yourself 🙏🏽 ❤️
Wishing you good health. Thanks for the knowledge you’ve been sharing in this channel it’s really helpful for a lot of people. Thank you and hope you get well soon!
Thank you soooo very much for sharing this video. It was EXTREMELY helpful!❤❤❤
Your dog is adorable!!
So glad it’s something that you can fix. Please find balance 💕 it’s hard
Felt this so deep. So many mamas suffer in silence from this. I have many friends who think it is lingering “pregnancy brain”.
I pray that you find peace joy and happiness. You are an amazing mama! Keep strong sister! We are all rooting for you ❤
Akeeba, I feel you totally girl. I’m so glad you posted this video because I needed this. I also struggle with getting to bed at a decent hour, sometimes even working through the night and not sleeping until the next night. Lord help me.
After hearing your diagnosis of sleep deprivation being the reason for the brain fog, I totally get it. I will be intentionally changing my sleep patterns. Work hard at it girl. Your girls need you in tip top shape. I hope it gets better for you soon. Report back to us. ♥️
We have to take care of ourselves first because things will always be there…
I don’t sleep either and I thought maybe I had some sort of aphasia or something that was causing me to forget things and esp forget vocabulary. I use to have waves of sleepiness but now I don’t even have that which is why I’m up at 1:17am watching your vid. My sleep wave will come at 2:30 but I need to be up by 7:30. I feel like the energizer bunny with no turnoff switch.
feel better. Praying for you
This was happening to me and I was diagnosed with long-term Covid. The brain fog, word search and cognitive delays. The cognitive therapy, medication, and speech therapy helps. This is a long journey.
Sleep apnea. I was exhausted for years until my diagnosis. Thanks to my Resmed machine I enjoy 8 plus hours and I feel younger.
Yes. I can so identify with this. I am not sure how old you are but at 45 I too started having strange symptoms that were sporatic and isolated....brain fog being one of them. However, I never considered sleep deprivation being a cause as I continued burning with trying to get it all done homeschooling my 13, 11, 9 and 7 year old. Now I know that sleep, exercise and Perimenopause, menopause and now post menopause is a HUGE factor. Learn all you can about the menopausal stages (Dr. Mary Claire here on RUclips and others) and look into all causes and connections that brain fog has. So wish we could meet I think we live in the same area. We moved from the southern part of the state a few years ago. Hope this helps and will be praying for you. You are do great and be kind to yourself🙏🏽
Yes, I was going to mention perimenopause. Even low iron can produce those symptoms.
I’m praying for you sweetie I am speaking healing over you and everything you have going on
I'm Praying for you, Miss Akeeba 🙏I know so many who struggle with this and it's frustrating.
I really hear you when you talk about not being able to find the words or seeing the picture in your head but not the word. Brain fog is scary and real. Milk Thistle supplements are something I can't recommend enough to help with the brain fog ❤ Hugs, love and blessings to you!
Thank you! I haven’t heard of Milk Thistle, I’m definitely willing to try it!
Yes milk thistle will help you detox the liver...also try the castor oil pack it will help you with your liver, and other things like insomnia, balance your hormones, bowels movement, ... Do some research about it, it's really Amazing!
Yes amen I'm working on my part-time business now. Trying to leave the government and use those talents for my family, friends and others. Trying t learn a new programming skill but oh well lips dry, feet hot can't think tired. Praying for another day but watching this I'm going to call it a night. Thank you praying for you and take care of yourself. truly we try to do it all. but God he's the only one.....
Thanks so much for sharing this information. I pray that you are able to find a solution that will help you to get more sleep (at the appropriate hour) and allow you to spend more quality time with your business, your homeschooling, your children and most of all, yourself.❤️🙏🏽
I do appreciate this video. Lifestyle changes for me going forward.
Glad that you are doing, better. I also watch Dr. Bobby Price and he said “ fried foods, enriched foods, Coke 0 , energy drinks can be linked to dementia.
I take 240-320 mg of magnesium citrate approx one hour before bed. Really helps your the nervous system , calm you down , and helps with sleep. If you haven’t tried it, look into it ❤ hope you things get better!
This and wake up and go for a jog, take in sun etc
Magnesium oxide also excellence for sleep. I think better than the citrate. Morency Tart Cherry Juice will also help you sleep like a brick!
@@thebullockbunch224my doc prescribed magnesium oxide and it has helped with sleep, anxiety, heart palpitations and digestive issues.
Akeeba watch videos by Dr Peter Attia and he talks about magnesium threonate but it has to be the one that has magtein- any brand will do as long as it has magtein.
Im going though that now. At any point during the day in any conversation, words are hard. My daughter has gotten good at helping me through it. When you were speaking i could see you wanting to come up with the words.
Oh, how I wish every doctor is like yours! You even gave her an "out" by suggesting depression, but she was thorough and didn't go straight to pharmaceuticals! I hope you realize you have a prized physician!! So simple, yet, so profound. Should be the norm, but totally isn't!
