Still suffering
With empty stomach drink 500ml of water and eat crude crushed garlic, this works for all symptoms so strengthens all the blood vessels of the full system
Most side effects including brain fog are vastly diminished from what I was at my worst. ED and lack of sex drive persist though.
Has anyone noticed the less time you take the drug, the worse the brain fog??
Hey man what type of brain fog did you have?
Depersonalization disorder, Google it if you don’t know of it
Sorry was writing to badluck. I have a little disossociation when in public, but wouldn’t call it depersonalization. I still know myself and and can “feel” myself. It’s more of a visual disconnectedness when I’m outside/in public. Like I just finished a super long run.
In all my years (thirty-one of them) of trying to describe my mental symptoms, reading this is the closest I’ve come to anything similar.
I relate so much to what you say about the flow of consciousness being broken into parts and not flowing. For me, it’s as if an anxious pulse fires throughout my brain as it processes quite ordinary and routine information. The pulse fires before thought, and then deliberate thought goes back and tries to “make ok” the reason for the pulse. Consciousness is being continually disrupted, and my brain is constantly watching itself.
And you are so right, this is not “anxiety” as it is usually experienced. It’s not worry or concern about something, it’s just a “happening” in the CNS, and has no emotional revelance.
Like you, I am in a constant state of alarm. So often I have used the same analogy: that I can be in the most peaceful environment, and yet my body is reacting as if a tiger is about to get me.
And I have nothing else. No other emotions. Nothing else in my life, other than this “thing” happening in my brain. It distorts and comes between everything I do. Absolutely everything. It is the way I experience the world. It’s all I care about: is this thing happening or not? How intense is it? Even as I process the words to write this, the interruption is happening, the surge in my nervous system. Doing anything becomes confused, because every few seconds my brain is responding to a tiger approaching.
Oh - and nobody notices. There’s no external expression of the distress. And it’s not context related, so there’s no escaping it.
Thanks for describing so well. I’m hoping you’ve recovered as it seems you were when you wrote.
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Can totaly agree with this. Exactly the problem that i am also having.
Im unable to create and hold thoughts as I used to. I think that is what makes it hard to think, imagine or remember things. It is also makes it hard to process what is happening infront of me.
Initially I felt a pressure in my head but it cleared up significantly after the one year mark of taking propecia.
I used to be extremly motivated/obsessive about what I was doing but those feelings have gradually faded away as I dont think I have what it takes to achieve what I wanted.
The only thing I dont have is any emotional problems. A couple of years before I took propecia I had a period of deep depression so even if I feel down and frustrated about my situation right now it is not even close to how I was back then.
But im glad that im recovering and feeling a bit better with each month that passes, it keeps me hopeful.
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I have this too.
I frequently stare into space and am semi-conscious that I am doing so. My thoughts are going away from me, I vaguely recognize that I am “thinking,” but they seem far, far away.
I often feel detached from my body and from those around me, as if I were experiencing a dream reality. Everything seems to move smoothly by me, as if the world is quick but I am slow.
I cannot think clearly. I struggle to work and maintain normality. I thought my cortisol was low and that I had Addison’s disease but my morning cortisol came back relatively high.
The only thing that helps me is a little bit of red wine. Somehow I can function as a human for a brief span of time before lapsing back into the void.
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Hey all, just thought i’d pop back in and say that Brain fog hasn’t been an issue for me for 5+ years maybe longer i really cant remember. I actually get it occasionally (once or twice a year). It was the worst symptom i personally experienced, i used to slur my words, my brain shut down i just couldn’t think or have a conversation easily. It never left, even when i was at home i was fucked.
I actually would feel confident this symptom will go though. Work on your anxiety (look through my posts if you want advice in this regard). I’ve read a shit load of recovery stories and brain fog pretty much always goes.
Cheers
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How long did it take to go, I’m about 2 half years in and still have it?
Hey man,
Do you have a member story? Couldn’t find your story anywhere
Hey, welcome back. I noticed in your member story you mentioned that you had vision issues? Can you describe them? Did they ever get better?
I recon my brain fog went around the 3-4 year Mark actually. I remember id wake up every single morning and do a check (do i have fog today) and 9 times out of 10 it was a yes. My day would normally feel like a write off from then on.
Then at some point it just became 4/7 days a week, then 2, then it just disappeared entirely. I do think its related strongly to anxiety and worry. If you worry a lot it’ll tire your brain out but my sleep has also improved quite a lot over the years too (probably also due to anxiety).
Re Vision problems - I actually went for a driving test and put my eyes through some machine and my vision was really blurry, i was told i needed glasses to drive. That was around 6 or 7 years ago now and i don’t need / wear glasses. I drive for a living and can read a number plate from quite far away no issues. I also remember some days sitting at the back in a uni lecture unable to read the slides, yet other days i was fine…
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Just wondering if anyone had looked into stem cell therapy for brain fog. The cells have anti inflammatory properties for the immune system.
Nope.
Interesting. I think there is a connection between anxiety and brain fog too, but I think that my brain fog causes my anxiety.
I have recently got the symptom after 2 years of finasteride. I put up with some other side effects that would come and go, but this one convinced me to begin the slow taper process.
I read Cordyceps up regulate 5aR activity. Does anyone know if this true?
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