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Old 01-07-2012, 10:12 PM
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Mark : I quit taking Xanax 6 or 7 months and on no brain medications now. Take something for stomach(IBS) and that is all besides B6, B12, Biotin and Folic acid.

I have been trying alcohol few weeks ago and I don't really enjoy anymore like I used to before TBI. So now I am cutting that too 2 or 3 times a week (one or two glasses of wine - beer doesn't work for some reason). Just want to find out how it all works in the brain.

http://www.brainwellnessandbiofeedback.com/

Neurofeedback - I tried before was someone who specialized in TBI and PTSD. She has lots of experience and office right next to NIH Bethesda, MD. Mary Lee Esty has a doctorate in health psychology and she is one the specialist who understands very well all this TBI/PCS. She even published a paper on this how Neurofeedback helped.

They did QEEG on me and found out how stressed my brain is. Each time after the session I felt immediately for the rest of the day my dizziness, headache, fatigue all goes down and even my smell and taste got better (smell and taste affected because of TBI but for the past few months it significantly got better - even that some smells and day it is 100%). I have no sinus, cold or any other issues.

I did Neurofeedback 2 months after my TBI so I think that may be too soon when my brain was still struggling.

http://www.neurofeedbackcenterva.com/

Now I plan to go somewhere close to home since I cannot drive that far and in D.C. area traffic is worse and tough to get some one to drive. The one very close to home also treat TBIs and when I spoke to them they seem to understand very well. Their case studies also looks interesting.

Thanks for your concern about Neurofeedback. I am also concerned because of the seizure side effect and makes me to think many times because right now I don't have any seizures and sure don't want in top of all the symptoms I have. I know it is hardly non-intrusive and they manipulate the brain waves which is quite serious. I really need to think about it.
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