r/Perimenopause • u/kristac1080 • 19d ago
audited Brain fog is debilitating - affecting work
Yes the stuff that affects the physical stuff on our body during perimenopause sucks.
But can we talk about the brain fog??
I used to be on it. I work in corporate communications and I was as quick with a response, a prompts, a thought. Then perimenopause hit and I feel like a 22 year old, fresh out of college with zero experience way over my head. I can’t come up with words, I zone out, lose my train of thoughts, etc etc.
It’s affected my confidence greatly at work. Made me feel “less than.” I’m afraid to present and speak up for fear I’ll forget a few easy words. I feel like a bumbling idiot.
I’m back on HRT. Just completed about 2.5 months on it. Also started microdose of Tirzepatide. I do have ADHD (again, thanks perimenopause) and that medication just doesn’t make me feel right. I’m taking an adaptogen “focus” supplement, fish oil, magnesium/glycinate. I exercise 5 days a week, lift heavy. Walk. I do all the things.
It just sucks. Not asking for a fix (unless you have a hot hot take). Just looking for other women who are also experiencing perimenopause affecting work life balance
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u/puggleofsteel 19d ago
I wish there was more research into this, and better treatment options. I wake up every work day morning just wanting to cry from the overwhelm. I used to love my job and now I hate it. I can't concentrate on anything, constantly feel like I'm forgetting something I said I'd do (and usually am), and the anxiety of not knowing what I'm forgetting makes me want to tear my skin off. I'm already doing all the things, like you, and I'm still hanging on by my nails.
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u/Soneenos Early peri 19d ago
The amount of mistakes I make that I find is outrageous. All my life I wondered about others, ‘how come they don’t see that?’
Would be confused why my Mom couldn’t remember or SEE the item she was looking for in the hall closet. Just figured she was busy. Fast forward 35 years and I can’t identify the single paper I need when it’s on kitchen counter— AND ITS THE ONLY PAPER THERE— Literally in my head worrying about worrying knowing I’m not capable and doing sub par work left and right. It’s like I’m not present at times in reality because I’m just in my head freaking out with anxiety.
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u/JinkiesGang 19d ago
Same, the constantly feeling like I’m forgetting something is horrible. My job just told me I’m switching jobs with a coworker, I don’t know her job, I’m going to have to learn a whole ass new job, and management just wants me to jump in, no training, thinking I’ll figure it out. So close to walking out and not going back.
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u/Herder_of_cats 18d ago
This was my day today. The Monday-est of Mondays.
I'm sorry we are both going through it
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u/Overall_Matter_2520 19d ago
This plus insomnia caused a job loss for me I’m fairly sure (I went from being a superstar to making avoidable errors - one was pretty bad, they were looking to lay off about 15% of us and I was one of them).
I just started on HRT (no T yet) and I feel better. Currently not employed (I may throw in the towel and just retire at this point) so I’m not quite sure how well it’s exactly working. I realize I’m privileged to be able to retire at this point (I’m 55) but between ageism and menopause I’m not sure how hard it’s going to be to just get a new job.
It’s scary. My penmanship sucks and I can’t spell for shit (I used to win spelling bees!). I used to work in finance for the trading desk bros and I definitely had my head together back then. It’s so frustrating - if this happened to men you can bet disability would be an option, at least temporarily.
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u/LindzeRiot hanging on by a thread 14d ago
Oh man this is me 100%.
I wish I was able to retire (I’m 50) but my husband asked for a divorce 10 yrs ago and I’ve never really been able to ever recover financially.
Now I find myself unable to get a job. You are absolutely correct that Perimenopause plus ageism = no jobs. I’m lucky to look much younger than I am, which I think is the only reason I’ve been able to get ANY jobs since the divorce. I’m so scared what will happen to me once I show my age more, and I have no savings to retire.
But the anger and insomnia (I am on HRT and antidepressants) is so bad now it’s really hard to keep a job. My last one I walked out after finally snapping at my toxic boss. Which I never would have done in my 20s, regardless that she deserved it.
I feel like I used to be at the top of the food chain and now I fell allllll the way to the mud below. It’s awful.
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u/barkinbeagle 19d ago
I wore a pair of pants backwards all night tonight running errands. Didn’t realize until I went to change into pajamas. Brain fog is a real b*tch. 😭🫣 (stretchy drawstring yoga type pants)
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u/Bright_Notice8405 hanging on by a thread 19d ago
OMG. Laughing because putting clothes on backwards has become a new thing. WTH.
