#brain-fog - Shift.ms

15 Feb 2020 20:09Last reply 3 Mar 2020 00:03

Fatigue/brain fog

Hey, Just wondering if anyone who has an office job has been assessed for fatigue and congenital issues and not being able to work? I am struggling to get through the day and I am only at half of my expected production. My vision goes blurry and I can’t concentrate even when I try really hard to foc...

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@guinness

27 Oct 2018 18:07Last reply 29 Oct 2018 12:50

Brain Fog?

Doing a Crossword and stuck on 1 Down, I asked the Wife, Female Relative, ends in "UNT" she said "AUNT" I Replied pass the TIPPEX...……..

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@Redhead

14 Aug 2018 14:47Last reply 20 Aug 2018 21:17

Brain Fog & Clumsy

As I new to all this, I have done some homework but nothing like asking real life people who know first hand! Does anyone else experience clumsiness and brain fog. Some days I feel like Im not as smart as I used to be, for want of a better expression. Its like my brain is on a go slow!

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@LookWoolly

18 Aug 2020 12:47Last reply 18 Aug 2020 16:33

Brain fog n' dizzy times

Hello im new to the site, so, im sorry if this has been mentioned before, but i have recently been having some occaisional dizzy spells. Nothing major, like getting out of bed quickly type headrush that can last minutes and sometimes a couple of hours and also the same with sometimes spacing out and...

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@davidlompre

25 Jan 2016 19:57Last reply 27 Jan 2016 04:48

Brain fog

Hi everyone, new here just want to say hi! Also something that has been bugging me for a long time is brain fog. Drives me nuts, I mean my concentration level is for crap. It's absolutely frustrating, makes me angry. Anyone find a good way of dealing with this?

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@JasFromTas

11 May 2013 11:21Last reply 13 May 2013 06:17

The dangers of brain fog

Just wanted to vent and share my latest "brain fog" enterprises... We are finally getting some cooler weather here so I thought soup was in order (leek and zucchini, in case you wondered...) Anyway I finished the boiling and then started putting it through the blender. Then - enter fog here - ble...

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@Velvet2623

13 Feb 2018 20:02Last reply 23 Feb 2018 17:22

Am I experiencing brain fog?

Hi there everyone. Been diagnosed for 2 years now with RR. I was reaching out in regards to something that has been brought to my attention lately. I have a significant other, we've been together for about 7 years now. The other day we got into an argument because he mentions I don't ask him questio...

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@mtonys

4 Apr 2016 08:28Last reply 14 Apr 2016 11:48

Brain fog or is it stress or is it MS?

Hi folks, Some days in work I can roll with most stuff thats thrown at me but then there are days when it seems by brain is stuck in mud. Usually a swim or some exercise after work helps. Does anyone else have any tips? Cheers, M

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@yaelt

10 Mar 2019 19:50Last reply 11 Mar 2019 13:27

brainfogdays

hi guys, wanted to share something i've been working on - since my MS diagnosis, I often experience brain fog - and this is v frustrating and interesting to me as i pursue a msc in neuroscience in parallel. here is a site I started, would love feedback of any sort :) https://www.brainfogdays.com/...

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@ks

26 Jan 2015 19:47Last reply 30 Jan 2015 07:04

Whats your way of dealing with brain fog

I have just noticed that when I am on my own and have just forgotten what I was about to do, instead of freaking out and making it worse, like i do when I am around people..... I just sit, look up to the sky and calmly say 'Um, um, um'!! And then I realise what I was going to do! Happy days! You gu...

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@dd11

1 Aug 2017 14:12Last reply 1 Aug 2017 23:21

brain fog?

Hello, i was wondering if anybody has exepeiced this / can give me any tips: I have been periodically experiencing reality as if it feels like a dream. almost as if i am zoned out. I feel very weird and as if thinking feels "heavy". Is this fatigue or brain fog? Would you consider this an attack, ...

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@beky

4 Jun 2019 19:30Last reply 5 Jun 2019 08:23

Brain fog?

Iv heard of this brain fog and was convinced I experienced it in the beginning but looking back it was probably stress/anxiety. But just recently Im waking up in the morning and just laying there racking my brain to remember what day it is and if I have anything on that day. I just literally cant ge...

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@merfield

30 Apr 2020 04:35Last reply 30 Apr 2020 13:32

Not brain fog but slow

I find myself explaining ,’All the Marbles are there, it’s just that they move incredibly slowly along with my speach’. By the time I’ve interpreted the reply and got my mouth to form words, they come out sooo slowly and unimaginatively that they aren’t what I meant to say at all. Is this what is u...

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@Denny303

26 Mar 2018 16:09Last reply 9 Apr 2018 21:59

MS Brain Fog

Hello everyone- Experiencing "brain fog" for the first time with symptoms including: problems using my words, feeling "fuzzy", short term memory loss, difficulty focusing, and feeling dizzy/disoriented. Any feedback to similar experiences and how long it lasted for you? Also what you did to help it...

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@milliepipkins

12 Apr 2019 21:06Last reply 14 Apr 2019 15:21

Brain fog

I'm also experiencing brain fog a lot lately. The other day, (bare in mind I'm a year 3 uni student) I forgot how to shortcut cut and paste (ctrl x). My mind went blank, it's like I'd never used Microsoft word before. Then I forgot my boyfriend's postcode. Just completely gone out of my mind . I got...

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@Dawnie2705

22 Mar 2019 15:07Last reply 23 Mar 2019 10:31

Brain fog or stress?!!!

Hiya. I was diagnosed with RRMS in October 2016 after being mentally ill 2 years before, I had 2 MRI scans that found 7 lesions and a lumber puncture that confirmed it. I had been going through so much in the last 5 years, i seperated from my ex after 26 years, he has a major drink problem and then ...

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@Blagaman182

1 Aug 2019 16:23Last reply 2 Aug 2019 21:56

Brain fog? Sinus?

Need some advice please... I have this thing where I almost feel like I have cotton wool in my head n my brain is almost like just a computer running I’m not even fully present. My vision is fine but almost seems like I’m not fully there. Now the tricky bit is... I’m not sure if this is ms related o...

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@Joe72

20 Sep 2020 19:50Last reply 21 Sep 2020 04:42

Brain Fog

I'm finding great difficulty in keeping my attention on the task I am dealing with . I lose concentration and forget what I am supposed to be doing , I'm not even sure I will remember to check any replies

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@KirstyScotland8

10 Mar 2014 22:54Last reply 11 Mar 2014 13:29

Explaining brain fog?

Has anyone got any good articles or videos that explain brain fog in a way non MSers can understand?

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@Stumbler

28 Jul 2012 12:20Last reply 1 Dec 2020 18:36

Describing your MS Symptoms

I've seen this list before, but it may be useful. What living with MS feels like..:- When We say we can’t do something because we don’t feel well, put yourself in our shoes by using the examples of our symptoms below… Painful Heavy Legs: Apply Tightly 20 LB ankle weights and 15 LB thigh wei...

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