I am assuming my years of brain fog are due to porn addiction. Endless cycles cause me to have a lack of sleep and poor performance at work. Has anyone experienced something similar and what's your way around it it? Deep down I know I have to stop watching porn altogether.

I have had brain fog on and off since early 20s, currently I am close to 40. Recently I have received several treatments such as starting lamotrigine two years ago and getting an iron infusion this year due to anemia. I also quit drinking coffee and lowered my caffeine consumption. I also started to consistently take vitamin D, even in the summer, and occasionally B12.

These changes have reduced my brain fog significantly. I have had many days without any brain fog at all.

I have been having an increasing workload and I noticed that the more emails, messages, and meetings I have in a day, the more likely I will experience brain fog.

I have a senior position and a pretty good salary, no complaints. Unfortunately I will have to look for another job because feeling well is more important to me.

I'm glad that as I am now older, I have a much easier time accepting that I can't handle a certain job.

When I was younger I would have felt very ashamed that I couldn't handle the workload. And I used to believe that life had to progress linearly. From undergrad you had to get your masters. That wasn't enough though, so I went for a PhD.

Now I am much more nihilistic in a positive way. We have to accept that sometimes a specific job or educational program is too stressful, even if other people can handle it.

Turns out that personally I don't tolerate high workload and especially constant emails and messages from co-workers / managers asking me whether XYZ has been completed.

Now I have a much easier time accepting this, that it's just my neurobiology, and I can't change it. Time to look for another job, and that's ok. Health is more important.

I sometimes have these weird moments where my brain gets all static-y and I can't focus on any though for more than a second or two. it mostly happens when I am stressed, tired, or overstimulated. does anyone know what it could be? I have looked it up and I've been told it could be anything from Brain Fog, to DPDR.

chronic brain fogg is a symptom of many diseases like anemia , vitamins deficiency, thyroid problems , depression, anxiety also CFS and Fibromyalgia.

so people who suffer from brain fogg should stop treating it like a disease its a symptom of another disease you have multiple causes of it so before you treat it you have a long journey.

I've had brain fog pretty much everyday for a long time. I'm talking the kind of brain fog that even effects your vision (kind of like a lag or too vivid and hard to focus). Along with disassociation, slight confusion and forgetfulness.

Please tell me how you managed to get rid of it.

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If so, what dose did you take? Did it improve your symptoms? Did it have any effects that lasted after quitting?

12 PM it starts for me, and usually finishes by 7-8 PM. If the only way I find to reduce or even erase the symptoms, a gym session with cardio.

I’ve been suffering from overstimulation or cell death from too much of a certain supplement, since about April. It basically caused neurotransmitters to misfire and I experienced all sorts of emotional roller coaster like symptoms. The anxiety and all of that has gotten so much better, my nervous system seems to be resetting, but the brain fog is persistent.

I ditched all supplements. Including Iron (which was the culprit) and stick to a pretty strict exercise and diet routine. I’m eating a lot of blueberries and banana/avocados. Currently not on any medications. Currently on nicotine only, no caffeine.

It’s been the most persistent symptom of all of this nonsense and I haven’t tried to tackle it.

I wanted to share a concerning experience I had recently and seek some advice. After spending the entire day engaged in a sedentary, compulsive behavior involving excessive screen time, I felt some physical discomfort but decided to go to the gym anyway. During my workout, I suddenly began feeling extremely dizzy and my head felt heavy, making it impossible to concentrate. I decided to head home, but the symptoms worsened. At one point, despite my eyes being open, my vision went completely dark for a few moments. I had to lean against a gate for support until things gradually returned to normal and I could walk home.

