Brain fog and exhaustion

For someone who was always super active, adventurous and on the go and who had a lot of energy the brain fog and exhaustion have been some of the hardest things for me to face.

I’ve never experienced exhaustion like it, it’s like my whole body wants to shut down, I can’t think or say very much and start to get a bit disorientated. It’s also not something a little Power Nap or even a full nights sleep can help with.

The exhaustion comes from not doing very much either. I was someone who was used to doing 10-12 thousand steps a day, working out, going for a run and doing a full days work to basically wanting to sleep all day, doing less than 3k steps and and at times struggling to do basic tasks for myself.

The brain fog that comes is scary as you struggle to recall things from your brain or it feels slower to find that memory or information. I used to be able to recall facts and things with ease. I knew my numbers inside out but I find myself slower and my thoughts laboured.

I don’t think it’s a permanent thing because when I am not feeling exhausted and I’m in a calm state I can function a lot better but when I reach that point it becomes very scary and overwhelming and I’m struggling to work out what to do to get some energy back in my body and sharpen my mind again.

Working out used to energise me but currently it seems to deplete me and I’m not pushing hard or going anywhere near full capacity of what I was used to so it’s confusing. I eat pretty clean and take in good nutrients so not sure where to go from here.

If anyone has experienced this and has suggestions on how to overcome it, I’m all ears