Thread: PCS 7 months on
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Old 05-29-2013, 04:14 AM
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Default PCS 7 months on

At the moment I am working 33.5 hours a week and look after my three young children for two afternoons - but I am finding it all very tiring and I have a lot of headaches. I am not reducing my hours or responsibilities at this stage.

I don't feel I can undertake strenuous exercise, because the last time I did I got a major headache and was fatigued for 3 days. However I need to get my energy levels up and I don't know how.

Cymbalta has helped with headaches, but I still have a degree of light sensitivity and eye strain, I only noticed this coming back recently. The only time my head feels entirely normal is after I have needed to take Imigran. I am convinced the head injury has caused problems with cerebral blood flow, and this is causing my headaches.

I know I have made great strides and am nearly better, but does anyone have any advice how I can move things forward. My fear is that the fatigue and headaches could be permanent, even though I was assured from the start that everything is temporary. Any advice?
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PCS following head injury November 2012. Experienced dizzyness, light and noise sensitivity, hypercusis, fatigue, insomnia, migraines, facial pain, problems concentrating, irritability, sensory overload, exercise intolerance.

Symptoms mostly resolved, working full time and I am now mostly better. I wake 6am daily since my injury. Was experiencing daily Neuralgia which was controlled with Cymbalta 30mg, Lyrica 200mg daily. Now only on 30mg Cymbalta.
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