God bless you on this sleep journey. I know it's not easy, especially with kids, but at least, since you are self-employed, you have a bit more freedom to try and structure a day around your circadian rhythm- a freedom that I'm trying to create for myself (working on getting out of corporate).
I wish you well and excellent health.
That can be so annoying and scary. I went through that a few times in my life. I sent you an email listing some of the things that I did to correct it. 5G which is a big issue can cause many health problems, the radiation. It caused my family and I memory lose problems. We got rid of 5g wifi and life is back to normal. Blessings to you and your family.
Suck that they’re putting these towers everywhere. How did you get rid of it?
Thank you for sharing this! You encouraged me to actually take the time and figure out how to fix my sleep problems too. I'm embarrassed about how frequently I'm falling asleep throughout my day, being home full time and homeschooling too. I really appreciate your honesty and openness.
Thanks for sharing this ❤ I am struggling with this as well
Glad your able to get it resolved
You are not alone my husband and I suffer the same issue after C19 it's long haul. I find myself getting frustrated dealing with it too.
let the pages and pages of comments and suggestions and prayers and concern be a sign of your importance and value.. YOU ARE LOVED! Wishing you well and praying for you mama!!
I hope things get better for u, your mind is Exhausted!! It is over worked I wish u well rest ❤
Its so important to stay on a schedule bc if i fall off. Its bad!
Thanks so much for sharing. I can relate! I teach right now, on top of being a mom of three and wife. I’m constantly doing all of the things and experience a lot of brain fog! It was worse when I was breastfeeding in 2022. I’m over that hurdle and the youngest is a sleep trained toddler. My kids 1&5 really disrupt my sleep. I can’t get good sleep even when I set it up to have a early turn in. One always wakes and so I wake. So I feel like I won’t get good sleep until they’re preteens lol. So is it brain fog for me until then? God I hope not 😢
God bless you and your family ' God is a healer. Praying for you ❤
Omg! This happens to me a lot. I feel exhausted after having two under two babies. 😢
Yes, that’s hard. My girls were also 2 under two at the time. You should try a trial of 8 hours of sleep for two weeks. ❤️
Akeeba, Please go to the doctor there is something wrong. A complete physical examination is needed.I pray you get the help you need.
Thank you for this, sounds like what I have.
Thanks for sharing. This was really helpful. 😊
I’m going through something scarily similar. My mom thinks it’s a vitamin deficiency. She brought me a bunch of vitamins. I’ve been experiencing this for about 6 months significantly.
Prayer going out to you and your family.
This sounds like me i can go at least 3 days without sleep and then when i go to sleep i am totally exhausted. It's like my brain won't turn off and i have very limited energy daily. I try to take meds but nothing helps i have made my doctors aware of this people say go to sleep i can't and like you say i get sleepy at weird times of the day.
Wow what a great share and reminder of the importance of REST. Quality rest. If I may, I’d like to share my own testimony in case it helps you or anyone who comes across it. I used to think I had insomnia as a child/young adult. I never talked to my doctor about it and so I was never formally diagnosed but I took the “night owl” label and hoped for good night’s rest as often as possible. After I was born again (as a young adult) I realized one day that I had been cured from insomnia. I realized that I was able to go asleep quickly, stay asleep, no longer a night owl, sleeping a full 6-8 hours. I also have scoliosis so many nights were literally hours of trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in. Super annoying and just draining. But all that disappeared when I accepted Christ. Truly not a sales pitch but is my testimony. Go to the doctor but also pray for healing. God is absolutely a healer! He healed me from insomnia and I just “happened” to realize it. He heals you from things you didn’t pray about and may not even notice immediately. Just wanted to add that as encouragement to someone out there ❤
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Same thing with me,God healed me too from insomia and restored my mind when i came to Christ, It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.(PSALM127V2
I wish you the best of luck get some sleep I pray that you get better your so sweet like your sister bless to you from new york
If you can get someone to help with cleaning and shopping that can help alot. Please take care❤.
Appreciate you💜💯🎉
I have migraines and was diagnosed with chronic insomia so apart from the brain fog, i get you. I'd say this, reduce screen, leave what you can't do to the next day, you can actually sleep after your first wave but its a lot of work. Ive had every sleep pill you can imagine, i was on sleep therapy for 6 months. So when you miss your first wave, take a position your body is familiar with and just lay still. Try headspace or a listen that you're uninterested in. Wish you the best
Take care my wonderful teacher that made me a good teacher for my kids♥
Praying you recover sis ❤
Teddy is so cute❤I’m so sorry you are dealing with this. Ivy been having trouble with sleeping for years. I suffer from insomnia. My neurologist recommended me take melatonin, but I don’t want to take something to make me sleep. I’m just stuck right now.
Have you tried tart cherry? It's a natural melatonin.
I feel this.!! I haven’t had a full nights rest in years.!
Also question..is there a reason you keep panning the camera to the side?
I completely understand this. I have brain fog, exhaustion and fatigue, forgetfulness, insomnia, mood swings, and I can’t get out of flight mode. My 5 and 6 year old get up from bed several times a night (detox loading). I’m supposed to be teaching them how to read (I joined Akeeba’s program in January) but Mama is mfn’ tired!
