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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
ProAgonist,
You need to understand that the brain never heals 100% from a concussion. It may heal to a perceived 100% during times of no stress but stress will often cause a re-occurrence of some symptoms. You will always have a brain with a lower threshold for trauma. Each concussion reduces that threshold.
Worrying about your healing is the biggest way to limit that healing. Accepting the fact that you have injured your brain and need to just move on will help you reduce your anxiety. Accept the fact that your risk of Second Impact Syndrome is zero or almost zero. Your reducing head aches means your brain is regaining control. At this point, your risk is simply the risk of getting another concussion like anybody else on the street. Anxiety can cause one to lose focus on day to day activities and movements thus increasing the risk of an accident.
There are vitamin regimens that help many of us to increase our brain's tolerance for stress. The sticky at the top called Vitamins has the regimen I recommend. look at the Nov 10th? post, number 100 or so. It has an updated regimen.
OCD behaviors are often linked to serotonin issues. You might benefit from L-Tryptophan or a careful dose of 5-HTP to carefully increase your serotonin levels. I get stuck in repetitive thoughts but taking 100 mgs of 5-HTP every morning has made a big difference.
Are you taking any meds for your OCD ?
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I'm not taking any medications for my OCD, but I might start soon.
It's disheartening to know that I've permanently damaged my brain and I'll never be the same person... By lower threshold for trauma, do you mean less tolerance to concussions or to anxiety? And does that mean that future concussions, even if very mild, will temporarily bring on the symptoms of a typical concussion for a little bit of time?
That lower threshold sounds like a defensive mechanism of the brain (like in PTSD where the flashbacks are a defense mechanism). Is it true in here too?
And even if that threshold stays, will my other symptoms fade? I mean, will my focus return 100% (or at least 95%) and my daze will disappear?
I plan to start taking Omega 3 soon in very high doses. Going to start with 1 gram a day and titrate up to 10 grams a day (I've heard that there's no risk with high doses - the higher the dose, the better it is for the brain). I heard of people that started a new life after a severe concussion, so that brings some hope.
It's just unbelievably sad how your life can change from such a small thing. I'm really depressed right now and I hope for better. And I'm sure I haven't got Second Impact Syndrome, but I still have heard that 2 concussions greatly increase the risk for permanent brain damage from 1 concussion.
But, the bottom line in my question is - will my focus return and the confusion will disappear? And does it mean that in the future even a very small force to my head will return the symptoms? (I swear that sometimes brushing my hair in the morning causes confusion that lasts all day. Just from brushing my hair!).