Has anyone else felt like this? I am taking challenging college courses and my mind is like a sieve. I think it’s the keto! I haven’t been keto for super long but I am fat adapted. Well I have been doing it for a few years now but fell off the horse a couple times.
I feel like I need to go back to glucose brain just so I can think! Otherwise feeling fine 
Maybe have some MCT oil?
How long have you been back on Keto? If its not long (less than a few months) then you aren’t quite fat adapted yet, most likely. I’m sure you will get the clarity back.
Definitely less than a few months. Well that is good news at least, just need more time. Ahhhhh
Are you sleeping well? Sometimes in the first few months of keto you don’t sleep as well and that has a big role in learning.
I used to have a tiny spoon of honey combined with a spoon of mct oil before bed. I know the honey is completely against keto rules but combined with mct oil I stayed in ketosis, slept well and after a few months no longer needed it.
Oh my sleep is terrible! Not for lack of trying… I have small children and they’re wonderful most of the time but they are awful sleepers!
They will become good sleepers eventually, don’t worry 
(My children are 9, 6, 3, and 1)
I think that will be the problem then 
try the honey on them 
and may I recommend looking up good sleep hygiene, it has changed my life
I feel the same way but with carbs, it feels like im dulled down and cant think as clearly. When im on carbs i also feel most clear in the morning when i havent eaten yet.
I’m currently listening to a book called “Why We Sleep.” It’s absolutely mind-blowing. He talks about so much stuff I never, ever thought of. And about all the research on how those things affect us, affect our sleep, health, memory, and more. I feel like it oughtta be recommended reading for anybody human. Especially anybody interested in good health… including brain functioning.
Gotta sleep!!!
PJ
I’m pretty sure it was the lack of a good night’s sleep that was giving me fuzzy brains. It got much better after becoming Keto for a couple of months, and doing an extended fast. Started going off again when we got the new puppy, and dealing with her middle of the night potty breaks. So, we both started taking Melatonin, and voila! We both sleep through the night. She’s only 7 mos old, so there is still an occasional mid-night run, but 99% of the time- she sleeps.
I was never a fan of taking stuff to sleep, but with working so many hours now- I really can’t afford sleepless nights.
So, stay w the Keto, maybe try some melatonin,and see how that goes. Best wishes!
sometimes lack of hydration sends me into a very trippy slow mood… maybe up your water levels for a few days.
Thanks for all the input, guys! I was feeling so down about it but it helps to have your support.
I saw a lot about sleep going around my fave podcasts lately but I avoided it all because it will just make me feel bad — I can’t control the fact that my kids don’t sleep well (beyond what we are doing to instill good habits, which is a lot). I have been sleep deprived for 8 years now and I feel like it’s catching up to me…
Thinking more about this… I wonder if my food intake has been high enough. Low intake could be slowing me down. I’m not hungry but I’m not eating a lot, I don’t track so I couldn’t quantify it. Might try an increase in food intake and see how that goes.
Also thinking about going paleo so low-ish carb until the end of the semester so I can figure this out. I really need my brain right now, I can’t wait around to hope for more function.
Do they have a set routine for bedtime? Sometimes you just have to stick with the routine and have an attitude of letting them be in their room quietly (even if they aren’t actually sleeping). We also had our kids have quiet time, usually about 2hrs, where they had to be in their room and quiet, but didn’t have to sleep (that way there was no fight over it). Also, do they eat right before bed, what about TV? Is their room light or dark?
My youngest (the baby, age 1) simply gets a change and then a hug and a kiss, I say good night, and then turn on his musical dog (Scout, from LeapFrog).
My 3 and 6 year olds do pajamas, brush teeth and then climb into their beds. If its not too late they usually get read a story and I sing a short one or two songs. If its a little late, I’ll just sing. If its really late I don’t do either, but I turn on their musical animals (Scout and Violet, both from LeapFrog).
My 9 year old does pajamas and brush teeth, then just gets tucked in and I sing him a song.
We’ve told them that they shouldn’t come out unless its to use the restroom or if there is an emergency. Anything that can wait until morning should wait until then.
Oh yeah, we are very routine with bedtimes. They go to sleep pretty well now, thank goodness. We are now dealing with nighttime wakeups, which gets tricky in a small house with other littles who we don’t want to wake up as well. We are working through strategies and with a lot of persistence I do see the light at the end of the tunnel…
Not saying this is the case for you, but I finally after months figured out I was drinking TOO MUCH water. That was messing up my thinking. Just drink water to thirst…