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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 756
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 756
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Mark,
I have a friend who is prescribed percocet and doesn't take them. He just gives them to me. So, it's not like I'm out buying drugs off people =P. He's someone that I see on a daily basis, so nothing suspicious about it.
SuperElectric,
I've tried EVERYTHING. Gabapentin, seizure medications, nerve pain meds, various types of anti-depressants, vitamins, muscle relaxers, every type of therapy known to mankind. Nothing else works for my cognitive issues. Not even a little bit. I think I'm gonna stick to my plan on tapering, lowering my tolerance and only taking them for a few days at a time.
jinga,
It's not the headaches that are debilitating. They are nothing more than headaches someone without a concussion would suffer. It's my COGNITIVE issues that opiate based pain killers are helping IMMENSELY. Without them, my brain function is the equivalent of a 90 year old man. And that goes without exaggeration. I can't watch 3 seconds of TV, drive a car, hold a conversation, etc. without my brain shutting down...and staying in a compromised state for hours, days, weeks and one time for 3 months. What I have experienced as a result of my brain injury is complete TORTURE!!! I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy. The medication I take is Oxycodone. Either in the form of Percocet or Roxicodone. It's amazing what it does for me. It fixes every aspect of my brain injury problems, and I have no clue why. It's like a magic brain injury pill for me. There's actually one other person I know who has the same EXACT symptoms as me, and she finds total relief from the same type of medicine.
Weird =\
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What happened: I was randomly assaulted from behind in June of 2011. I was knocked unconscious for an unknown amount of time (less than 30 minutes) and have no memory of the event. CT scan showed contusion and hematoma of the left frontal lobe. I spent 3 days in the hospital. Diagnosed with Post-Concussion Syndrome in September 2011. Currently have Medicaid, Medicare and SSI.
Current symptoms: Brain fog, mild memory issues, problems with spontaneity, occasional spacing out, word finding difficulties, tinnitus in right ear and some other things that I can't explain.
Life after the brain injury: 4 years after the injury, I'm engaged to my beautiful girlfriend of 5 years, I'm the CEO of my own business, Notorious Labs, I've taught myself how to program complex games and apps which is a feat I never thought I'd accomplish and now live a semi-normal life with very mild PCS symptoms.
Slowly but surely regaining my life back.
Last edited by SpaceCadet; 06-22-2014 at 08:41 PM.
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