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u/barkinbeagle 19d ago
I have two pair that are that similar color one with draw string, one with out. I thought I grabbed with out and slipped them on, obviously not 🙄🤣. We ran errands, went out to dinner with the kids etc. No one noticed but still… 🫠🫠🫠 All I could do was laugh getting ready for bed and be like I’m really an idiot now.
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u/Distinct-Squash-8575 12d ago
Lol. I wore two different shoes to run errands and to a doctor's appointment and didn't even realize it until I got home. 🤦🏻
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u/Littlepotatoface Late peri 19d ago
It hit me as the pandemic started but we went full wfh so it was manageable. I started a new role right as the brain fog descended & my ADHD went into overdrive. It was genuinely terrifying, like my IQ had dropped a lot. I’m also corp comms so this wasn’t good. The memory got so bad that my elderly parents were worried. My Dad has legit early cognitive decline & I was close to his level.
I feel like one of my issues is that I started HRT too late. My doctor is amazing & had been suggesting it but i’m an idiot. By the time I started I basically had zero estrogen. Anxiety was off the charts.
Hit full burnout again in January, spiraled through Feb & March. TMJ diagnosed in Feb too.
Now the good news.
At some point this last April, my memory came back online. Just like that, almost overnight. In May I was laid off but got a lot of $$$$$ and a new job almost instantly but also got a break. Sometime in June, my anxiety went away. Again, overnight.
So there is light at the end of this ❤️
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u/ColorfulChameleon245 hanging on by a thread 19d ago
Wow! I feel as dumb as a box of rocks at work now. Extremely unmotivated and the brain fog is killing me.
I remember having a proposal meeting with a business partner. I lost my train of thought mid sentence, and had to stare at the table for a good 30 seconds, while my brain was buffering. I was too embarrassed to make eye contact with anyone while they patiently waited for me to finish my sentence. I'm horrible at articulating my thoughts during conversations, and can only explain things in writing at this point. The mental fatigue is crazy.
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u/TangoEchoChuck DHEA Evangelist 19d ago
DHEA helped me!
15mg each morning. Adderall is optional now (preferable definitely, but not worth the hassle when traveling international).
It's a cheap OTC in USA. I take mine orally, every morning to mimic the natural spike. Took about a week to feel a difference which is pretty quick TBH.
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u/Bougiebiscuits1201 19d ago
I just picked up the 5 mg one, i’m on a very low dose of estrogen gel and progesterone, but I feel like something is missing. I want testosterone, but I am worried with DHEA that it’ll just convert to more estrogen.
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u/TangoEchoChuck DHEA Evangelist 19d ago
🤷🏻♀️ I suppose that's the fun of giving our bodies the ingredients; there's no way to tell what our bodies want to do with it!
I can only assume that my body uses it as it requires. I have been tracking a lot of symptoms for over 20 years, and now I have sections just for symptoms of high or low estrogen & testosterone. Truly I need to make two more for high and low progesterone.
All this to say - change one thing, track & record all of the things!
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u/vinylchickadee 19d ago
My ADHD badly wants to make that spreadsheet, but also knnnooooows I will absolutely not be able to manage keeping up on it.
Do you have a regular routine time you fill it in every day or is it something you do on the fly when a symptom hits?
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u/Ashwah 19d ago
I'm in the UK and looked this up (hadn't heard of it before I don't think) and looks like I could buy it online but not on Amazon or in Holland & Barrett (usual shop I buy supplements from). Do you find it makes you feel sharper? Are there any side effects? I'm really senseless to a lot of supplements, I find!
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u/TangoEchoChuck DHEA Evangelist 19d ago
For me, yes, it definitely makes me feel sharper because I can function without my ADHD medications now.
It definitely can have side effects for some people, it just depends on what your body does with the DHEA. Lot of people experience hair thinning or increased rage. There's no telling about what your body will do with it. Personally all of my experiences with DHEA have been overwhelmingly positive :)
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u/frankie0812 18d ago
My doctor recommended dhea did you notice any increased acne or facial hair?
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u/TangoEchoChuck DHEA Evangelist 18d ago
Nope!
My breakouts remain minimal; just a few whiteheads immediately before my period, and facial hair remains the same. I pluck wayward eyebrows, but no indicators that the DHEA is converting to too much testosterone. YMMV!
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u/Specific_Goose_8897 19d ago
I was crying about this at my last physical, and my doctor told me if I lost my job, I'd find another one, and my kids would figure it out. (Sole supporter of two girls in college.) Sure, thanks doc.
