Cancer Related Brain Fog: How do you cope with it?

@garry327garry327- Welcome to Mayo Connect Garry. Brain fog from chemo or immunotherapy is very difficult to deal with. At first, with my chemo, I thought that I was becoming loony but read up on it and realized that it's a very "normal" symptom. Even some anti depressives cause mental fog, loss of memory. It usually fades away after you stop the medicine that causes it over a period of time. I hated my fog. Fortunately I had have a very understanding support group.
Otherwise how are yo feeling?
https://www.curetoday.com/publications/canadian-edition/2019/summer-2019/out-of-the-haze-of-chemo-brain
https://www.webmd.com/cancer/ease-cancer-brain-fog

Thanks for link, but to work I had to remove the #1 from end of URL.

This one works:
https://www.curetoday.com/publications/Canadian-Edition/2019/summer-2019/out-of-the-haze-of-chemo-brain
Also, the article links to another great reference:
https://www.uhn.ca/PatientsFamilies/Health_Information/Health_Topics/Documents/Cancer_Related_Brain_Fog.pdf
Laurie

@colleenyoung
Brain fog is a humiliation, as we all, I imagine, had previously considered ourselves as competent, independent agents of our lives. Now, suddenly, and for example, we mix up dates and times on the calendar or completely forget them, despite our best efforts, or find ourselves getting anxious when something goes awry (like my furnace quitting the night before Thanksgiving....) or buying completely inappropriate light bulbs when I otherwise would know better, etc. I also have little memory about things which happened during and the first year or so before and after chemo.

I keep two calendars... a master at home and an abbreviated one in my purse... and use lots of post-it notes, but sometimes it just doesn't help. I am getting used to returning inappropriate merchandise like the light bulbs or the garden lights timer... that kind of thing. But most of all, I try to get my friends used to the fact that I struggle with the calendar, although I notice that they just don't understand. Their assumption is that chemo brain, like chemo treatments, should be over by now (two years out). I certainly wish that was the case!

Is it any better for you yet?

Oh dear, @davidsalchow, you're quite right. I did simply link back to the discussion. I guess that's one sly way to keep people in the conversation, right? Here's the article from Mayo Clinic with tips on how to manage it:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chemo-brain/symptoms-causes/syc-20351060
David, what is your interest or experience with chemo brain/brain fog?

Would like to know of any supplements or recommendations to help with memory problems since starting Tamoxifen. Thanks!