Constant Headache, Brain Fog, Lack of Concentration

HeyGF,

I bet it is your lack of sleep. When I miss out on my sleep I am a walking disaster! Have you looked up any relaxation techniques to use before sleeping to see if they help?

I've thought it was sleep related because last week I had one good night of sleep, and felt great the next day, but the last 6 weeks have been pretty awful in terms of sleep.

Actually I've never suffered from headaches until recently. It has been very rare for me to get headaches except in cases where I was sick. Can you develop migraines later in life?

I get migraines (as well as regular headaches). They can pop up without any specific (ie: alarming) cause. Just because! Even diet can affect them as certain foods are triggers. Combine that with anxiety and stress, and our general sensitive nature (we A/P folks in general), it's no wonder we can react the way we do.

That being said, I watch my diet re: certain foods, and I have meds that I take when I get migraines to stop them before they escalate.

That also being said, some of this may not even necessarily be migraine related (such as feeling foggy, difficulty concentrating, etc.) ....some of that may just be part and parcel of anxiety. Even w/o migraines, I've had many occasions with similar experiences!





M.

I don't get headaches but the brain fog and confusion...big time!!! Sometimes my anxiety is so over the top I feel like i'm just going to have a meltdown and shrink into a blob of shakey mindless jelly...LOL! It's not so funny when it's happening however! I don't have lack of sleep so I don't think the fog and confusion are related to that, at least in my case, just a big part of my anxiety. I felt like that all day today and I wonder when it's ever going to stop. I have an eye exam scheduled in two weeks (cataracts I think) and you'd think I was going in for brain surgery....TERRIFIED of doctors, health, you name it. So I'm hoping if I brave it out maybe the anxiety level will drop.