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Daily self assessment for brain fog?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jan 2, 2023 | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
I keep a daily log of my symptoms and bring it with me to appointments. I can look back and see if I overdid myself a couple days ago and compare to symptoms today. I made an excel chart and filled in which symptoms I had and can look over the month and look for trends.(I am a bit OCD!) I look at worsening breathing, fast heart rate, Exhaustion/, Post exertional Malaise, Headache, sensitivity to light & sound, Muscle Pain, Sleep Disturbance, Chills, Balance, Sweating, Memory/Recall, Brain Fog/Concentration, Word Finding, Spelling, Nausea, Appetite Loss, ringing in the ears, days I've had to cancel plans because I was too exhausted, working beyond my 2-3 hour limits for each cognitive and physical activity per day
My best personal test is Sudoku. Every morning I do a puzzle from the same degree of difficulty (from Sudoku Deluxe app). If I cant solve it, I know I am not tracking well that day-abstract thoughts, patterns, number recognition. I know I shouldn't be doing critical thinking tasks that day like financial/legal decisions.
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I thought I wrote this posting. This is exactly what is happening to me for over 2 years.
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I also do Sudoku as a test of my brain function. I complete the daily puzzle slower, enter the wrong number into a cell (not the number I repeat in my brain), or count on my fingers.
I use to do Word Search, Jigsaw Puzzles, and other brain function games each morning prior to Covid. I would see how fast I could complete each game.
Post Covid, I have dropped down to 2 games, because I began having high anxiety just trying to do the games. I noticed my brain was not operating like it use to.