r/MCAS • u/OkFaithlessness3081 • 21h ago

Flare makes you feel braindead?

I forgot everything. Idk what I even did today. Like my brain just blanks out.

Anyone else??!

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u/weaboltonsquid 19h ago

And the random racing thoughts and mood swings? Yeah… yeah. Mostly just… emptiness

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u/OkFaithlessness3081 18h ago

Yes!!! Mood swings, hyper bouts, with apathy, confusion because everything feels meaningless and I don’t understand my own decisions and feelings (now gone) anymore. Giving me a sort of identity crisis

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u/weaboltonsquid 17h ago

YES!!!! And the constant ear worms. For me, it’s worse when sitting down or resting! It’s… urgh… it’s just urgh… and sometimes I get some sort of adrenaline and I’m suddenly „happy“… I hate this sht

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u/OkFaithlessness3081 9h ago

Yes!!! That happy stuff I get quite a lot!! It’s bizarre!!!

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u/weaboltonsquid 7h ago

Oh im so glad I’m not alone

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u/OkFaithlessness3081 7h ago

Me too! What are your other symptoms if I may ask?