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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: canada
Posts: 553
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: canada
Posts: 553
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Re Insomnia....
I am gettinig beter at this! It was a nightmare for at least a year....I was told that some people with brain injury sleep all the time and others stay awake all the time! Both are problematic!
A neuropsych counselled me on reducing my stress over the insomnia...he said to aim for a solid three hour chunk and build from there. I am getting better, and realise I can function (somewhat!) without a full 8 hours. But it does make me wonder how much faster I could improve if I had had great sleeps for 18 months!
Also check your medications...I was taking one that caused insomnia (amantadine) so I stopped it. Now that I am sleeping a bit better, and seemed stalled in my recovery, I am back on amantadine because I believe it is very effective for me. So far, waking up only once or twice. But I am trying to go with the flow!
I tried sleep medication (lunesta type) but it didn't work! Just made me feel tired AND groggy the next day.
Good luck...it does improve, I hope! It has for me, but I know what a night are it can be.
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺).
Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky!
Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance.
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