Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. I can only speak to my own experience and hope that gives you some insight into what POTS is and how it can affect you or the people around you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n What it feels like: Thinking through a cloud then forgetting everything a second later because you\u2019re confused. Kind of like thinking while very drunk or high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n POTS, that is what my doctor says causes brain fog so that\u2019s super helpful. I also find that my general pain plays a role in how bad the brain fog is. It is much worse when my other symptoms are worse. Think about how hard it is to think when you\u2019re in pain, it just makes it worse overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I do find that working to fix my blood pressure helps to fix the problem. Writing things down helps a lot, keeping a list in your phone of things you need to do or important information that comes up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What it feels like: being told something and having no idea 2 minutes later. It feels like nothing because you don\u2019t remember what you forgot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Possibly low blood flow to the brain, possibly pain, possibly just POTS. I cannot find a definitive answer on this one either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Write things down, this will help you keep on track. Put all dates, appointments, etc in your phone calendar and set a reminder 1 day before, an hour before and 10 minutes before. This does help a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What it feels like: Missing gaps in your memory for long periods of time. This one you know about, missing years of your life you know you\u2019re missing things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Same as above, they don’t know maybe blood flow, maybe just POTS, maybe just being in pain. Either way, there are challenges to it but you’ll learn to live with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ask people around you, it\u2019s terrible to be dependent on someone else for your own memories but it can help. Make sure they\u2019re not going to lie or manipulate those memories though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arnold, Amy. \u201cCognitive Dysfunction and \u201cBrain Fog\u201d in POTS | The Dysautonomia Dispatch.\u201d Dysautonomia International<\/em>, 3 February 2016, https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/cognitive-dysfunction-and-brain-fog-in-pots\/<\/a>. Accessed 30 March 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBrain Fog.\u201d Standing Up To POTS<\/em>, https:\/\/www.standinguptopots.org\/resources\/brain-fog<\/a>. Accessed 30 March 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cameron, Daniel. \u201cBrain fog and POTS cases. – Daniel Cameron, MD, MPH.\u201d Dr. Daniel Cameron<\/em>, https:\/\/danielcameronmd.com\/pots-brain-fog\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Accessed 30 March 2023.\u201cPOTS & Brain Fog: Is There a Link? \u2022 MyHeart.\u201d MyHeart<\/em>, https:\/\/myheart.net\/pots-syndrome\/brain-fog\/<\/a>. Accessed 30 March 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBrain Fog<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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