Hey guys, I felt it was finally time to post this because I wanted to be sure it was gone first before giving high hopes. It's now been 2 months that I have been almost completely brain fog free. It took 3 months on Zoloft figuring out my right dose, 100mg for 6 weeks straight finally did it. I feel the most calm and clear minded I have felt in years. My horrible memory is back, im sharp, and I enjoy life. It all started to go downhill with brain fog 2 years ago after i contracted a parasite traveling in Brazil. I took 2 different strong antibiotics short times apart to get rid of it and it completely destroyed my gut. For 2 years I was trying to find a natural cure, I was really against antidepressants and thought I could figure out the root cause. I tried all kinds of diets (low fodmap, AIP, Paleo, etc. ) celery juicing, i saw 4 different holistic doctors and probably spent around $5-$6, 000 on supplements and visits. I started dating a girl (surprisingly) around February and she told me she was on Zoloft too, has been for 8 years and it saved her life, she's 26 i'm 30.
So it gave me more confidence to take it too, also a reddit user had told me Zoloft helped him with his brainfog too so I had even more hope from it. It was up's and downs like crazy the first 2 month, then i would have less and less frequent bouts of fog, and now it is rare that I do, and if i do its only for a day or two. The point is I tried a lot of things because I never related depression to brain fog, but brain fog IS a side effect of depression, and antidepressants do help with it! It was just a serotonin imbalance for me I believe, since a lot of your serotonin is produced from the gut and mine was compromised for a while. You may have to get on different brands and figure out your dosage, but just trust in it, and stick through the side effects and ups and downs and I swear to you it will be worth it. I can finally breath again, I was trapped for so long, couldn't concentrate on simple tasks, horrible memory, always tired, just a mental block, its the worst thing ever, i thought i'd never get out.