I’m trying so hard to graduate and get my degree (undergrad BA) but my pain and I just don’t work well with the expected college student life. I struggle to get to campus every day and sit in their uncomfortable little chairs and work at my computer for hours. I’m too tired out from being at school to do all the homework and reading once I get home.
Recently my brain fog has gotten worse, I’m trying Lyrica and going up to 225 mg seems to be too high for me. The brain fog and confusion and lack of coordination has become too much to deal with. I’m going back down to 200 tomorrow and meeting with my doctor soon but in the meantime I’m trying to write my thesis but there’s absolutely nothing in my brain. I’m realizing now that I should have waited to try Lyrica until after I finished this semester (I only have a couple weeks left) but I thought it would help not harm and I was too excited by the prospect of having less pain to think through the consequences. Anyway, now I have to deal with worse brain fog on top of my other issues. Getting through all my schoolwork is getting increasingly difficult and I’m sure I’m not the only one who has struggled through this.
Does anyone have any advice for getting through college with fibro?
Recently my brain fog has gotten worse, I’m trying Lyrica and going up to 225 mg seems to be too high for me. The brain fog and confusion and lack of coordination has become too much to deal with. I’m going back down to 200 tomorrow and meeting with my doctor soon but in the meantime I’m trying to write my thesis but there’s absolutely nothing in my brain. I’m realizing now that I should have waited to try Lyrica until after I finished this semester (I only have a couple weeks left) but I thought it would help not harm and I was too excited by the prospect of having less pain to think through the consequences. Anyway, now I have to deal with worse brain fog on top of my other issues. Getting through all my schoolwork is getting increasingly difficult and I’m sure I’m not the only one who has struggled through this.
Does anyone have any advice for getting through college with fibro?