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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Feel for you!
If I'd been 21 going through this, I know I would have made some bad decisions! You may be more responsible than i was at your age. i hope that you are!
You need to stop abusing alcohol for the sake of your injured brain. If you have to drink, have one or two and that's it, but it's best to quit until your symptoms resolve. That said, I actually found that having a Guinness helped my headaches sometimes because it's as if the very taste of my favorite beer helped alleviate the stress causing my headache, but I never drink more than two beers or else I feel horrible the next day. My body is just not ready for that! It may never be and I'm okay with that now.
Anyway, I also had a smell issue when I was more symptomatic but nothing as severe as yours. I just would have bouts of super-smelling or smelling bad odors that weren't there. I wouldn't shell out $6000 yet. Proper rest and eliminating alcohol could provide the opportunity for your brain to truly heal. Do that before you throw that much money at the problem.
Good luck to you. Try to eliminate as much stress from your life as you can. Be boring for a little while. Your brain will thank you.
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I have recovered my cognitive function, and I've overcome severe vertigo through sensory integration therapy. Wellbutrin has helped me escape depression. I have recently had a few stress-related migraines, as well as headaches stemming from eye strain. I'm also dealing with tinnitus, lack of stamina, extreme light sensitivity, and eye pain. Diagnosed with 9 different vision issues: convergence insufficiency, pursuit eye movement deficit, egocentric visual midline shift, photophobia, visual information processing delays, accommodative insufficiency, saccadic eye movement deficit, lack of coordination, and central peripheral visual integration deficit.
*First concussion: October 2010. I was pregnant and got rear ended. I associated my mild PCS symptoms with baby brain and blamed my light sensitivity on allergies and dry eyes.
*Second concussion: December 2011. I hit my head on a wooden beam, saw stars but did not lose consciousness, and I had very disturbing PCS symptoms but didn't go to the doctor.
*Third concussion: August 2012. I caused a car accident as a result of PCS symptoms. Thankfully no one was injured but me. My husband confronted me, and I finally sought help and took medical leave from work. My symptoms worsened, and I developed severe vertigo.
*Fourth concussion: November 2012. I was riding in a car with a friend and we were hit head on by a driver who lost control of her car. I didn't have a big increase in PCS symptoms.
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