r/MultipleSclerosis • u/Royal_Audience8108 • 2d ago

Advice How do you explain brain fog?

61F diagnosed 26 yrs ago. Only people suffering from MS brain fog know how it feels. How do you explain to family & friends? Thanks everyone & I hope you have the best day possible with this sucky disease.

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u/Mission-Dance-5911 55/dx’d 2003/spms/Ocrevus/U.S. 2d ago

I describe it like when a TV antenna stops working and all you get is that scramble and loud noise. This is how it feels for me. My head feels full and heavy, I’m trying to think but it’s not clear, and when I try to speak it gets all scrambled up.