Serious brain fog

Hi everyone, I haven’t been on here in quite some time, but I thought this may be a good place to get some feedback. My son is 14 months old. Prior to pregnancy, I had struggled with depression/anxiety, but finally found medication that worked for me… after 20 years of trying. I actually cried when I had realized I spent most of my life thinking how I felt was “normal”. Anyway, I was closely monitored throughout pregnancy. During that time my attention span plummeted- not that it was great before- and it was interfering with work. So, I was put on another pregnancy safe medication to help with concentration. It helped a little so I continued with it. Postpartum, I struggled a bit, but overall came through within a few months… but the brain fog continued and I feel like it’s getting worse. My psychiatrist has been offering suggestions and we’ve been working on adjusting my meds… but nothing is helping. I’m forgetting words, have trouble verbalizing what I’m thinking, frequently forget what I’m doing, somehow don’t see things that are directly in front of my face, and I am easily irritated when someone asks me a question while I’m already trying my hardest to stay focused on what I’m doing. It’s like I can’t even think enough to answer simple questions (what’s the dinner plan? Have you seen my school shoes? Did the dog eat? Are you using this or can I put it away?). It’s getting kind of scary. I regularly feel disoriented and really struggle with staying on task. My son is 14 months, I have 16 year old step daughter who we have every other week (50/50 custody), I work full time from home and have my son with me (I do get some help from my dad for a couple hours a day). Majority of housework, cooking, cleaning fall on me bc my husband works long hours… he helps but I usually have to direct him which is also exhausting. So is this just overload? Anyone else experience this?
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Have you ever heard the phrase, “To the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail”? I wonder if perhaps your psychiatrist believes the problem is psychological because that’s what they are used to dealing with all day. But what you might really need at this point is a neurology consult.

I have a lot of trouble with my attention span. I always have to a degree but it is way worse now. It’s worse right before my period as well. I lose words and today in the shower, I couldn’t remember if I used body wash until I was half way through doing it again. I think it would be helpful to talk with some who is familiar with but does not necessarily prescribe medication to help sort it all out. I think meds are very helpful and it’s great that they have helped you. if you are able to talk with a therapist to try to sort out what is what it may help.

I can definitely relate to this. I feel all these things. I am still nursing and I wondered if that’s one reason. I also feel an incredible pressure to ‘be strong because you’re a mom now’.

It sounds like you could just have some brain overload. I know having a young toddler is enough to send your brain into overload, Nevermind working full time and taking care of the house. Maybe your brain is involuntarily shutting off because you’re not giving it enough breaks? I had a friend with a baby who said she was so stressed that she would disassociate and check out. Of course it could be something more serous as I’m not a doctor.. anyway I would definition be cautious of adding on more medication to fix the issue. Maybe start with prioritizing time through out the week where you have NO RESPONSIBILITIES whatsoever. Like leave to find some peace a night or 2 per week.

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