What is brain fog??

[Cynnieb4]

I don't really know the term brain fog. I am not foggy thinking anymore????

[stella5349]

Yes same for me.

Once I got on Armour - it seemed to go away too. It took only a few days and I noticed a difference.

It did however take longer to get rid of the other symptoms I had.

[anca77]

For me brain fog was when I could not think fast enough and clearly, just like when you walk into a fog and cannot see what is before you. I had to force myself to be able to mentally function. This went away mostly after I start taking Armour. I still have the short-term memory problem. I do not even go to spelling or typing as I never had these, so I do not know if it's Thyroid or just me.

[stella5349]

Yes - how frustrating.

If I sat here and typed as fast as my mind was - I would forget what I wanted to type in the first place.

I really don't care too much about the spelling thing anymore - unless I am at work - then I pay alot more attention to it

........... still I make mistakes though.

[Smilerdeb]

Isnt it funny how with brain fog your fingers type faster than the mind works and you end up spelling things wrong? lol
I always remember when I was hyper, I would spell something like I was dyslexic.....letter before one letter and not after.

[stella5349]

It's is all an opinion. When I had it  - it was a combination of two things.

My short term memory was shot. I couldn't remember what I was thinking a second ago at times.

I remember going to the grocery store and thinking when I got to the door "OK why am I here?" Comprehending "a process" of things sometimes is still difficult for me - Like paying the bills - I have to recheck them over and over to make sure I have added everything correctly - signed the checks stamped them etc. I now make paying the bills a "family" thing to double check my work to make sure I have done it correctly.

The other thing was I felt "out of touch" with the moment. I couldn't comprehend the emotions of the moment. For example - If my son was talking to me about something that was on his mind - I couldn't get in touch with his tone of speaking or body language to "read him" on how he was feeling.

Best word to describe that was " brain numb" for me.

Along with the FOG - I was always in sheer panic about everything so that played a roll in it for me also.

I know things have been altered in me for life to a certain degree - at KNOW I still do not have "IT" all back.

Like writing.......... I used to be very quick wit and write beautifully... Now I stumble with words and my typing reflexes are off. Also I was a great speller and now need to rely on spell check alot ( as I wish we had here)  LOL