THINK!!

OMG!!  I feel like I am losing my marbles!!  Seriously!  From the moment I woke up this morning I've been so out of it!  I feel like I am aimlessly wandering around the house.  My head feels like it is full of cotton, and my brain is numb.  Kinda light, and spacey.  I can not focus on anything, and am so forgetful.  It is horrible.  Weird cause just yesterday I felt fine "brain wise"  What can cause the come and go brain fog?  And any ideas on how to to keep my thoughts together?  I really worry about this symtpom when it hits hard cause I literally can not think.  I think my family thinks I'm crazy!  I keep misplacing stuff, forgetting conversations, and wander around not knowing what I am doing.  
When I told my Rheum about this problem, he asked if it is stress caused or related.  I know that stress can cause mental issues as well, but not like this!  This is a whole different story.  Do other's experience this often too?  Gosh, I wish those labs would get back so I can hopefully have and answer!!
  

[gorbybelle]

you only have to read my post from this morning to see that 'brain fog' comes and goes - mine isn't as 'numb' as it used to be when symptoms first showed thier ugly heads, of course when symptoms first start there is a lot more anxiety/fear.    

I was more of a 'zombie '  during my first year of 'flares' , some day's scared to move incase I caused something to 'happen ' to my body - that was a crazy time for me.   I had never heard of Lyme / fibro, or any of these type of illnessess.

I didn't have the internet then either,  and needless to say my G.P.  was NO help

Maybe you are 'over loading'  - you have something going on in your body - your family know you aren't mad - I made the mistake of thinking I could carry-on as normal - but with this 'stuff' going on - of course I couldn't.  which only led to more frustration and anger - pain - anxiety - fatigue.  Go easy on yourself  that's my advice, take each day as it comes.  I go on about relaxing only because it is the one thing that has helped me so far - it isn't a cure but when the body is tense/stressed the natural healing process can not do it's job. - I know it isn't stress causing 'brain fog'  it's whatever this thing is ?

Best Wishes  

[patsy10]

Do you feel any better now?

[cindy903]

no, you're not crazy. it does come and go. first i was upset when i opened a cabinet and forgot what i was looking for. now, i'm upset when i'm in my car, and i forget where i'm going...or why...

i think worrying makes it all the more worse. even before i got bit by this tick and contracted lyme disease, i worried a bit about my memory. but it was here and there... NOT everywhere.

[JackieCalifornia]

Welcome to the Realm of Fog.  We all go there from time to time.

Like Cindy 903, I too used to worry when I would forget why I opened a cupboard or walked down the hall.  Now that my brain only fritzes out once in a while, I just shrug and figure if it was important, I'll remember later ... but of course I have also set up little systems to keep me from doing really stupid stuff.  When I go to bed at night, I have a little list next to the bed of appointments and obligations for the next day, because if I get fog-bound overnight, I can go through a whole day and not remember that I forgot something, or just roll over and go back to sleep when I'm supposed to go somewhere.

I look back at my daily calendars from several years ago before I got Lyme+, and where did I get all that energy and time???  I couldn't do it now, but I am getting over the idea that I should be sad about it:  you can only do what you can do, and a good night's sleep is a lot more important that most things in daily life.  

Try not to beat yourself up, set up little reminder systems for the important stuff, and let the rest go.  When I am feeling well, when the meds are on board, my brain boots up nicely like the old days -- which is nice to know.  Will I ever go back to being the maniac I used to be, running around everywhere all the time?  I doubt it.  And that's just fine.   :)

Hang in there --