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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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Hi Blue Hiroko,
Resveratrol acts as an anti-inflamatory and there is research that suggests that it can help counteract neuroinflamation which occurs after a brain injury. It is like having a lot of red wine in one capsule. It is also good for the heart (bonus). It can help the neuronic cell dysfunction which occurs after brain injury and it also an anti-oxidant.
Anti-oxidants arevery important to brain health. You can get it in omega 3 fatty acids (fish oil) and vitamin C (among other things).
Amantadine was recommended to me to break through the fog of brain injury, not specifically for headaches. It is thought to do at least two things that are helpful to injured brains: increase dopamine, which is a neurotransmitter (what makes a connection between neurons happen) and it is thought to promote healing.
I find it makes a huge difference in my energy level and my ability to withstand noisy environments. These are still tough, seem easier to take when I am on amantadine.
Hope things improve for you!
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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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