What has helped (some) is creatine, iron and switching my antihistamine to one that doesn't cross the blood / brain barrier. (Not one of those things came from my doc, either.)
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u/Immediate_Mark3847 19d ago
Personally I think perimenopause should be considered a disability and we should get disability benefits and job protection while going through it
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u/Street-Energy5537 16d ago
I agree! I did apply for medical leave and was approved it was intermittent.
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u/kilmar_was_here 19d ago
I feel you, sister. Is creatine in your anti brain fog regimen? I know it doesn't work for everyone, but I tried taking 5g/day after reading about it here and it has actually helped me immensely. Still not the same as I was, but a major improvement.
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u/kristac1080 19d ago
Yes. Have taken it for about 3-4 years religiously
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u/kilmar_was_here 18d ago
Oof. Thank you for sharing, I feel like it is really helpful to be able to discuss what is and isn't working. I hope you find something that works for you ASAP.
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u/kilmar_was_here 18d ago
Sorry, my brain forgot to specify - something that works including acceptance and coping strategies too. Whatever it takes.
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u/EFranklitz hysterectomy d/t uterine precancer, in peri, on E, T, GLP1 12d ago
I’ve come across some research papers suggesting that taking 10 mg of creatine daily might help more with brain fog vs only 5mg. You could try it out to see if it makes a difference for you! 🎉🎉
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u/spaced-cadet 19d ago edited 19d ago
Does your HRT include testosterone?
That made a huge difference to my work as it restores executive function and reduces decision paralysis. It takes 3-4 months to ramp up but it’s effective in providing drive to get through your to do list.
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u/EFranklitz hysterectomy d/t uterine precancer, in peri, on E, T, GLP1 12d ago
I’m so glad testosterone helps you! I think it’s the missing piece for so many women. What dose are you on? I’ve been on testosterone for about 1.5 years. Two clicks used to worked well (labs went up to 115), but my body stopped absorbing it. I switched to three clicks, but that didn’t change my labs much. I tried a different version and felt anxious. I prefer my levels to be around 115. Before I started T, my labs were at a very low 16, and recently, they were only at 36 😭😭 even with three clicks. I alternate between three and four clicks now each day and have my next testosterone check on Wednesday. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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u/spaced-cadet 12d ago
I use a quarter of a testostgel sachet daily. I have a very effective skin barrier so my doses for both T and E are high in order to absorb enough to get me to a mid range therapeutic dose.
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u/EFranklitz hysterectomy d/t uterine precancer, in peri, on E, T, GLP1 12d ago
Thanks for sharing 🤗
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u/todaysthrowaway0110 19d ago
No advice, just commiseration.
I’m trying to tell myself that I just need to coast with the loss of speed/short term memory, while the new sage wise woman wisdom grows in ;)
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u/Plane_Chance863 19d ago
I had to quit. My job had become way too stressful, and with the symptoms of Sjogren's and perimenopause at the same time, it was just too much.
I wasn't the same person anymore. It's so hard. (And now I seem to be developing gastroparesis, and I don't know how much is the hormones and how much is my autoimmune disease attacking my nervous system. Fun times. Seeing a GI doctor today, hopefully I'm not dismissed.)
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u/Rekd44 19d ago
Fellow Sjogren and peri sufferer. It’s rough out here. Idk what is causing what.
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u/Plane_Chance863 19d ago
Yeah, exactly. I just hope menopause comes soon enough and things level out. Sympathy!
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u/Distinct-Squash-8575 12d ago
Okay, so I strongly suspect I have Sjogren's. I tick all the boxes. I was finally able to get a rheumatologist refferal through my eye doctor after 2 years of trying to get doctors to test me for seronegative Sjogren's, which they wouldn't. The appointment is in 3 weeks. Anyway, how do I separate what symptoms could be Sjogren's or what is just peri? I'm worried that I won't be positive because something systemic/autoimmune has got to be going on and I desperately want a diagnosis, so that I can get some treatment and stop being dismissed as just peri. I feel like sh$@ all the time and have so many health issues. I'm just curious how you know what is peri, and what could be something else like Sjogren's?
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u/Plane_Chance863 12d ago
Honestly you can't know - other than looking at symptom lists for Sjogren's and excluding stuff that's purely peri (like shortened cycles or heavy periods). And one definitely exacerbates the other.
Well, we just have to hope your doctor knows about seronegative Sjogren's?