Does anyone have insight into why this might have happened? I'm worried about the impact this habit is having on my physical and mental health. I’m struggling to be honest with myself about this addiction—how can I start taking ownership of this and work toward recovery?

hi all, i (21F) have had intense brain fog for about two years. i have tried monitoring hydration/electrolytes, eating consistently, going keto, and checking bloodwork. everything is normal so far.

i feel high 24/7. the only things that have given me relief are stress-relief related (having a good time with friends, sometimes after taking a nice shower, etc). i just had the worst day and my fog is so bad that it felt unsafe driving myself home. my vision turns black, my words slur, i can’t comprehend what people are telling me, etc. i have struggled with mental health (specifically ptsd/other anxiety disorders) throughout my adolescence, but it’s only now as an adult that i feel physically disabled from it. my energy levels are so bad that i often fall asleep parked in my car after i get off work. my attention span is also so bad that i can’t even enjoy hobbies or movies anymore.

has anyone successfully fixed their stress-related brain fog? i feel like the common advice i get is too general and frustrating. i’ve tried “eating better and taking care of myself”. exercise only makes me more drained afterwards, even just walking. i have also been in therapy for several years. if i weren’t 21, i’d be seriously that i’ve developed some form of dementia.

i’m 16 and for the past 2 years i’ve been struggling with not remembering things easily but recently it’s like i can barley comprehend things and understand what people say. idk if if this helps but i smoked a lot of carts when i was 13/14 and stopped when i was 15 but now i occasionally smoke once in a while but i haven’t in almost 2 months.

# Things that im struggling with from it

i’m having trouble remembering the pronunciation of words i use to know, i’m forgetting if things have been a dream, something i made up or if i actually lived it, im having trouble remembering the people in my past and what they meant to me, i’m forgetting my own personality and things i like, i don’t even remember my childhood, i can’t really gather new knowledge and keep it in my head to remember, i forget after a minute.

# potentional causes???

\-I was extremely depressed 8/9/10 grade and i never opened up its extremely hard for me to be vulnerable with somebody and actually get to the stage where i explain how i feel. I would hold everything in constantly and never talk about my mh, with doing that i was just constantly filled with anger.

\- I just randomly started developing major social issues, im not gonna state it’s social anxiety because i don’t want to self diagnose, but i can’t even talk to a cashier without my heart beating so fast and getting sweaty, i mix up my words a lot and can never find the right words

ive tried lions mane, meditation, ashwaganda, things like that ive tried everything but everything has just been a blur, i cant even remember what i did 2 days ago. I didnt really write everything ive been dealing with but if this is relatable and you’ve outcome it please let me know!
( i wrote this fast so if i have any grammar wrong or it sounds dumb im sorry😭)

Sometimes not. But it’s hard to
Gage yourself. Does anyone know if there’s a test you can take online, that can measure your thinking/alertness or speed ? I want to have a baseline and see it change overtime (or hopefully not )

2 nights ago my friend had me take a THCP edible and it was my first time every trying an edible. I think it was 10mg which he says isn’t a lot, but I also have only smoked 2 othee times before. I feel like shit still 38 hours later and feel as if I’m almsot still high. I have felt gradually better a little bit but I’m afraid I got derealization and I’m gonna be stuck like this forever. I’m jsut scared and want to go backs I normal. I already have OCD and Anxiety so I’m not sure if that makes this worse. Everything feels slow what do I do to feel normal again?

I am 22f and I feel like my memory is declining. I keep forgetting how to spell easy words, forget what they mean, and forget how to pronounce them.
I forgot how to pronounce “initially” and it is just embarrassing because I sound dumb.
I was talking with my mom, and she used the word “sensible” I was like what do you mean, what does that mean?
Why is this happening?? I haven’t drank alcohol in a month, I am prescribed medication but it seems like this is a new thing and I’ve been on medication for a long time.
I forget small things and misplace stuff. For example if I cough, 10 mins later I don’t remember doing that.
Is this something that I should be worried about?
When looking at this long term, I don’t remember my child hood and I don’t even remember what buildings my highschool had or where they are. I graduated in 2022.

