kasey_james98

A large proportion of people with hypothyroidism experience the mental
phenomenon of 'brain fog'. According to anecdotal reports, ‘brain
fog' may be characterised by an unfocused and unclear state of mind,
which is typically accompanied by short-term memory loss, reduced
verbal fluency, and a general impairment in one's ability to complete
a given task efficiently.

If you have hypothyroidism, and experience the aforementioned
constellation of mental symptoms (coined ‘brain fog'), could you
answer the following questions:
(1) Does the intensity of your ‘brain fog' fluctuate throughout the
day? At what point in the day does it commence and cease? When is it
most prevalent?
(2) Is ‘brain fog' distinct from mental fatigue due to (a) staying up
late; (b) sleep deprivation; (c) engaging in a mentally demanding
task; and (d) the residual effects of sleeping tablets? If possible,
explain the key differences.
(3) Does caffeine or other stimulate drugs cause ‘brain fog' to
subside?
(4) What affect does food (e.g. protein and simple & complex
carbohydrates) have of your ‘brain fog'?
(5) Does your experience of ‘brain fog' coincide with periods of
depression?
(6) Have your symptoms of ‘brain fog' diminished once being treated
for hypothyroidism? On a scale of ‘1 to 10' – where 10 denotes no
‘brain fog' – rate your improvement.

If there is anything else you wish to add, please feel free to do so.

Your answers are appreciated and invaluable.

amethystivy

I no longer have it, but I'll answer the questions when I did experience it.


Sometimes

At what point in the day does it commence and cease? When is it


Probably more often late afternoon when I had it.

Yes, for me brain fog was thinking one thing and saying something else.


No


None


No, never had any depression


Yes, but only when treated with the right medication for me and at the right
dosage.

On a scale of ‘1 to 10' – where 10 denotes no


9, thanks to Armour and a new doctor who looks at my symptoms and fee levels,
not just TSH

kasey_james98

A large proportion of people with hypothyroidism experience the mental
phenomenon of 'brain fog'. According to anecdotal reports, ‘brain
fog' may be characterised by an unfocused and unclear state of mind,
which is typically accompanied by short-term memory loss, reduced
verbal fluency, and a general impairment in one's ability to complete
a given task efficiently.

If you have hypothyroidism, and experience the aforementioned
constellation of mental symptoms (coined ‘brain fog'), could you
answer the following questions:
(1) Does the intensity of your ‘brain fog' fluctuate throughout the
day? At what point in the day does it commence and cease? When is it
most prevalent?
(2) Is ‘brain fog' distinct from mental fatigue due to (a) staying up
late; (b) sleep deprivation; (c) engaging in a mentally demanding
task; and (d) the residual effects of sleeping tablets? If possible,
explain the key differences.
(3) Does caffeine or other stimulate drugs cause ‘brain fog' to
subside?
(4) What affect does food (e.g. protein and simple & complex
carbohydrates) have of your ‘brain fog'?
(5) Does your experience of ‘brain fog' coincide with periods of
depression?
(6) Have your symptoms of ‘brain fog' diminished once being treated
for hypothyroidism? On a scale of ‘1 to 10' – where 10 denotes no
‘brain fog' – rate your improvement.

If there is anything else you wish to add, please feel free to do so.

Your answers are appreciated and invaluable.

amethystivy

I no longer have it, but I'll answer the questions when I did experience it.


Sometimes

At what point in the day does it commence and cease? When is it


Probably more often late afternoon when I had it.

Yes, for me brain fog was thinking one thing and saying something else.


No


None


No, never had any depression


Yes, but only when treated with the right medication for me and at the right
dosage.

On a scale of ‘1 to 10' – where 10 denotes no


9, thanks to Armour and a new doctor who looks at my symptoms and fee levels,
not just TSH

tasher

....Don't think I experience this, but I don't remember exactly, hmmmpfh.


I don't have a particular time frame during the day that the fog hits. I
know I am most fatigued (for no real reason) usually between 2-6pm.
Foggy when I wake up for a couple hours, but that ain't nothing new.


I think it feels different. Some mental fatigues feel like you worked
hard to deserve that feeling, exercising your brain. This hypo cloud
hangs around for no reason. I think it feels mostly closest to the
feeling that you have the next day after an all-nighter, only more
lingering and not as intense, and again for no reason. I don't do sleep
aids, so I don't know the side affects. Actually since hypo diagnosis
and my thyroid meds I sleep pretty darn hard, and long, when the cats
aren't using me as a trampoline all night. (That could explain some of
my tiredness.)


I look forward to my coffee! I don't drink as much coffee as I used to.
I think I react more to the coffee habbit than the caffeine. WHatever,
it helps with me just waking up (and the morning routine) ...I never
really thought about the fogginess part, if it helps.


I personally have not noticed any particular kind food making me feel
any particular way. I am aware of what the different foods can do, but I
really never noticed it on me. At times I do crave something with
protein to eat (the starch-oholic that I am).


With me, no. I am lucky in that I am not clinically depressed. The way I
feel sometimes is depressing, and I am tired of being slower than the
multitasking person I once was. Again, I know I am lucky compared to
others about this, and I can usually devert my attention (rather than
emotions, or lack of) towards all the things and projects that I need or
would like to do, but havent yet gotten to them. My big problem with
brain fog is not depression, it's lack of FOCUS!


