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[CrispyChick]

Just that really.

Still struggling in my own hell - which seems quite unique.

So I am experiencing horrific brain fog - I'm assuming that's what it is. Given my other symptoms, it's not my worst. But I guess if I can work out if it is hormonal or not - that might give me an overall clue.

So what does it feel like for you?

Mine I feel totally dazed and spaced out. It's not the classic forgetting words - although I do get that. I just wander about with no brain whatsoever. I feel I'm struggling in conversations. I can't seem to converse. Just so dazed. I feel unsafe to drive.  I feel like I've taken a drug. But I've not.

I'm not worried it's something sinister. I'm just trying to work out if it's hornonal. I've had an ME/cfs specialist tell me my brain fog is too severe to be peri.

Love to hear your experiences.

[Konijntje]

My brain fog feels similar as the brain fog during pregnancy (in Dutch we call this pregnancy dementia). It can get pretty severe for me too, so I disagree with your specialist, I don’t think other people can understand how much hormones can affect your functioning if they haven’t experienced it themselves.

[CrispyChick]

Thanks kon.

That's helpful. I don't recall having any when pregnant. Perhaps I did. X

[Losingtheplot]

My experience of brain fog in peri is also feeling dazed, difficult to remember simple words for things so much that my brain hurts.

Feeling lost in conversations and forgetting my train of thought is a common one. I too feel spaced out and not with it if that makes sense.

People will get various symptoms of brain fog and some experiences may overlap with other people's. 

I do find it v frustrating when it happens but then if I am in company with colleagues or friends that also suffer from it we can help each other along or see the funny side - better than the alternative.

[AmandaJR]

I found it terrifying. It caused immense mental anguish, stripped confidence and made me doubt everything I tried to say, do and think. Couldn’t concentrate, frequently forgot basic words, forgot which side of the road we drive on whilst driving, felt like my brain was on very slow mode, occasionally couldn’t remember my date of birth etc. Spaced out like sedated feeling and overwhelmed by everyday things like the ‘phone ringing.
It isolated me, I was thoroughly confused and unable to communicate/get it together enough to get help.

Crispy, have you got family around you?

[Therese83]

I have to do a lot of high level thinking for my job and it felt like trying to swim through mud trying to concentrate. I would read things or watch a presentation and know that, a few years before, I'd have been making connections and understanding things but nothing would be making sense.

I also had really bad memory but that hasn't improved for me yet or at least not gone away. The concentration is immeasurably better since starting HRT.