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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 205
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 205
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In the first months of recovery, I felt so guilty about my fatigue and lack of motivation. I could do so little to help myself let alone my family.
Now I think that being unmotivated/fatigued is my brain's way of communicating to slow down and rest, especially as I have been able to accomplish a bit more each day (ie a shower and a short walk).
I think we should give ourselves permission to heal and not to feel bad about all those "should" to-do lists!
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.
Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.
Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.
Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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