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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Please do ask your doctor about possible side effects.
My mother also suffered a concussion from a fall one year ago. Her neurologist also began botox injections into her scalp along key areas of her headache.
Botox seemed to work for her for about 8-10 weeks. She went every 3 weeks or so. After 12 weeks, however, she has had an on-going headache and painful scalp at the locations of her injections. This happened about 2 months ago.
For her, botox provided temporary relief, but long-term, she feels more pain along with her headaches.
I am also at my 19 month mark with daily headaches, vision problems, chronic fatigue. I'm on noritryptiline which has stopped the weekly migraines (but if I drive on freeways or read or use the computer too long, they are triggered)--but no other relief.
My neurologist is at a wait and see approach, but I feel frustrated in this in between stage of feeling a bit better but not quite to return to work or daily life.
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.
Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.
Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.
Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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