My daughter is unable to read presently because her vision has been affected by her brain injury, so she dictates to me what to put in the post. Her reply is below:

"Drew, I'm so sorry to hear that you were unable to stand up for 9 months. That sounds incredibly frustrating. I am glad it is starting to get a little bit better now, and I hope that it continues to improve. I am on Effexor and have been on the same dose for almost a year now, so I don't think my problem is due to withdrawal symptoms. I have had some persistent tremors and weird problems from other medication that I have discontinued. Although I had discontinued these medications, some of my problems are still persisting. It sound like injured brains may be more vulnerable to long-term problems from over-medication. I guess we all have to be extra careful."

Thank you for your posts. We all need to learn from each other, particularly since it seems the medical community does not know much about how to treat brain injury.