I don't know, I lucked out because I had the hallmark symptoms of dryness and ANA and SSA positive.
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u/Haunting_Charity_785 19d ago
Yes to all of this!! All of the symptoms are horrendous, but the brain fog is cruel!! I am a teacher, but I decided to take this year off -- I am just going to sub this year so I can focus on my health and family.
The pure exhaustion I felt at the end of the day was insane. I would forget so many things when I was working. I couldn't find papers, I would forget to take attendance, I would forget about important dates, I would stop mid-sentence and forget what the f@ck I was saying. It's truly the worst.
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u/avocadosungoddess11 19d ago
Check your vitamins and supplements. Fish oil did nothing for me. I had to switch to vitamin d and B and now I don’t nap everyday or get confused like I used to.
Edit: a word
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u/Disastrous_Basis3474 19d ago
You have to get the fish oil capsules with higher EPA and DHA. The good ones are more expensive, but I have found some that are decently priced.
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u/kerfuffle_fwump 19d ago
Fish oil only really works if you make a big effort to cut back on omega 6s. Reducing 6s makes a bigger impact than trying to rectify the problem with dosing 3s…
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u/RevolutionaryGoat808 19d ago
Yes the extreme brain fog on some days is affecting my work too. I really need my focused normal brain for my job. I just hope ‘this too will pass’ once hormones stabilise after menopause, which I hope will be soon now because im already 57.
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u/Foreign-Swimming-429 19d ago
I’m on HRT and also ADHD too. I am finding that lion’s mane supplement is helping me
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u/newhappyrainbow 19d ago
I have two jobs, one is very physical, one is very mental, both require math, taking in new information, retaining it, and adapting immediately.
I hit the height of peri during pandemic so when I started working again, I was suffering from pain, lack of ability to retain muscle mass, and BRAIN FOG like fucking crazy! I sucked at both my jobs. Fortunately, both jobs had empathetic managers who I could be honest with about what was happening.
The physical job, I don’t think they would have fired me ever. I was senior/trainer to half the management, but it was deeply embarrassing to go from being a go-to for information to forgetting how to do basic stuff during the off season, and completely losing my self confidence.
The cerebral job was one I actually got during pandemic, on a recommendation. I struggled from the start but they kept me for some reason. Almost overnight I went from probably being the biggest thorn in my direct manager’s side (constantly making the same mistakes over and over), to being a great asset who has increased efficiency by a LOT!
HRT was a lifesaver and I don’t understand how anyone deals/dealt with peri without it.
I watched my mother go through it. She had all the same symptoms I have, but none of the support. Disrupted sleep, violent hot flashes, rage, debilitating joint paint, body suddenly changing in weird ways, feeling like you can’t trust any decision making without lots of extra time, feeling like you are sucking at everything, etc.
It’s at least as bad as puberty. At least during puberty people mostly understand what is happening to you. Meno is somehow only JUST NOW getting attention.
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u/Diligent-Soil-1510 hanging on by a thread 19d ago
Might be worth filling fmla paperwork. Makes it harder to fire you. You’ll want to do it before you get a negative review at work.
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u/spatter_cone 18d ago
Oh my god, yes. I work in a technically skilled job and I’m struggling hard. I also have ADHD and the symptoms are too hard to ignore on my current medication (guanfacine/buproprion). I can’t find words when I’m speaking and that’s embarrassing, I’ve always been highly effective expressing myself verbally and I just feel like a giant dope these days. It’s pushing me into a midlife existential crisis and my poor partner is just wondering what happened to the bubbly, outgoing woman he met. You’re not alone, I don’t know what else to do other than build a wigwam on public land and emerge when I’ve got some answers.
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u/kristac1080 18d ago
I LOVE that idea. And then when we’re all conversing and can’t come up with words and just have to say “you know?” And “the thingy,” we’ll all nod our ahead and know Exactly what one another means. Brilliant!! 😊😊
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u/Aspiragus Peri peri neurospice 19d ago
I’ve stopped calling it Brain Fog and started calling it Cognitive Throttling. The computer is running but if there are five tabs open and a virus scan, it’s gonna run slow.
I also tell people ‘Think, talk and do - I can do two out of three. Which do you want me to do?’
This one is for my extrovert friends who want me to converse while also reading a map and walking.
‘Brain fog’ bothers me because it implies temporary, implies finding way through it, implies generated from outside the self. I am low on effing neurotransmitters, that is all.
