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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: England
Posts: 150
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: England
Posts: 150
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Less stimulation is better
I guess my reason for not drinking it is that I am willing to give up anything if it would help and I don't want to be taking anything that doesn't help me to deal with PCS.
Also, I feel that the problems that I have, and I think that this is common, are that my nervous system feels too stimulated already, rather than not stimulated enough. As caffeine is a stimulant I tend to avoid it for this reason. I also find that it makes my hands shake, although this happened a bit even before I got PCS. I guess finding what works for you and what is a hindrance is the important thing. I don't think that everybody's brain injury is exactly the same.
Personally I like to drink coffee, but now I just drink decaff, and that seems to work pretty well.
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2007 rear end collision at high speed on the motorway; PCS - main problems are pain in the head and fatigue; tried pregabalin,amitriptyline and HBOT possibly with some slight success; also tried LENS neurotherapy, acupuncture, sacro-cranial therapy, topiramate and manipulative physiotherapy, all with little or no success. Over the years all symptoms have become milder but have not disappeared.
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