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Old 11-06-2011, 06:29 PM
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Nausea was my most disruptive symptom for the first month or six weeks. I took Zofran like clockwork and even got my doctor to bump up my dose. It was TERRIBLE. I could only eat very very bland things.

I did not really start resting until maybe a month after my injury. I was staying home from work, but I was still checking work email, sending in lesson plans, etc. A couple of weeks after I stopped doing that, the nausea gradually subsided.

It is definitely a sign that you are overdoing, so if you feel it coming on you have probably already done too much. REST, REST, REST. Rest your body, rest your brain. Lie in a dark, quiet room and stare at the ceiling or your eyelids as much as you can for several days.

Home remedies for nausea are ginger ale and mint tea. If this doesn't cut it, you can also ask your doctor about anti-nausea medications like Zofran.

Good luck. Hope it passes quickly.
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