Brain Fog help beyond Ginko Biloba

[jackwfrench]

Hello - So 10 years before I got into HT I used ginko because it seemed to keep me a bit sharper and I think it has helped a bit over this past year on HT, but I do feel the fog coming up a bit. Does anyone else have success with another supplement?

[Mascouche]

Not with a supplement but with some actions. I find that ending my showers with 2 minutes of very cold water make me feel sharper, as if waking up for a second time. I also spend a minute or so on my inversion table to make the blood rush to my head.

The benefit does not last all day but it helps for a bit.

[JohnInTheMiddle in reply to Mascouche]

Cold water Mascouche! 🥶 Was doing for a while. I also take methylphenidate, also known as Ritalin, a couple of times a day. And I'm trying to figure out safe Estrogen add-back, but without success. Of course exercise! Always exercise!

[Mascouche in reply to JohnInTheMiddle]

Oh I also take Concerta which is similar to Ritalin. I did not bring that one up because Jackwfrench's post asked for supplements, I simply assumed he was looking for non-pharmaceutical help.

However I should have mentioned Curcubrain and Dopamucuna, both of which are supposed to provide cognitive function/brain support.

I still have good days and bad days when it comes to brain fog, but I am quite certain I have fewer bad ones with all these things than without.

[London441]

Exercise is the best supplement by far, for this and everything else.

[JohnInTheMiddle in reply to London441]

💯%

[CousinGrandpa]

take a look at Lion’s mane. It’s a mushroom (we get the powder and mix it into our morning coffee - no taste) which seems helpful.

[HotRod4321 in reply to CousinGrandpa]

Ditto! Albeit, I can taste the difference, but I drink it anyway.

[HotRod4321]

Lions Mane Mushroom powder (other mention too).

No, I didn't become Einstein, but my short-term memory improved. [Sidebar: humorously, I call it D-cubed (DDD), dementia-doorway-disease = as soon as I walk thru a doorway, or into another environment I forgot why I go there, so I walk back to where I was and remember again! LOL! UGH! Better with LMM = Lions Mane Mushroom powder with morning coffee.]

We all walk in different shoes, good luck in your journey! Godspeed!

[SteveTheJ]

I've never tried ginko but I know that Provigil has helped me the last 2+ years. You can ask your oncologist about it.

[dhccpa]

I have those symptoms when using medical marijuana. I use it at night for sleeping, and my dosage is moderate, but the longer I use it, the foggier I get (if slowly). I take breaks here and there and still get the good sleep effect for a few nights.

Obviously, that wasn't an answer to your question about relief from ADT brain fog, but I've never had brain fog from 6 years of Lupron (never had AA or Enzalutamide).

[kiteND]

Not a supplement, but adderal and Ritalin are known to help.

[tayninhtom]

as others said, lions mane in the morning, exercise work well. If that doesn't help, look into microdose of magic mushrooms. It lifts the fog.

[j-o-h-n]

The main cause of brain fog is usually attributed to 3 letters, A.G.E.

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n