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Join Date: Jun 2011
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Posts: 242
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It may take you longer to recover from a bug than your average person. You're brain is used to spending energy healing, rehabing, making new connections, etc. When you are sick your body has to allocate resources differently, so it may take a little bit for your brain to catch up from having less resources. At least that is how my dr. explained it to me.
What is really key, is that you do not get dehydrated! I had a stomach bug and was sent to the ER. The ER doc said that if I even have a second thought about whether I'm losing fluid or not, I need to "run, not walk" to the ER. And he's right. Dehydration is bad news for your brain!
If whatever you had is lingering, drink lots of fluids and get lots of rest. It'll pass, but it sure is miserable in the mean time!
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What Happened: On 3/8/11 I was stopped waiting to merge into traffic when I was rear ended by someone doing 45 mph. I walked away from the accident, to fall into the pit of PCS 5 days later... (I have had 2 previous concussions, but neither developed into PCS.)
Symptoms 3 Years Post: Physical: migraines, infrequent vertigo, neck and back pain (from accident), tinnitus, visual field deficits in left eye, problematic light sensitivity, (including visual seizure activity), noise sensitivity, EXTREME fatigue, semi-frequent disrupted sleep cycles,
Cognitive: semi-frequent Brain fog after cognitive strain, limited bouts of impulsivity, unable to concentrate for more than short periods of time without fatigue, word finding problems, slowed processing speeds, impaired visual memory;
Emotional: easily overstimulated, depression, anxiety;
Treatment so far: Vestibular therapy; Physical Therapy; Vision Therapy; Vitamin Schedule; Limited caffeine; Medications; attempting to limit stress and overstimulation; Yoga; Cognitive Therapy
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