Remedies for Fibro Fog
Fibro fog can feel like your brain is wrapped in cotton. Words slip away, concentration falters, and simple tasks take twice as long. For many with fibromyalgia, this cognitive cloudiness is just as frustrating as the pain. Fortunately, there are natural ways to lift the fog and restore clarity, gently and gradually.
Flower Remedies
Hornbeam
For mental exhaustion that appears even before the day begins. Hornbeam types feel mentally heavy, dull, and reluctant to start anything, despite having slept. Common in those who feel mentally burnt out by routine or responsibility. Rest restores them, but they often lack the motivation to begin. “Monday morning” fog is the classic picture.
White Chestnut
For persistent, repetitive thoughts that circle endlessly in the mind. Difficulty concentrating due to mental noise. Often useful when insomnia is caused by racing thoughts, especially about minor issues. The person may appear distracted or "not present," unable to enjoy the moment due to mental overactivity.
Clematis
For daydreamers and spacey individuals who find it hard to stay grounded or focused. Clematis fog is a drifting, dissociative state, often combined with a desire to escape reality. Helpful for people who appear dreamy, indifferent, or out of touch with their surroundings.
Olive
For complete exhaustion—mental, physical, and emotional. Fog arises from burnout after prolonged stress or illness. Even simple tasks feel overwhelming. There’s a deep need for rest and renewal, and a sense of being utterly drained.
Elm
For capable, responsible people who suddenly feel overwhelmed and doubt their ability to cope. Often used when mental fog arises in high-functioning individuals under intense pressure. The mental dullness is usually temporary but unsettling.
Cell Salts for Brain Function
Kali Phos (Potassium phosphate)
Highly effective for memory problems attended by marked mental fatigue and low energy levels. Brain fog due to overwork, overstimulation, studying, or prolonged worry. The mind feels dull, sluggish, and slow to react. Can include low mood, depression with weeping, and emotional exhaustion. Often useful for anxiety and nervous tension.
Nat Mur (Sodium chloride)
Useful for fog that comes with emotional suppression or inner withdrawal. The person may appear serious, flat, or overly responsible. Mental dullness alternates with flashes of clarity. May be accompanied by dryness (mouth, skin, emotions) and a craving for salt.
Calc Phos (Calcium phosphate)
For mental fatigue, slow learning, or forgetfulness—especially in growing children or recovering adults. Can be helpful when fibro fog is worse during hormonal transitions or recovery phases. Suits those who feel scattered and have difficulty retaining information.
Homeopathic Medicines
Kali Phos
Kali phos is highly effective for memory problems attended by marked mental fatigue and low energy levels. Brain fog due to over work, over exertion of mind, over study or some worries. The mind feels dull and sluggish. Depression with weeping and crying are present. Anxiety and mental stress.
Phosphoric Acid
Phosphoric Acid for the inability to collect thoughts. They are unable to find the right word when talking. Their thoughts vanish on reading. While reading they could not comprehend it. After reading, they forget everything. They also have loss of ideas and are unable to do any intellectual work. While thinking they feel dizzy. Other than this they have weak memory, dullness of mind and lack of imagination.
Gelsemium
Gelsemium is helpful for an inability to think clearly and concentrate. Persons needing it are unable to think properly or fix attention. With this they have marked dullness of mind. Confusion of mind is also there with mental exhaustion. They are unable to do anything that requires thought. While doing any mental exertion they have vanishing thoughts. They also have problems in connecting ideas and cannot follow an idea for long. They can be highly irritable along with above symptoms.
Picric Acid
Picric Acid is for brain fog from over studying or doing excessive literary work. There is an inability to collect thoughts and quick mental exhaustion from using mind, reading / writing a while or doing least intellectual work. With this there is aversion to do any mental work. There is also an inability to exert mind to think or talk. Along with this headache may be present that is triggered from any mental exertion. This headache is better by sleeping at night.
Anacardium
Anacardium is considered in cases of brain fog attended with forgetfulness. Persons needing it have marked forgetfulness and forgets what has happened recently or what they have seen recently. They retain nothing in his memory. They also have a deficient flow of ideas in the brain. With this dullness of mind and problems in thinking are there. They have marked brain fatigue. It is also a top listed medicine for Alzheimer’s disease.
Cannabis Indica
Cannabis Indica helps in cases of poor concentration. In such cases there is an inability to fix thoughts on one subject. The mind appears foggy. In some persons needing it there is forgetfulness while talking. They forget last words or ideas and begin a sentence but are unable to finish it because they forget what they were about to speak. They also cannot recall thoughts or events.
Lycopodium
Lycopodium is for confused thoughts in mind. There appears confusion about everything. There is also difficulty concentrating during conversation. Other than this it is indicated when a person is unable to express oneself correctly he may use wrong words for correct ideas. Sometimes there is difficulty to find the right fitted words. Along with above symptoms the memory is weak, the brain power seems failing. Its use is also made when a person makes mistakes in writing. He makes mistakes in spelling or mixes up letters. Lastly it is well indicated for mental fatigue from intellectual exertion with inability to do mental labor.
Argentum Nitricum
Argentum Nitricum is a prominent medicine when a person complains of poor focus and concentration. He is unable to fix his thoughts on anything and if attempted he gets darkness before his eyes along with a headache. There is weakness of the mind, mental confusion, and forgetfulness in conversation. There may be frequent attacks of anxiety along with impulsiveness and a desire to do things in a hurry.
Natrum Muriaticum
Natrum Muriaticum works well when brain fog is accompanied by sleeplessness. There is exhaustion, dullness of mind and difficulty of thinking. There may be depression with much sadness and weeping spells.
Calcarea Carbonica
Calcarea Carbonica is valuable for cases in which brain fog with headaches. Other symptoms are forgetfulness, difficult thinking, confusion of mind, inability to understand anything read or heard. With this a person often misplaces words. There can be anxiety about the present and future along with above symptoms.
I’m Dr. Rodger Douglas, DMH, a South African-born homeopath now based in Osaka, Japan. With a psychology degree from Nelson Mandela University and a diploma from the Hahnemann College of Heilkunst, I specialize in holistic care for fibromyalgia. I serve clients by phone or video across the US, Canada, the UK, and beyond.