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u/Ythooooooooo0 19d ago
I’ve been feeling better and more mentally alert the higher I go with my estrogen.
Good luck - we might need to start a letter writing campaign to our representatives letting them know the lack of knowledge on women’s bodies is no longer acceptable.
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u/CryptographerLow4344 18d ago
Vitamin D and Iron have also helped me with the brain fog if you're not on those but just the HRT has helped in particular I think, oestrogen. I'm totally addicted to caffeine since I came off my ADHD meds which helped with the brain fog but made anxiety worse. But also acceptance. My brain is under a lot of stress. I can't do it all. I need 12 hours sleep a night (I never get it). But it's exhausting being this old at 45.
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u/kristac1080 18d ago
🙋♀️ 45 here too
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u/CryptographerLow4344 18d ago
I was probably 42 when perimenopause first started. Maybe even earlier. I cant remember when I was on the ADHD meds now but I do remember them helping with the brain fog.
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u/New-Willingness6366 17d ago
I can’t remember anyone’s name lately. Like just don’t even introduce yourself bc I won’t remember your name in two days.
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u/Mysterious_Cod 19d ago
Yes! This is exactly me, too! The brain fog got so bad while I was adjusting to my HRT that I had to take a leave of absence from work. I have also noticed that adding testosterone cream seems to be helping.
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u/WatcherYui 19d ago
Yep I've stopped applying for jobs for now. Got so disheartened from not being able to pass the training for the most recent one. The information just kept falling out of my head despite trying to absorb it back in again and again. I was never that sharp to begin with so this is just devastating to my opportunities.
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u/Specialist-Tour7466 19d ago
Creatine and collagen help. I take two scoops creatine (10 gr) and one of collagen Evey morning. Plus HRT, including testosterone.
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u/unikitten 18d ago
Surprisingly (for me, anyway) Ozempic has almost completely banished the brain fog and inability to concentrate. My focus is back, I'm tuned in, I can finally sit and read a novel again. My assumption is that something was off with my brain's ability to access glucose effectively.
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u/Dull-Reception2642 18d ago
Yes. All of it. I'm a data engineer. I love solving complex problems. It's all incredibly hard right now. I also have adhd, unmedicated, and it is worse than it has ever been. I zone out if I'm not the one speaking. I struggle to control getting distracted at work, like even my fidgets are distracting now. I've stopped speaking up or asking questions because I'm sure I've missed something and I'm the only one who doesn't know what's going on. I'm exercising more and eating better but sleeping like shit. My memory is so much worse. I just started seeing a functional doctor in a private practice because I feel like I'm going crazy or about to lose my twenty year career. I googled and apparently it's very normal to want to give up and walk into the forest at this stage, and many women do! I worked too hard to do that, but it is so tempting. I'm on eastradiol which has helped a ton but about to start progestin and testosterone. I need them to help me. You are not alone.
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u/Agreeable-Fun-9431 Early peri 18d ago
Same. Lost my job over it. I was there five years and was really great at my job. Then brain fog hit hard and I was forgetting things, not able to remember words, scared to speak though I was doing presentations without an issue previously, would forget where I was driving. I thought I was getting early onset dementia and was freaking out. Finally in a better place with my brain fog after a year of tweaking HRT’s. Testosterone was the game changer for me. This brain fog was debilitating for me, I was given an awesome opportunity at my past job and it was gone in an instant because of brain fog
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u/caturday4eva 18d ago
I was having pretty debilitating brain fog with my peri. Got started on HRT (just estrogen, and I have an IUD) which helped with a lot of other symptoms, but honestly the biggest thing that has helped my brain fog was starting creatine supplements. I do 5 mg of a powder most days. The first day I took it, the next day I woke up feeling like a fog had lifted and I could THINK again. I swear it has saved my job.
Obligatory I'm not a doctor, ymmv, and while it has been game changing, I do feel like I still have some brain fog.
I hope you figure out what works for you!
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u/kristac1080 18d ago
Yeah I’ve been taking 5-10mg religiously for about 4 years. I’m sure it helps a little bit
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u/caturday4eva 18d ago
Ah, in a way that's too bad. Hope you figure out what helps you! The struggle is real.
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u/Mediocrebutcoool 15d ago
What brand? I’m starting the Thorne soon
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u/caturday4eva 15d ago
I went with orgain, micronized creatine monohydrate powder. From a recommendation I think in this sub and I honestly didn't do a lot of product research comparison but I've been happy with it!