The number rating can change daily. I think prior to diagnosis that was
one symptom/complaint. Now it is sort of has a reason attached to it, so
it still comes and goes, but it's not as much as a mystery anymore, and
I try to learn to live with it.


I feel myself trying to overcome the fog all the time. When I am
socializing or in biz situations I have enough sense of "the way it was
before" to try to carry on as if I am bright an alert, kind of outside
my body, and I walk away wondering "who was that other person in the
room?" ...does that make sense? Pretending like I am following the
conversation, on target, and hoping I was on topic with my responses!

And I also notice, it takes twice as long to get anything done,
including writing these emails!

Terri

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tasher

....Don't think I experience this, but I don't remember exactly, hmmmpfh.


I don't have a particular time frame during the day that the fog hits. I
know I am most fatigued (for no real reason) usually between 2-6pm.
Foggy when I wake up for a couple hours, but that ain't nothing new.


I think it feels different. Some mental fatigues feel like you worked
hard to deserve that feeling, exercising your brain. This hypo cloud
hangs around for no reason. I think it feels mostly closest to the
feeling that you have the next day after an all-nighter, only more
lingering and not as intense, and again for no reason. I don't do sleep
aids, so I don't know the side affects. Actually since hypo diagnosis
and my thyroid meds I sleep pretty darn hard, and long, when the cats
aren't using me as a trampoline all night. (That could explain some of
my tiredness.)


I look forward to my coffee! I don't drink as much coffee as I used to.
I think I react more to the coffee habbit than the caffeine. WHatever,
it helps with me just waking up (and the morning routine) ...I never
really thought about the fogginess part, if it helps.


I personally have not noticed any particular kind food making me feel
any particular way. I am aware of what the different foods can do, but I
really never noticed it on me. At times I do crave something with
protein to eat (the starch-oholic that I am).


With me, no. I am lucky in that I am not clinically depressed. The way I
feel sometimes is depressing, and I am tired of being slower than the
multitasking person I once was. Again, I know I am lucky compared to
others about this, and I can usually devert my attention (rather than
emotions, or lack of) towards all the things and projects that I need or
would like to do, but havent yet gotten to them. My big problem with
brain fog is not depression, it's lack of FOCUS!


The number rating can change daily. I think prior to diagnosis that was
one symptom/complaint. Now it is sort of has a reason attached to it, so
it still comes and goes, but it's not as much as a mystery anymore, and
I try to learn to live with it.


I feel myself trying to overcome the fog all the time. When I am
socializing or in biz situations I have enough sense of "the way it was
before" to try to carry on as if I am bright an alert, kind of outside
my body, and I walk away wondering "who was that other person in the
room?" ...does that make sense? Pretending like I am following the
conversation, on target, and hoping I was on topic with my responses!

And I also notice, it takes twice as long to get anything done,
including writing these emails!

Terri

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grant

I have brain fog. It can be very embarrassing at times.

Below are my responses to your questions:

I am worse at night because I'm more tired at night. Sometimes, I will have
such extreme moments of clarity that it is shocking. But most of the time,
I just feel stupid.


Ummm...all of that is too complicated for people with brain fog to answer.


Mental fatigue is different because it happens some of the time. Brain fog
is all the time for me. I can, however, have both at the same time.


No.


Bad carbs will make it much worse. A healthy diet will improve it. Protein
has no effect. It's those bad carbs that create the problem for many.


No.

No.


I can't remember what I was going to say...

Good luck.
ar

grant

I have brain fog. It can be very embarrassing at times.

Below are my responses to your questions:

I am worse at night because I'm more tired at night. Sometimes, I will have
such extreme moments of clarity that it is shocking. But most of the time,
I just feel stupid.


Ummm...all of that is too complicated for people with brain fog to answer.


Mental fatigue is different because it happens some of the time. Brain fog
is all the time for me. I can, however, have both at the same time.


No.


Bad carbs will make it much worse. A healthy diet will improve it. Protein
has no effect. It's those bad carbs that create the problem for many.


No.

No.


I can't remember what I was going to say...

Good luck.
ar

katnander

Almost always starts around 10 am and continues until 3:00 or 4:00 in
the afternoon.

Absolutely different. Brain fog affects physical coordination more
than the above. I'm also more mentally coherent with any of these than
with brain fog. And if I'm sleep deprived, I don't get the fog.

Caffeine does quite the opposite, causes almost instant brain fog for
me; I've stopped drinking coffee and tea. Cortisol and pregnenolone
will clear the fog, but will then keep me awake at night. B12 also
helps somewhat, in large doses.


Sweets and carbs can make it worse or seem to trigger it but not
always. A large fatty lunch will clear fog. Protein has no definite
effect.


I'm too confused to feel any emotion with brain fog. Zombie-land.
That's one of the most aggravating things about it: no ability to
realize the insights that cause emotion.


Brain fog is the one symptom that has not improved at all. I've been
on 4 grains of Armour for about 2 years. The fatigue has improved, the
muscle pain is almost gone, but the fog is there almost every day.

Brain fog goes away when I'm sick for any other reason, like a cold or
period. It's better during PMS week.

skipperbeers

Still have brain fog and it gets better when you're sick?

I've heard of people who's symptoms go away when they have a fever because it
raises their body temp to normal.

On thyroid replacement, is your body temp normal yet?

Skipper