brain fog went away after a panic attack/during a panic attack
i have pretty chronic brain fog. i don’t know if it’s caused by the medicine i take (effexor/auvelity), or just because my mind is anxious and my brain produces brain fog as a way to keep me calm.
anyway i dont know but today, i had a really bad panic attack while at work. it was more like i was panicking for almost an hour or two and i couldn’t do shit but go to the bathroom just once. 😭 after i calmed down a bit, i was still having that anxious voice in my head. it was freaking out.
however, for some odd reason, even tho i had heightened anxiety and i was trying to keep my cool during a fight or flight feeling… my mind was clear. while i was talking to customers, i was speedy with my responses. i even used a word i wouldn’t normally use when answering a customers question- because had i been dealing with brain fog, i would have dumbed down my response and used basic words to respond.
i type all this to basically ask, has anyone ever had their brain fog disappear for a bit after a panic attack? has a panic attack ever kind of reduced or removed that fog in your head?
i hope this isn’t an original experience and maybe someone else can relate or explain how this is.
anyways i’m back to brain fog and being normal hours and hours later.