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Join Date: Nov 2014
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Posts: 111
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Supplements are just too big of an issue for me, because of multiple reasons.
First of all, I think I'm not being taken very seriously when I mention feeling bad due to my PCS. When I'm in a fog and I tell my parents that it's because of the concussion I've had and that I'm still recovering from it, they brush it off and tell me the recovery from concussions is very fast and I'm just exaggerating. Convincing them that I have symptoms 10.5 months after the concussion is very difficult.
Second, I live in Israel. Unlike in the US, Israel is much more limited in its medical consumer products - I doubt I can get half of your supplement list here in Israel. You live in the US so getting supplements for you is very easy - everything can be bought in the US nowadays. I'm not sure if I can get many of the supplements on your list here, probably because they're not imported. Haven't checked though.
And third, your supplement list is big, and contains 20-30 supplements. That means, 20-30 pills to be taken every morning. I feel like this is too much for me. Even if I can convince my parents that it would be helpful and even if I can get all of them in Israel, taking 20-30 pills every morning will take a lot of time and it will make me feel uncomfortable to take so many pills on a daily basis, especially if it means for the rest of my lives. It just feels too much to handle for me - if it was 3 or 4 pills, fine, but so many? Might be problematic and time consuming.
The only supplement I've taken from your list is Omega 3 in liquid form, 9-18 grams a day. I've taken it for a couple of weeks intermittently, but then I just ran out of it and haven't asked my parents for a new bottle. I asked for one and got one a few months later, took it for a few weeks at 9 grams a day dosage, and then ran out so I stopped. The last time I've taken Omega 3 was in April 2015.
If my parents knew that the Omega 3 is for the concussion, I'm not sure they would have bought me it. I've just told them it could help with ADHD and it's just generally good for brain health, but didn't mention that I want it for the treatment of my brain injury.
So as you see, yes, I want to heal as fast and efficiently as possible, but this is very problematic.
In summary, not only that I live in Israel which might be limited in the supplements you mentioned, I live with my parents and am dependent on them financially, so getting the supplements might be even more of a problem. Also, as I said, taking 20-30 pills every morning sounds too much for me. Can you understand me on this part? I just can't imagine swallowing 20-30 pills a morning for the rest of my life.
So there are multiple problems here and I wish it was simpler.
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PCS sufferer (18.2 years old male).
Concussions:
27 October 2014 - I accidentally smashed my head against a concrete wall while I was running (it was a slow run of about 3 meters / second).
No LOC.
6 November 2014 - In a sports field, A basketball ball fell on my head from about 5 meters height.
January 2, 2016 update: I am very optimistic, as I've made a significant recovery until now (2-Jan-2016). I am confident that my situation will keep improving.
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