Started with a fog!!

[Ashfaren]

All started with a fog, derealization, blurry world outside, i couldn't think clearly and this fog never got better. It has been continuous 7 years since then. The world appears dark, dull , aloof, i am conscious of its constant presence( of the fog), but could never see the bright side of the world. I am lost in my own thoughts daily, its not that i don't know about them, but something is always running in my subconscious mind. Anybody going through this fog daily?

[lillyofthevalley37]

Were you taking SSRI antidepressants 7 years ago ?

[Ashfaren in reply to lillyofthevalley37]

no, i have been on antidepressants for this fog, whenever i told my psychiatrists about it, they thought its Anxiety or depression, but inside i knew its something else, my mind was not clear, and detached, but they couldn't identify it.

[lillyofthevalley37 in reply to Ashfaren]

So you take SSRI antidepressants now ?

[Ashfaren in reply to lillyofthevalley37]

yes, i take them.

[Lisa37X]

Yes its a nightmare! Mine comes an goes! Mines is anxiety. Does yours not ease off?

[Ashfaren in reply to Lisa37X]

it eases off in the daytime, but other symptoms like not thinking clearly, automatic thoughts, Inability to concentrate, memory issues are persistent.

[Lisa37X in reply to Ashfaren]

Mines lasts a week im on fluoxetine thats only thing that helps mine. Im waiting on councelling dont wana be stuck on antidepressions. Mines started wen i was pregnant & taken panic attacks r u on an meds for it? Stress & over thinking neg thought bring it on & can make it stay ther on dairy foods

[Ashfaren in reply to Lisa37X]

yes, paroxetine

[Lisa37X in reply to Ashfaren]

How long u been on them? Would u maybe try an other antidepression tablet c if it help mines goes away completely with fluoxetine

[Ashfaren in reply to Lisa37X]

really, u take it in the morning?

[Lisa37X in reply to Ashfaren]

Yes every morning. Mines goes away from months then comes bk for a week its a sympton of anxiety its horrible have u tryed cutting out dairy products?

[Ashfaren in reply to Lisa37X]

They don't help mine, but since i was worried about the fog, doctors put me on it. How do u feel exactly when this fog comes? May be i can relate .

[Lisa37X in reply to Ashfaren]

It starts with a headache that doesnt go away & then it starts.. cant think clearly my head feels in a cloud i feel like im goin mad like im loseing my mind i forget everythin

[Ashfaren in reply to Lisa37X]

yes, and do u stare at one point a lot?

[Lisa37X in reply to Ashfaren]

Yes! I lie down alot wen i have it i get raceing thoughts with it also i feel like my heads goin makes anxiety worse also u get depressed with it u just wana feel normal r u the same?

[Ashfaren in reply to Lisa37X]

yes, but some of my symptoms are persistent even when fog goes away, automatic thoughts in the background, Inability to concentrate ,slow thinking are always there.

[Lisa37X]

It can be 2 do with wat you eat also

[Ashfaren in reply to Lisa37X]

i take lot of caffeine, and sugar which is not good for me.

[Lisa37X in reply to Ashfaren]

Do u negative think alot?

[Ashfaren in reply to Lisa37X]

sometimes i do, but definitely i worry a lot.

[Lisa37X in reply to Ashfaren]

Worrying & neg thinking tires the brain so then it goes in2 a fog its awful i hope u get sorted anxiety is terrible

[Ashfaren in reply to Lisa37X]

did ur brain fog start suddenly, like bam, all at once?

[Ashfaren in reply to Lisa37X]

was it a slow process?

[Lisa37X in reply to Ashfaren]

Came on right away wen i first got it i cudnt think straight put a science 2 gather raceing thoughts head preassure & headache that wouldnt go away r u the same?

[Ashfaren in reply to Lisa37X]

something similar hpnd to me, mine was due to alcohol consumption plus bad sleep which caused bad headaches, head pressure, insomnia, the next day i woke up with fog, bad withdrawal and it scared the hell out of me.

[Lisa37X in reply to Ashfaren]

Its terrible wen i first got it i wen straight 2 doctors i thought i was loseing my mind lol i was few weeks pregnant an few weeks b4 that i had started taken panic attacks. I was worrying about everythin an anythin

[thetoothfairy]

Did you experience any kind of trauma 7 years ago? You might have C-PTSD. I've been going through a lot of the same symptoms (racing or slow thoughts, memory loss, numb, foggy, to name a few). I was treated for my anxiety and depression for 2 years, and it was a little helpful, but I still felt like something deeper was wrong but didn't really know how to articulate it, I just never really felt right. I'm just now learning about C-PTSD and how trauma can affect the brain, especially if it was for a prolonged amount of time.

The only reason I know this is because not understanding/processing my trauma eventually resulted in further stress and trauma for the last 10 years. I just thought I deserved it, so I didn’t even consider it was because of all these weird associations in my brain. I thought my symptoms were because I was just defective by nature. Treating just the anxiety and depression was like trying to save a sinking ship with a beach bucket. It took a debilitating mental breakdown before I realized any of this. I can hardly leave the house now. If you think trauma may be a factor here, go talk to a therapist to start working through it as soon as possible, if you haven't already. Don’t get to the point of your mind just shutting down on you before the root of the issue is addressed.

[Ashfaren in reply to thetoothfairy]

No, i didn't have any trauma then. Infact, i couldnot identify the trigger, seems to be alcohol or toxin.