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Old 04-09-2013, 01:41 PM
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I feel your pain.

When the depression is bad, it is hard to find any energy to do anything. I think a slow walk outdoors might help.

I have found when I push myself to get dressed and go for a quick walk in the morning, it really does help elevate my mood all day long. It is about the only thing that I can rely on.

The Japanese have a term "shinrin-yoku" forest bathing (a short blog post explains this http://wellnessiis.wordpress.com/201...forestbathing/) in which just being in nature (the sounds, smells and sites) is meant to have restorative benefits.

Be well and kind to yourself!
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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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