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Old 04-01-2011, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by kayseeah View Post
Two months ago, I was involved in a car accident where I hit my head twice. I has a headache afterwards and some neck pain but no other symptoms. About six weeks after the accident, I started to develop really bad headaches at the top of my head, nausea, dizziness, blurry vision and sensitivity to light (to the point of wearing sunglasses indoors!) My physiotherapist was convinced that I have post concussion syndrome so I went to see a neurologist, but he said that it can’t be PCS because the symptoms didn’t occur until 6 weeks later. He told me I have chronic migraines (my symptoms have lasted about a month straight now) and told me to avoid some common triggers and see if it gets better. He also told me that it’s okay for me to exercise, but my physiotherapist says not to do anything but rest. I don’t know who is correct here, and whether it is safe for me to workout. I feel light-headed and like I want to vomit almost all the time. I have not had an MRI done. What should I do? The neurologist told me he doesn’t have to see me again since he doesn’t think there is a brain injury. But my symptoms are daily and not going away and it has now been 2 months since the accident
Hey, I read your post. I was involved in an accident. I was body surfing at the beach and a big wave slammed me head first into the sand. It doesn't sound like much, but it was a BIG wave and caused 8 bad discs. Over time my discs got worse and I began to get migraine headaches. I've never had them before and the only cause (for me) could be the bad discs in my neck. Migraine meds sometimes help my symptoms. If you are experiencing sensitivity to light and sound, vomiting and the headaches then it may be migraines and they may have been brought on by the trauma. Ask your doc for migraine meds and also buy some excedrin migraine, which can sometimes help if taken early on when you first notice symptoms. Also it helps to try and sleep off the symptoms and it sometimes helps to get a hot shower during an attack.
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stevesworldnyc. Conditions: 4 cervical herniated discs, Peripheral Neuropathy, chronic kidney stones, Spinal Stenosis, 8 herniated discs (4 lumbar, 4 cervical), migraine headaches, sciatica, radiculopathy, HIV, lipid disorder, insomnia.

Meds: Oxycodone, metaprolol, Atripla, Tizanidine, Frova, Ambien, Dronabinol, Combivent, Topomax, Crestor, Albuterol Sulfate via nebulizer, Advair, Trimethobenzamide, Excedrin Migraine, and Miralax.
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