I’m going to try reducing my sugar/processed food intake and exercise more efficiently.
Like Akeeba says, “I don’t know how but I know I must”… 🙏🏾
Pray for healing. ❤love❤ I'll pray for you as well.
Blessings to you sending prayers 🙏🏾😇🙏🏾😇🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾💙💙💙🤎👸🏾💪🏾stay strong in the Lord 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🙏🏾😇🙏🏾😇💙💙🫶🏾🫶🏾
Hey akeeba thanks for sharing I'm going through the same thing so you're not alone
Thanks for this information.
I found taking magnesium and tart cherry at night to sleep after 2 years of not sleeping after my husband death. (After trying medication, theray and all sorts of things) bless you form sharing
God bless you. Amen.
Praying for you 🙏🏿💕🙏🏿💕🙏🏿💕🙏🏿💕
Try a half a glass of tart cherry juice to help sleep.
Hey! You can Do an HTMA test. To check minerals. Something is off minerals, gut.
I am the same when I comes to trying to do too much and by the next with very little sleep i forget my phone or my wallet at the store because my brain is over worked
Thank you for sharing; I need to get my sleep hygiene together, too. God bless you. I know you will come through this all the more better, in Jesus' name.
Yes go to sleep it makes you feel so much better 🙃 I suffered similar and organic liquid B12 and a plant based diet also helps but truly get to sleep 😴 it makes a big difference 💕
If you're open to trying something natural,if i may suggest something that works for me.Rub Vicks on your feet before going yo bed snd it's recommended to wear socks thereafter but i personally prefer not to and or also peel a couple of cloves of garlic snd put on your nightstand and under your pillow
Fasting is incredibly powerful and healing. Dr. mindy Pelz shares how to do it for merenopause, etc.
Also, plant based is verybpopilar but our brains run on cholesterol and many disprders like Alzeimers can be linked to low fat diets
❤. I’m trying this tonight
Have you tried melatonin supplements? Also you could try replenishing your natural melatonin with sunlight especially early morning sunlight, which helped me the past. Wishing you happy dreams😊.
Akeeba, it maybe a hormonal imbalance. Have your vitamin D levels tested and then supplement. As a black person I adjusted my vitamin D levels and sleep well
During the pandemic that regiment also provided immunity fighting properties to what was going on around us. Now I take 10k iu of Vitamin D 3. Four times a week along with Vitamin K. I'd avoid sleep aids and cold medicines to get restful sleep
I didn't know I was vitamin d low super low and b vitamin and anemic
Sleep thing where you go to sleep and monitor sleep
You can't do everything you are hurting you body you may need to hire a cleaner or a nanny
Melatonin
There tea's that can help you sleep
You have the solution and you know it works. May be do some simple cognitive behavioral therapy could help you work through what you’re thinking and what triggers your sleep destroying behaviors. You e already realized that when you act on the thought “a little housework to night…”. The result is not feeling better. That’s an important insight. Do you keep a sleep diary? I manage my sleep better when I do. Good luck. I’m rooting for you and myself.
PEACE&LUV😘
Sorry about your insomnia. I totally get it. I am so sleep deprived too.
My beautiful sister please find a way to get your rest. That is a very scary feeling.
Good evening Akeeba I am just like you, I’m an older woman and retired. Follow your instincts just puts everything aside and sleep the house cleaning can wait as long as you do your job take care of your children, you will be ok. Take care of yourself.
Reading the Bible and meditating before going to bed works too. Helps calm your brain and helps you to focus. And a cup of chamomile tea.
Circadian rhythms.
I had the same problem. Ask your doctor about taking the supplement, magnesium glycinate. It works beautifully for me. Also, did you have your adrenals tested? And, did she test for chronic fatigue syndrome and ebstien bar virus? These are related to mono.
Akeeba, please consider doing an extended juice fast -- a juicer, organic fruits and veggies, lots of filtered water. It will help whatever is happening.
I have a lot of difficulty sleeping, and I've learned that you have to use multiple strategies. Like, magnesium and make sure you have enough calcium and make sure you're eating healthy. A tiny amount of melatonin before bed. A bedtime ritual.
Get the list of "sleep hygiene" details from a psychology website and do most of those things.
For me, I focus on the strategy of not napping and not going back to bed if I wake up. So if I wake up at 2:00 a.m., I get up if I can't fall back asleep and I stay awake until 9:00 p.m. that day. It resets the sleep clock.
Good luck! I also used to live in Korea
I have had trouble sleeping since l was a teenager. I take meds, melatonin, sometimes it doesn’t work. It makes me so mad.
That wild!! I make my child and kid go to bed at 7 pm every night!! Our bodies are so linked with nature!!
Dr. Matt Walker is a sleep expert at Berkley and has a book you might want to check out. I heard a fantastic interview he did on the Huberman Lab podcast
Thank you so much for sharing. This is my daughter. I sent her this video. Maybe she’ll listen to you ❤❤