Debilitating symptoms. Brain fog...extreme memory loss...spacey 24/7!

I’m in the same boat. I try to explain to my fiancé who works outdoors all day that I’m equally as tired coming home from my desk job. Much of the time I have to rewrite things because they sound so awful. The best way I can explain it is it feels like I am drunk with a cold ALL the time. Everything feels weird. I can’t explain it, it just feels weird. I’m exhausted, everything is achy, I can’t remember much (thank God my fiancé has an amazing memory). It’s more annoying than anything. Something someone said the other day struck me as I couldn’t find the words for it but it was basically: “it is as if I am looking at the world through a cheese cloth.” Anyone else experience this feeling? It’s like everything isn’t blurry but it’s not exactly clear. My spatial sense is all out of wack. I bump/run into things all the time because I have a hard time judging the distance. Everything is also not as bright and clear light wise. Like when you’re drunk. I’ve tried all sorts of elimination diets and while they sort of help, nothing happens to where I feel like it could be the culprit. I’m going to look back into chiropractic work because it helped me feel better in my body, albeit not much mentally. For me, there aren’t days of relief, more like moments. It may make others feel hopeless but I like to believe that it’s that small part of me that reminds me that I’m still there and everything is gonna be okay.  Something to look into, though, if you haven’t already is a sinus infection. Sounds simple and stupid but hear me out.

I’ve had waaaaaaaay too many tests to count. I’ve been dealing with this for 4.5 years and if there is a test, I’ve probably had it; including a  full hormone panel, thyroid TWICE, and ultrasounds of my ovaries. I mean, my doc tried everything he could think of. He even managed to convince my insurance to pay for an MRI after they denied me initially. But the sinus thing is the only thing we haven’t looked into yet, but here’s why I have a hunch this could be it, if not part of it.

Last year I was a mess medically. I was constantly in and out of the ER with chest pains (not anxiety related), pain in my ovaries, and this weird cough. My body also would not digest my food if there was any meat in it. It would literally just sit in my stomach all day. I went to the ER because I felt just awful and I was given an antibiotic for something (probably the cough), and from the end of the year up until the middle of January, I felt great. It was like nothing ever happened. I was on the Dean’s list, I was doing great in the following semester, drinking coffee (I couldn’t anymore because I became super sensitive to caffeine), and I was REALLY happy. No brain fog. Nothing was wrong. It was like it was all a dream or something. Then mid-January rolled around and it came back with a vengeance. That’s when all the intensive testing started. I believe that the antibiotic I took helped a possible sinus infection and that’s why I felt great. 

Here’s another reason why I have a hunch it is sinus related. I grabbed a neti pot because my nose feels constantly inflamed inside. I have no allergies whatsoever, but I always feel like I have a dry stuffy nose. No mucus. I used the neti pot for the first time ever last night and I had a lot of nose blowing afterward (nothing color wise), and today I wasn’t dizzy. Still had brain fog but I wasn’t dizzy. Or nauseous which is typically caused by the dizziness. And for a few minutes, everything looked “normal.”  I’m back to the bleh feeling again, but I think I might be on to something. Just look up some info on sinus infection, sinusitis, or the like and see what you find symptom wise to see if it fits what you’re going through.

Sorry for the incredibly long post, but if I can help us all solve this problem, it would be amazing. We are all gonna get our lives back, we just gotta keep trying!

That’s crazy that we both took a sinus (bacteria) med and it relieved the brain fog. I’m 21 & I’ve dealt with this brain fog for 7 years, and I took Bactrium and another med back to back for bronchitis one time and that’s the only free day I’ve had out of feeling like I’m in a dream. I finally found out what I took that long ago and it didn’t releave me this time sadly. But it’s just odd because what was it that gave us that relief! Doesn’t make sense. & I’ve been to 3 sinus docs and 2 of them said I was fine and one said I needed surgery. So 2 ruled out 1 so I didn’t proceed. & I don’t feel congested, I never have a runny nose or any other sign I just thought maybe something wasn’t flowing through and making me feel like way. I also get dizzy, sensitive to lights, and my head/eyes feels tight sometimes throughout the day. It’s just odd, WHY that med did that and teased me. But that caught my eye when you said the same about a sinus med. I don’t have energy either, some days I have good days where the fog is light but it never goes away. 

I understand where you feel like it’s getting worse over time instead of better. I think we’re just tired of it and starts doubting because we’re not getting any answers. I think it’s because we have to go out every day like everything is okay when it’s not .. it gets very overwhelming. & I think being in stressful situations no matter what it is (life) makes the feeling worse because your brain is working even harder. & basically you get mad and frustrated at yourself because you can’t catch a break. That’s how I feel.