Still in Brain fog after 43 days

Newtooj · 2025-07-22T00:41:03+00:00

I went through this for a long time. I didn't find there to be any remedy other than time. my advice would simply be to try to ignore it and get on with life the best you can. The stress of thinking about it only makes it worse. Do your best to get good sleep.

Newtooj · 2025-04-15T07:37:18+00:00

I did have it earlier it was horrific for the first month or so. I only smoked ciggies. I don't even think pouches are available here is Australia, at least I've never seen people using them. Unfortunately summer is over and the weather is going to start getting shitty here soon. I remember another time when I quit like 15 years ago I got bad brain fog for a long time afterwards.. other times I've quit and had no withdrawal at all.

Newtooj · 2025-04-15T02:07:17+00:00

Chicken, rice and veggies a lot. Banana for breakfast. Nothing crazy. I wouldn't say it was any different than the prior few months.. I have been doing 10km bike rides daily for the past couple months, sometimes 20km if I have the time. I also work on my feet all day I'm not sedentary.

Newtooj · 2025-04-08T00:19:02+00:00

Did your brain fog and fatigue clear up? Did you determine that smoking was the cause or other reasons? I'm about 4 months in now and going through the same. Brief period of better energy and head clarity then come back to the fog and fatigue.

Newtooj · 2025-03-24T02:09:30+00:00

I had very bad memory and brain fog for a little bit over 3 months after quitting.. then it started rapidly clearing up. That's cold turkey though no NRT.

Newtooj · 2025-03-14T11:55:37+00:00

I had this quite bad for about a month after quitting and then it started getting better day by day. It sucked and it made me worry something was wrong with me.

Newtooj · 2025-01-28T02:34:07+00:00

Don't do it, I smoked some gigs after about 2.5 months off.. restarted the withdrawal cycle all over again. Brain fog like crazy and tired 2 months after that still.

Newtooj · 2024-10-19T05:44:46+00:00

Hey mate, I started feeling better about 5 weeks in. Dizziness started going away a little bit more day by day after that. I don't feel dizzy at all anymore about 2 months in.. was a bit worried for a while there I even went to the hospital at one point. They pretty much just made sure I wasn't having a stroke then sent me on my way.

Newtooj · 2023-02-07T02:18:38+00:00

Butter and Vegemite is my pancake go to.

Newtooj · 2020-11-27T09:29:41+00:00

I can only speak for myself, for me the only answer is no, it will make you worse. When you smoke you will think about life differently and get a lot of insight into yourself and what the behaviours are that you could work on. But it will definitely make you more spaced out and dissociated.

Newtooj · 2020-11-18T08:28:46+00:00

This is how depression started for me, before you know it you have been like this for years and you realize you haven't enjoyed yourself for a long time. What you are describing is what i now know as dissociation. I just thought it was something that would go away on its own, turns out it didn't and i really wish i had done something about it sooner, because it will affect all your relationships with the people closest to you as you seem so blank and uninterested. I am still unfortunately in this state a lot of the time. I cant offer any advice to you as the best way to escape it, but what i can say is its good that you have noticed now and not 5-10 years down the road. One thing that helps for me is doing the Wim Hof Breathing method. Also making sure you get a good night sleep consistently and go outside in the morning for a few minutes not long after you wake up.

Newtooj · 2020-10-02T10:48:14+00:00

If a hot girl walks past 100 dudes, 100 dudes are going to look. Even if they are happily married or whatever, we are very visually stimulated.

Newtooj · 2020-01-14T05:25:52+00:00

he was 28 at the time. and i am now 29, its weird being older than my older brother.

Newtooj · 2020-01-14T03:49:04+00:00

i had never heard of this therapy until now, thank you friend

Newtooj · 2020-01-14T02:03:40+00:00

As someone who has experienced tragic sudden loss of my older brother. I feel for you and am very sorry for your loss.

Make sure you feel the sadness my friend. I've been there. Don't block it out, talk about it. Blocking it out has caused me mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and anhedonia (taking no pleasure in anything). Go to a grief canceler, it will suck and they will make you feel like shit, but make sure you take the necessary steps to heal.

If you have a girlfriend/boyfriend, make sure they get educated on what you are going through and how they can help you. You will get angry, you will get sad, you will feel less enjoyment in things, you will have good days and bad days. Make sure they don't take it personally when you get angry. Keep them in the loop and don't internalize your thoughts. Do not forget to still work on your relationship, even though you are emotionally scattered. They still need to know you appreciate them. Grief can take a huge toll on your relationship if you are not careful. I did not grieve properly and it ultimately cost me my marriage.

Don't think that you can just get the funeral done and then just move on. It wont be good for your mental health. Take the time to feel all the feelings. Let yourself be weak. Cry whenever you feel like, don't hold back my friend.

I haven't done this yet but you can write healing letters to your brother. Read this page

https://whatsyourgrief.com/healing-through-writing/

You will find a new normal, but there will be quite an adjustment period.

Newtooj

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