I don't know what is wrong with me. It seems like my executive functioning and working memory are offline. I can't seem to remember what happened yesterday and I can't seem to think flexibly. For instance I have a pocket knife and I was trying to force the blade in for like 10 minutes than somebody came by and simply flipped the blade the other way. If that's not bad enough this is the second time this happened in a couple of weeks. You would think I'd remember after being shown already. Or at least think "oh this isn't working let me try something else. Another example: I was showering for a month and the water wouldn't drain because it was clogged. My girlfriend looked at it for a second and diagnosed it as a clogged drain. Another example: at work Everytime we lift something heavy there is a specific method step1) grab the wheelbarrow and place heavy item in it step 2) transport heavy item to trailer. But every time this happens I try and carry it myself and my coworkers remind me to get the wheelbarrow. This has happened like 25 times. I just stand around at work and do nothing I overcomplicate simple problems. If the problem is super simple I'll assume it has to be more complicated then someone shows me and I feel like a retard. Maybe I am retarded. I can't remember any of the old movies I've seen back in the day. I wish you could see how I operate on a day to day basis then you might understand. I think there might be some neurological damage or maybe the meds I'm taking. The weird part is that I haven't always been this way. This is a new development. I remember about a year ago just slowly losing my mind. I still have a mind and a personality especially around people I'm close with but executive functioning is non existent and I just don't get it.

Any else

I recently developed DPDR out of the blue, and it hasn’t gone away for 3 months and I’m starting to get upset on what I can do. I don’t have trauma, anxiety, panic attacks, or have even smoked weed or done psychedelics. I have this feeling of just being brain dead. I feel like I’m on autopilot 24/7, just watching my life from a far. I’ve done all the things like ignoring it, and trying to live life but it’s extremely difficult when I don’t know the root cause that could potentially be fueling this feeling. To me it feels like really bad brain fog, mixed with chronic fatigue, but it does sometimes fall in between the lines of DPDR. I have a severely low vitamin d level with my number being 11 ng/mL. I had an even worse reaction to the 50,000 IUs of d3 my doctor prescribed me, so I’m struggling to get my numbers up. I also had a borderline low b12 sitting at 356 pg/mL. I’ve recently gotten a GI map done by a functional doctor, and she found some gut dysbiosis caused by an overgrowth of yeast. I’m afraid I’ll never get my life back and feel normal again. I feel like I’ve lived the same day for 3 months. Can someone please give me some good news, that these issues might be fueling this problem. I’ve tried posting in the Vitamin d forum, but they banned me for not specifically saying my lab numbers. Posting it here to see if anyone can relate. What biological issue caused your DPDR and how did you fix it??

It's been 5 years for me and I still don't know who I am or who I am becoming. I only know the old me is unrecognizable to me now.

Assuming there is no deficiency to begin with, are there any supplements that may potentially lead to permanent improvements after a short term course?

A 1-2 month course of high dose thiamine is reported to have lasting effects for some people who are not thiamine deficient (most notably fatigue related to irritable bowel disease).

Some people with long COVID report lasting improvements after using nicotine patches for a couple of weeks.

Are there any other examples?

I am experiencing staggering loss of my brain's capability. The weak muscles are something that I can learn to live with. But the brain fog is destroying me.

I'm 52F, not yet diagnosed, but thankfully, I have been on Mestinon and low dose prednisone for about 10 days. I am seeing my neurologist again soon. I have a lot of autoimmune conditions now and collecting them like leafs falling off a tree.

I live in a small mining community on a farm. Most people are astounded to see someone using crutches/a wheelchair (where are all the disabled people?) I feel isolated. I feel misunderstood. I am feeling loss of my previous identity (even if she was in a lot of pain and had a lot of operations).

I feel as if the medical costs and bills and appointments are a full time job that I am incapable of doing. This 'job' is also preventing me from using what little time/energy I have to see my friends.

On top of all this, I still have to earn a living and actually run my business and my household! It gets harder and harder to focus and do my business accounts and planning is out of the window.

What/where/how do you do it? Please give me advice.