Tired feeling and losing train of thought

annoyedgrunt84 · May 14, 2020 at 02:55 PM

I have been struggling with recurring bouts of brain fog recently, feeling tired even though I slept through the night and trailing off in conversations. Not being able to remember things that were said only a few minutes ago either by me or someone else and losing my train of thought easily. Frankly I feel dumber than usual like I can't think straight. I think it worries me because I have had long bouts of severe insomnia in my life and have had a couple concussions in my life, that combined with my maternal grandmother's severe dementia has made this concerning to me.

Yaowen · May 15, 2020 at 11:23 AM

Dear annoyedgrunt84,

I am so very sorry this is happening to you. What you describe is something I can really identify with from my own experience. It is quite distressing. I also have a history of severe dementia in my family. It seems as though all the changes caused by the SARS-COvID-19 pandemic are increasing my distress. I had a concussion when I was around 11 years old. I wish I had some wisdom to share with you but sadly I am in the same boat as you or at least in different boats on the same sea. My mind seems clouded and slow as though it was a swimmer trying to swim in a pool of molasses. Anyway . . . I just want to say that my heart goes out to you in your distress.

Sincerely yours, Yao Wen

bpforever1 · May 16, 2020 at 03:52 AM

I have the same problem as you. I realize it could be due to my illness and medication. I drink coffee to focus and stay awake.. I also exercise to keep healthy. Nobody in my family has dementia though. So, no worries there. However, brain fog and tiredness are issues that I'm constantly battling. Some times I feel as if my head does not belong to me. I feel detached. I try to sleep it off when this happens. I don't have insomnia. I sleep too much and remain tired. I don't know what to make of it.

MsLady · May 16, 2020 at 09:21 PM

I could have written this myself years ago. Then I went on the GAPS protocol for the first 6 months faithfully, and then casually off/on since then. The brain fog lifted and it was the most profound "A-Ha" moment for me. Maybe you can check it out?

Helper2 · May 17, 2020 at 11:10 AM

This has been happening to me this month and I really freaked out, though I think its related to our brains not being so active due to Covid. My family suffers from dementia what magnified this worry times ten, it didnt happen just once. I have been living too much in my head and really closed off from others so I think that is equating to it.
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MsLady Poohbah Member Since Mar 2020 Location: Earth Posts: 1,143 4 360 hugs given	May 16, 2020 at 09:21 PM #4 I could have written this myself years ago. Then I went on the GAPS protocol for the first 6 months faithfully, and then casually off/on since then. The brain fog lifted and it was the most profound "A-Ha" moment for me. Maybe you can check it out?
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