Brain fog, foggy head is often described as:
*Your head, mind, and brain feel foggy or like in a fog.
*It feels like you have a foggy head, foggy mind.
*You have difficulty thinking, concentrating, and/or forming thoughts.
*Your thinking feels like it is muddled and impaired.
*Some people describe this symptom as being “foggy-headed” or having a “foggy head.”
*It seems as if your thoughts are illusive, and things that you once knew seem hard to comprehend or recall.
*It feels like your short-term memory isn’t as good as it used to be.
*It feels like normal intellectual tasks seem much more difficult.
*You find it hard to focus and concentrate.
*You are more forgetful (forget things that you normally wouldn't).
*You have difficulty focusing on and carrying on conversations.
*Your thoughts seem like in a cloud.
*Your thinking isn't as clear as it normally is.
*Your head feels foggy, clouded, muddled, and 'off.'
Brain fog, foggy head can come and go rarely, occur frequently, or persist indefinitely. For example, you may feel foggy headed once in a while and not that often, feel it off and on, or feel it all the time.
Brain fog, foggy head may precede, accompany, or follow an escalation of other anxiety sensations and symptoms, or occur by itself.
Brain fog, foggy head can precede, accompany, or follow an episode of nervousness, anxiety, fear, and elevated stress, or occur ‘out of the blue’ and for no apparent reason.
Brain fog, foggy head can range in intensity from slight, to moderate, to severe. It can also come in waves, where it’s strong one moment and eases off the next.
Brain fog, foggy head can change from day to day, and/or from moment to moment.
All of the above combinations and variations are common.