Severe brain fog and scattered thinking – tips on fixing?

Question

Hit my limit today when I was on a call with a new colleague and found myself rambling in circles unable to put together a clear and coherent thought. This is an issue I&rsquo;ve long struggled with. Every psychiatrist I have seen has blamed anxiety and yet none of the anxiety medications I&rsquo;ve been prescribed have moved the needle in mending my cognition.I&rsquo;m at wit&rsquo;s end and fed up with the runaround by doctors who aren&rsquo;t interested in getting to the root issue.

flaptrap · Accepted Answer

Psychiatrists blame anxiety - everyone starts with their own experience, yet there is a point, as in the brain, the hippocampus reacts poorly (to anxiety) and makes it difficult to organize your thoughts (by interfering with short-time memory). You are going to have your own way through this.
Some recommend mediation. That is a fancy way for saying to train yourself to focus.
Do not ignore nutrition. There are so many additives in foods, different people can respond differently to them.

tomohawk · Answer

1: sleepHave a sleep study done. If it turns up something, pursue that.2: what you eatTry a gluten free diet for 1 month. This is pretty hard to do. No eating out. No processed foods. Gluten gets into all kinds of things - even things that should not have it if processed in the same factory.If gluten free doesn't work, take a look at Gundry's Plant Paradox diet and try that for 1 month. This is even tougher. This worked wonders for a family member who went through many doctors before discovering this.

neonskies · Answer

In case your diet is not up to par(too much sugary and fried stuff, say), you could try hiring a nutritionist especially given that you have $ for a psychiatrist. Not that diet/nutrition science is all that rigorous, but at least they could optimize your diet to the extent that you start feeling a bit better.Intermittent fasting is another tool. And the most important one of them all - good night's sleep.

DANmode · Answer

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ChumpGPT · Answer

Olfactory problems? What's your sense of smell like?

akor · Answer

Thinking out load but Lymes?