Mental fuzziness can be frustrating and can be caused by lack of sleep or even an underlying illness.
Have you ever been so tired you couldn't think straight, or gotten stuck rereading the same sentence over and over? For people who live with brain fog, these experiences are part of everyday life.Officially,"brain fog" isn't a medical term."It's the colloquial jargon that patients now use to try to communicate to their doctor what's going on," Amy Arnsten , a neuroscientist at the Yale School of Medicine, told Live Science.
But brain fog can accompany a whole host of conditions. Inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis or lupus can induce chronic brain fog, as well as bacterial infections like Lyme disease. Patients with depression or anxiety may be familiar with scattered, muddled feelings associated with brain fog. High blood pressure, low blood sugar, head injuries and sleep deprivation can all produce the effect, as can the onset of menopause.
Can you treat brain fog?The good news is that, in most cases, brain fog is treatable."The human brain is pretty resilient," Brennan said.
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