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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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Yes. I know exactly what you are going through. A lot of that is related to brain injury, not necessarily depression, although that is common.
We are our brain, so injury can affect ALL parts of our life...our thoughts, motivations, feelings, desires, etc.
I struggle with denial, acceptance, and trying to find the sweet spot - refusing to give up, accepting I had a terrible injury, wanting to do more, or accepting I still need to heal.
On a side note...I have tried amantadine (100mgs) a few different times ...for me it helps get past what you have described. It affects my sleep, so i have gone off it when I really feel the insomnia is too much. BUT! I had to try it again because my past three weeks since stopping have been really awful....lethargy, headaches, no energy, sitting in a room alll day, not able to have energy for my kids. Three days back on it, and I notice a difference again. If you can tolerate it, I would suggest you talk to your doctor about it. Lots of research that supports using it,,,,has been around sunce the 60s and is well tolerated by most people. It works on the dopamine levels....neurotransmittors....etc. Let me know if you have any questions,
In the meantime be kind to yourself.
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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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