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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 205
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In the first month, I could do nothing but curl up and sleep in order to recover.
But gradually, I needed to get out and do some light walking for my sanity and recovery. It was really important to be out in nature. It helped my mood and was so central to my brain and body to work in concert.
I think we need to push ourselves to our threshold mentally and physically. It's hard to know what that threshold is, however. It's dynamic.
And there is nothing as powerful as nature-the sounds, smell and healing power of it all.
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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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