Mental Agitation

Symptoms Neurological
#1

I’ve been off Propecia for 10 months. Some days are bearable, but I’m still struggling heavily. The mental sides have always affected me the most, they cause me to be miserable for most of my life - in constant mental agony.

I have constant brain fog (zombie like state, drifting through life on what seems like instincts alone), apathy, no motivation. The thing that really makes me feel like crap though is what i’d call “cognitive agitation”… it’s like my mind is never just content, i constantly feel agitated and uncomfortable. Sometimes it seems like my mind is an old burnt out car transmission - it’s trying to shift into different gears as my thought processes change but it can’t. So then i’m left in this extremely agitated state and am therefore CONSTANTLY reminded that my brain is fucked up. I can’t go 5 minutes without thinking “Fuck, my brain is screwed up”. Anyone else have this agitation? I don’t think I can live like this forever. Been taking fish oil for several weeks, no improvements.

#2

For start, stop taking fish oil. In my case it causes brain fog.

#3

In my opinion this is caused by lack of Gaba.
What i would do:

  • Adopt a Paleo diet, with discipline
  • Cut caffeine
  • Exercise daily, 20 to 30 min (running or bycicle)
  • Take a tranquilizer for one or two weeks to take you out of this state (Xanax low dose)
#4

Does exercise actually help though?

I often find my brain fog is worse after exercise?

#5

Yes its worse for me too. Please be aware that not everyone on this forum may have the same problems as you and their advice may not be helpful. For example, correiovip’s problem is depression.

This mental agitation might be better described as a kind of ‘Post-traumatic Stress Disorder’. It does improve with time (like years of time). Ive had some successful treatment recently which has helped this problem, I hope to post about it in the future.

#6

jeffbrdr, do you have any physical symptoms that you would describe in the same way, a constant tension or uncomfortable feeling, being unable to relax?

#7

I wouldn’t say I have any other physical symptoms that manifest similarly. For me, the tension is all in my head - sometimes it literally feels my brain is starting and restarting. Other times it’s like it’s just operating on 50% power like a low watt bulb - illuminating enough light to not feel blind, but not enough to capture all of the details.