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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 64
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 64
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Originally Posted by SuperElectric
Sleep, what the hell happens to it with PCS?! Some people have no problems and actually sleep more as a result, the luxury of 7 hours sleep is something I would dream about if I could!
I stopped taking OTC sleep meds (my doctor won't prescribe zopiclone etc) 7 weeks ago as I was on them for about 3 months, my sleep has not yet improved, I can't sleep for more than 3 hours max without waking up, then I have to get back to sleep again. This happens about 3 times during the night. I can't figure why I can't sleep through a whole 7 hours it's bizarre. Occasionally I get a decent amount of sleep, usually if I've had a good day and in a good frame of mind which suggests it's psychological. Maybe that's why PCS sufferers are prescribed AD's. Tinnitus doesn't help.
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I have been taking 1mg of Clonazepam which has helped me sleep through the night. I don't even think I move. I seem to be able to consistently get 7 hours. However, I have to watch that I don't take Percocets after 8:30 pm (or I'm up all night) and that I don't miss my window of opportunity to let the pills work and fall asleep.
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1 year post-concussion caused by a high-speed MVA.
Driver to driver head-on. I was stationary and the other vehicle hit me traveling > 110 km/hr successfully breaking my sternum.
Diagnosed with chronic neuropathic pain, PTSD, somatic symptom disorder, depression, anxiety. I suffer from daily headaches, 24x7.
Meds: On prescription medication for neuropathic pain, breakthrough pain, anxiety, depression and sleep disorder.
OTC medications used to try and keep headaches in check: acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
Treatments: Physio (declined since May '14), RMT (declined since Feb '14), Psychiatry CBT (since Nov '13), Pain Clinic Nerve Blocks, Botox and Lidocaine Infusion (since May '14), SLP (since Aug '14), OT (since Sep '14).
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