I wanted to warn everyone that alot of people with Post concussion are being mismanaged. Wether it be an insurance/workmans comp issue or just lack of knowledge at the hands of a neurologist who doesn't specialize in pcs.

I have been fighting pcs for ten months. Every visit is the same thing. How you doing? How's your mood? Here's a med and make an appt.

I've been complying with MD orders and taking all the meds prescribed but unfortunately wmc decided they would stop paying on a med that you just cant stop. I started to become very tearful, sad and suicidal. This lead to big fear on my part so I weaned myself off another med in the same classification. I had been medicated for so long so I wanted a baseline to seperate the head injury from the psychological component.

Well this confused way of thinking (common with pcs) lead me into the emergency room wanting to die. I spent a week in a psych ward being pumped up on meds.

They told me I was severly depressed and ordered Depakote for impulsivitity, Alilify, Cymbalta, Clonazepam, Vicodin, and Fiorcet. Quite the cocktail. Prior to this my neurologist was prescribing but didn't want to. He thought a psychiatrist should. I agreed but since wmc wouldn't pay he did it.

Yesterday I met with my psychiatrist and he told me yes I was depressed (understandably) but he feels it's actually the head injury that is making me so impulsive. He thinks I've been totally mismanaged. He wants me into physical rehabilitation and cognitive therapy asap. He said that should have been done in the beginning. He says I'm a danger to myself and I cant drive at this time. Not what I wanted to hear.

So his task is to seperate the injury from the psychological component. I think he feels that my issues are long term but if we can get them under control that would be great.

My week inpatient was complete hell. I cant be around alot of noise and flourescent lights so yep you guessed it seven days of migranes, dizzyness, extreme fatigue.

I am having a side effect where my eye balls shimmy back and forth so they are keeping an eye on that. Cant drive and cant read with that going on.

I would advise anyone who is new to this group to get an atty immediately and if need be get a second opinion.

My best to all. I feel lost on this site and it's only been about nine days. lol