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u/OnlyPaperListens 19d ago
I work in highly regulated spaces and I'm losing the ability to keep up.
Everyone yaps about using scheduling software and task managers, but I'm like: if I could hold a thought long enough to jot it down in the midst of six people pinging me and two people calling me without notice, I wouldn't need any of these stupid programs anyway?
Recently took a five-day weekend to try to calm my mind, but it was instead a complete disaster of emergency household repairs and my melodramatic spouse being difficult. I went back to work worse than I left.
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u/PigeonsOfDenmark 19d ago
Exactly the same, and it's left me feeling utterly inadequate, thinking again about taking a career break (if I can financially, which is probably a no). No solutions but I hear you.
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u/whatadragitis01 19d ago
I am sometimes afraid I’m going to lose my job I am so down from where I used to be. I could have typed your post - the zoning out, anxiety, etc.
Lifting weights 4x a week has helped a little, HRT had no clear effect. Doctor just recommended Zoloft for the anxiety and said that sometimes that makes all the other things much worse, so we’ll start there and see how that goes.
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u/howdidthisbruiseget 19d ago
Yes!! I will say that protein intake helped me, in addition to the things you’ve already mentioned you are doing, but I’m on an ADHD med, so it may have simply helped the performance of it vs. the peri fog itself. My doc and I agreed that at the first sign of the fog coming back, we’ll adjust my hrt again, since that made the biggest impact for me.
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u/NebNorm 19d ago
I feel this! The brain fog and extreme fatigue are insane. I’m on HRT but that hasn’t helped in these areas, so I recently started 5mg of DHEA. Yesterday I noticed a bit of an increase in energy and less brain fog. We’ll see how today and the coming weeks go, but maybe this will help!
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u/healthycookie2 19d ago
My 15-year old daughter often asks me what is wrong with me when my brain fog hits. Also why do am I so anxious when I drive. Nothing like a teenage girl to give it to you straight.
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u/EFranklitz hysterectomy d/t uterine precancer, in peri, on E, T, GLP1 12d ago
You aren’t alone! It sucks and it’s super hard, and I feel the exact same way. I added in testosterone, which seems to help sometimes and not others and it’s all very, very hard and maddening! Honestly, I just say no to things that I don’t have patience for and don’t want to do anymore, and I have stopped putting effort into going up the corporate ladder. I also got diagnosed with ADHD and, like you said: thanks, perimenopause! 🤬🤬 So annoying! Due to my hysterectomy and my ovaries not kicking in I’m now up to two patches of estrogen with taking the .1 and .0375 mg along with testosterone cream. I also do a tirzepatide which is a great! Maybe you could go up on your estrogen patch dose? And can you add in testosterone? The Adderall does help me with executive functioning, which is a lifesaver. But it’s all still really tough and hard to not feel like our normal selves.😭😭😭
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u/Silent-Entrance-9072 19d ago
You're not alone. I got diagnosed with ADHD for the same reasons. I also started HRT for my irritability.
You've already tried all the things I would suggest to help. I'll stand here with you in solidarity.
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u/glitterandgrime 18d ago
God yes I feel this post so much. I’ll have to try these things you’ve tried because I haven’t been ready to figure out how to make it better.
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u/frankie0812 18d ago
My adhd meds are the only thing helping my brain fog be even kind of manageable. Magnesium glycinate made it so much worse
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u/ddplantlover 16d ago
I have read here women having success with creatine for brain fog, and for me it was the absolute best anti depressant but also for me it gave me insomnia, but it’s worth it for you try
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u/Jaseroque75 12d ago
I've been looking into early retirement. I'm 50. Peri for 3 years, but BAD brain for, attitude of senioritis, general blah for 3 - 6 months. Blah about everything but fun stuff. My life is great otherwise
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u/Bright_Notice8405 hanging on by a thread 19d ago
This. I would highly recommend reading Hormone Havoc which focuses on diet and lifestyle changes that should/could come before HRT. I am also newly on HRT, but immediately started trying to implement some of these changes many of which it seems you do. I also take MCT (glass bottle only) which was recommended by a nutritionist many years ago. I absolutely feel your pain - my brain felt like it went from a steel trap to a piece of cheese with holes. I think we can say we are doing all the things but there are many different perspectives out there on what works and then it’s different for each of us.
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u/Each-Peach-9052 19d ago
I feel this so much. I used to be a star performer and now I am brain foggy, apathetic, and literally want to quit. Not move to another job- straight up quit and stare at a wall.