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Old 07-11-2014, 03:26 PM
Marina22 Marina22 is offline
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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho View Post
Did you have your hormone assessment done by a doctor who believes head injuries can cause hormone issues? Some docs use a wide range of acceptable values.

Have you read the info EsthersDoll has posted ?
My PCP is very understanding (comparing to the neurologist I went to - she just blamed everything on my depression). Although she has never heard that PCS can cause any hormone issues, she was open minded about this. She did some research and ordered the tests after. That's why I think I can trust her judgement.

I had a terrible day yesterday. Spent the whole day crying. I'm thinking of starting celexa again.
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2002 - hit my head on a washer door while doing laundry. Recovered in 24 hours (was 7 months pregnant at that time)
2005 (maybe 2006) - kitchen cabinet (it took me ~ 1 week to recover)
2009 - refrigerator shelf, recovered in 1 month
summer, 2011 - metal rail, the life-changing concussion. Black out for ~10 minutes, spent ~2weeks in bed (wasn't able to even use a bathroom by myself). Made a complete recovery in 2 months.
October, 2011 - washer door again. Recovered in 1 months.
March, 2012 - kitchen cabinet again. Suicidal depression. Was diagnosed with OCD. Severe anxiety. Was completely recovered in 4 months, celexa is a magical pill.

After that I managed to go almost 1.5 years without a concussion! Was at a completely symptom-free stage, started volunteering at my kids' school again. I was living a happy life. Then,

August, 2013 - fell down the stairs, broke my ankle badly (my surgeon said that he literally has never seen anything that bad ever before and he's been practicing for more than 20 years).
September, 2013 - my son was hugging me and we bumped into each other. Result - complete return of all of my symptoms., no improvement with time. Severe depression again.

7/7/2014 - hit my self on a metal shelf again while trying to clean.


I'm not clumsy. It's just the floor hates me, the tables and chairs are bullies and the wall gets in the way.
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