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Old 12-07-2013, 10:00 PM
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Hi Courtney

Welcome here, and very sorry to hear of your head injury. It was recent so you are in early days of recovery.

You may not want to hear this, but I will say it anyhow. I don't know how you can recover from your injury and rest your brain at the same time. There may be people who have done the work and brain rest at the same time, but I just know from my own experience, it didn't work.

The hard thing I had to learn too is that horrible tiredness you feel is not like just plain fatigue. Brain tired is like nothing else I have ever felt and it will just shut you down. The other hard part about this is that no 2 injuries are the same and we all heal at different rates.

There are many good things to check out in the stickies above such as the vitamins and supplements that can help you.

But you do need the brain rest to really get better. That may mean when you get home from work you just go to bed and your family has to carry on in your place.

I was just looking at this site before I checked in here. So give this a look and she explains concussion fatigue very well.

http://www.fightingpcs.com/2011/09/c...its-different/

Keep asking your questions and others will weigh in.

All for now
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[SIZE="1"]What happened. I was in a car accident 2-23-2013, and got a mild concussion from it. I had some time off for brain rest, got somewhat better, but slipped into PCS in March 2013.

Symptoms I had: dizziness, light and sound sensitivity, fatigue, tinitis, occasional headaches and migraines,

Symptoms as of 5--2013: poor sleep, tinitis, some confusion /short term memory blanks, balance. The other symptoms are mostly gone, but flare up if I OVERdo something.

Therapy I had: vestibular

3 months in: I could drive more and for longer distances. I felt like a younger, happier version of myself and I feel so blessed to have this feeling.

9 months in and I am working full time. I do get tired, and some sound and light sensitivity from time to time, but mostly I am over most of my symptoms.
I pray every day and I m praying for your recovery.

Over a year in: I can multi task (limited) and have humor in my life. But when I am tired, I am very tired.
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