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Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 5
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New Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 5
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Concussion fatigue won't go away
Hi all, Im new here so Im a little unsure as to how this all works. First off, I
sustained a "mild" concussion in May of 2014 when I fell off my bike. I went to
the emergency room, had a CT, which of course, was worthless, and went home.
I was very lethargic and fatigued for the following days. I had no headache, no
amnesia, no phycological problems...nothing but fatigue really. Two weeks after
the injury, I felt normal, and left my peaceful family home for DC where I had a
summer internship. The first week in DC, I felt about 90%. However, I soon
began exercising, which was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. Walking in
DC's humidity is enough to tire out a Northwestern boy like me, but running in it
is just insane. Approximately 24 days after my injury, I went for a fairly
strenuous run. At the start of the run, my head throbbed a little, but I dismissed
this critical warning sign. That night, I had terrible insomnia. From the following
morning onward (nearly 6 months), I have lived in a perpetual state of
exhaustion/fatigue/whatever you call it. I've dropped out of school for the time
being. I've been to a sports medicine doctor, but he refused to believe that I
could simply be tired and not have a headache; later on, he prescribed me
Amitriptilyn for the head pain I don't have. Now, I am scheduled to see an
excellent sleep doctor, who I hope can help resolve my problem, but I still want
to ask the nuerotalk community for any advice. What could be causing this
chronic fatigue? What can I do to mitigate its effects?
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