PCOS Messages for January, 2001: Re: 'brain fog'

Re: 'brain fog'

From: Celeste (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:15:08 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Judith wrote: >

Judith, I have had that symptom since PCOS hit me in my teens. It really makes it harder for me to concentrate, and I have had a general feeling of "missing the big picture" from long talks and even movies when everyone else is "getting it". While I don't experience it as pain or dizziness, it is not relieved by more rest or caffeine or any other quick fix.

I first found total relief from it on Glucophage (metformin) but the drug stopped working on all of my symptoms after a few months. I missed my alert brain the most when all the previous symptoms like brain fog came back. I have had a little relief on a strict low-carb diet, but it is not a total cure. I do notice that when I have cheated and gone back on high-carb foods I have the greatest level of brain fog; in my mind I am not very useful at that point.

I hope you can find treatment that will relieve this for you; it really messes up your life, and is such an embarrassing part of PCOS.

>I would be very grateful if people who experience the "brain fog"
>symptom could let me know how it feels to them.
>
>I have PCOS and IR and I've had what I'd call "brain fog" for about 15
>years now. It makes life very difficult. :(
>
>The best comparison I can make is to that weird, unreal feeling I used
>to get after pulling an all-nighter. But that would go away after a
>good sleep. Now it doesn't matter how much sleep I get; I still feel
>like that.
>
>Can anyone relate? Does this sound like anyone else's brain fog? Thank
>you so much!

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Celeste

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