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Old 04-15-2013, 06:49 PM
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Mokey, I think I mentioned this before but I was in the same situation, pretty much ok at home but in noisy environments or confusion/busy places I was having sounds sensitivities, dizziness, brain confusion/fog, etc. Ever since starting Effexor, for these anxiety symptoms, they have been significantly improved! Even my light sensitivity.

I believe Mouse has had the same results. If you are that desperate, perhaps it would help to try this solution. You could see almost miraculous results. I was shocked what was helped by this medication. It allows the rest of the brain issues to start to heal better once the anxiety responses are controlled.

These are PHYSICAL anxiety responses, not emotional and you cannot control them on your own. If you don't want to try Effexor, there are other options.

For the others in this thread, I had no luck at all with my ENT but your situation may be different. There is supposedly only one type of dizziness that they can help with and mine was not that type. (if you roll over in bed and get dizzy and nauseous then an ENT may be able to help you)

Just some thoughts. Good luck to you.

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I'm a 39 year old, female, accountant. On July 2, 2012 I crashed my bike at the end of a 65KM road ride. I was fine that day but woke up the next morning to my current world.

Ongoing symptoms include: dizziness, blurred vision, light and noise sensitivities, cognitive problems, uncontrollable emotions/depression/anxiety, headaches (but they're getting better), mental and physical fatigue, difficulty communicating and sleep disturbances.

Currently seeing a fabulous Neuro Psychologist and vestibular physiotherapist and hoping to soon see a neuro ophthalmologist. I am currently doing 20 minute stationary bike rides daily, 20 minutes of meditating, 15 minutes of Lumosity and lots of resting. I have not been able to work or drive since the accident.

The things that have helped me the most since the accident are vestibular therapy, gel eye drops (for blurred vision, sensitivity and dryness), amitriptyline (10mg), and meditating. I am finally starting to see some slight improvements and am hopeful!

My brain WANTS to heal itself... I just have to let it and stop trying to get better!
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