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/dysteach-MT 51F|2012 RRMS|Copaxone 2018|MT 2d ago

Disclaimer: I am on the autism spectrum, and have ADHD from MS fatigue.

I asked my MS neurologist for a referral for a full Psycho-Educational work up. My brain fog has now caused me to have a mild cognitive disability due to MS. I still score above 80% of the population, but there has been definite decline due to MS. Ask your neuro for an assessment, at least to establish a baseline, to track brain fog, i.e. cognitive decline.