Reset my supplements and caffeine, started to feel better!

I was feeling better in the summer, I was swimming a lot, hiking, being out in the sun. Then it started getting colder, I was out less, I also started applying for jobs – so I was sitting a lot in front of my laptop. I became stressed because I have received only a few replies despite multiple applications. I am also trying to have a child and it hasn’t been working, so feeling upset about that as well.
I decided to try and feel better – started taking NAC – 600-1200 mg in the evening, started drinking more coffee, consuming yogurt and kefir for probiotics. Well then in the last several weeks I started to feel even worse. Very severe brain fog, as if I am not sure whether I am participating in life or just observing it and it’s happening to someone else. I felt wrapped in gray fog and as is everything was outside the fog, at a distance from me. I also started to feel dizzy.

I’m glad that I remembered that this happened before when I added probiotic supplements and 5-HTP to “feel better”. I actually ended up with a psychotic episode, pretty sure that it was caused by 5-HTP.

So I decided to reset everything – instead of adding more supplements, I stopped all of them. Stopped taking NAC, stopped eating kefir and yogurt. Alsocurrently not consuming anything with lactose or a lot of sugar. Just eating regular healthy food – lentils, vegetables, chicken, salmon, brown rice, etc. Stopped coffee in the morning, only started having one coffee a day in the afternoon (and making it half decaf).

Well, I am actually feeling better now!

I think what happened is that I naturally felt worse as the weather got colder, which is normal, I have added stress from not getting replies to my applications and fertility issues, which normally makes one feel worse! So I then suddenly added all of these supplements + stimulants (more caffeine), and ended up feeling just as bad as I was, plus brain fog!

Now I am feeling better in terms of brain fog and I am trying to just use CBT to deal with my situation, instead of supplements.

Not saying that supplements can’t help, it’s very personal, but just wanted to share my story -that sometimes adding several supplements + more caffeine can actually cause brain fog / depersonalization.