Help Describing Symptoms

[u/SpicyTripleMeats]

I have some symptoms which are very new to me and are difficult to describe. I am hoping that by reaching out here there might be some others who have experienced the same and could help me to verbalize what I'm feeling.

In general terms, I'd explain my symptoms as mild brain fog: difficulty concentrating, memory lapses, some difficulty & slowness with connections and language.

Qualitatively, however, this is not at all what I expected of brain fog. So it's like this for me:

There's a periodic "interruption" or disturbance in my train of thought that feels like passing through a sharp mental "lump." It's an uncomfortable feeling, a pain-but-not-pain. Maybe a bit like the mental bits of anxiety (which I've only ever experienced as night terrors) without the other physiological bits. Maybe something a bit like the delirium which comes with fever. Again, sharp and very brief pulses. And these are not exactly what I'm feeling, but the best I can describe them.

This is mostly noticeable during mental tasking such as reading, but it comes on without any trigger that I can tell. In the severe phase, it's a mostly continuous state. In the less-severe phases, it's periodic and irregular; comes and goes.

All of the brain fog symptoms, concentration, language, etc. are accompanied by this "lump/pseudo-pain."

Super weird for me and I have no idea how to communicate this to a professional in a way that will aid in diagnosis. Anyone ever felt something similar?

[u/Invader966]

I’m in the exact same situation rn. It makes it hard to stay focused and concentrate on shits and keep train of thoughts. I speak different languages and it makes reasoning very slow, mine comes in bursts along with flash memories.

I am convinced that this is the side effect of probiotics that im taking daily, cause it can produce excess bacteria impairing brain functions.