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Hi all. As my username suggests, brain fog has been my least favorite symptom and that says alot
It's the one that makes me question my capacity to hold down a job, and at times, the state of my intelligence, feeling like the mentally degrading protagonist in "Flowers for Algernon". I'm a very cerebral person and live in my head so it is not fun to see my head become unlivable
My experience of brain fog is a feeling like I can't think deliberately about things, and often strain when I try. My cognition feels simultaneously sticky and slippery. I got the idea recently that trying to do mental things with brain fog can be kind of like staring at an alphabet soup and waiting for the letters to spell something out
I already had ADD before, which I don't medicate but did not impact ability to get some things done daily. Cognition is required for me to do some important things, even some things connected with staying on top of my healing.
My experience:
Panax ginseng leaf extract used to work great when feeling cloudy after a nap, sharpening me lightly for a few hours without any downsides. This stopped working sadly as the fog got worse post COVID (might try again at higher dose)
Caffeine is a no go. Ups the anxiety which I'm already buzzing with most of the day.
Fasoracetam is the one racetam I reacted well to, in a very low dose of 8mg. It seems to work when I'm ready and willing to do some work, kicking in within 20-40m and lasting about 2 hours but will not compensate for a low state. Seems to come with a slightly relaxing effect too.
Socializing with new people I feel comfortable around has been the best thing besides supplements, but doesn't happen every day
Considering revisiting Adderall, which I haven't taken since it gave me tics in high school. But could be useful in moderation
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You can see other things I tried at bottom of my website, operationfogfree.com
I understand that true solutions are not fast. I spent the last year trying to get to the root of things with naturopaths, blood tests, GI tests. Some interesting findings but the regimens did nothing to my day to day life experience. So I am perfectly fine with fast acting but temporary for now.
My criteria:
Works within 1-2 hours, but can be longer, up to a week if worth the wait
Effects last at least 2-3 hours
Does not have to be supplements/medications.
Should be sustainable, can take daily or every other day, and/or easily cycled
Minimal side effects if any
Please share anything that has worked for you. I will be using this thread to document new things I try, and you can do the same if you want, more the merrier. But please be specific about how many times you tried, onset time, dosage if drug, positive effects, any side effects, etc.
Thanks and happy healing
It's the one that makes me question my capacity to hold down a job, and at times, the state of my intelligence, feeling like the mentally degrading protagonist in "Flowers for Algernon". I'm a very cerebral person and live in my head so it is not fun to see my head become unlivable
My experience of brain fog is a feeling like I can't think deliberately about things, and often strain when I try. My cognition feels simultaneously sticky and slippery. I got the idea recently that trying to do mental things with brain fog can be kind of like staring at an alphabet soup and waiting for the letters to spell something out
I already had ADD before, which I don't medicate but did not impact ability to get some things done daily. Cognition is required for me to do some important things, even some things connected with staying on top of my healing.
My experience:
Panax ginseng leaf extract used to work great when feeling cloudy after a nap, sharpening me lightly for a few hours without any downsides. This stopped working sadly as the fog got worse post COVID (might try again at higher dose)
Caffeine is a no go. Ups the anxiety which I'm already buzzing with most of the day.
Fasoracetam is the one racetam I reacted well to, in a very low dose of 8mg. It seems to work when I'm ready and willing to do some work, kicking in within 20-40m and lasting about 2 hours but will not compensate for a low state. Seems to come with a slightly relaxing effect too.
Socializing with new people I feel comfortable around has been the best thing besides supplements, but doesn't happen every day
Considering revisiting Adderall, which I haven't taken since it gave me tics in high school. But could be useful in moderation
**
You can see other things I tried at bottom of my website, operationfogfree.com
I understand that true solutions are not fast. I spent the last year trying to get to the root of things with naturopaths, blood tests, GI tests. Some interesting findings but the regimens did nothing to my day to day life experience. So I am perfectly fine with fast acting but temporary for now.
My criteria:
Works within 1-2 hours, but can be longer, up to a week if worth the wait
Effects last at least 2-3 hours
Does not have to be supplements/medications.
Should be sustainable, can take daily or every other day, and/or easily cycled
Minimal side effects if any
Please share anything that has worked for you. I will be using this thread to document new things I try, and you can do the same if you want, more the merrier. But please be specific about how many times you tried, onset time, dosage if drug, positive effects, any side effects, etc.
Thanks and happy healing