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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Phoenix AZ
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Location: Phoenix AZ
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As others have said I think a month and a half is too soon. Your injury needs time to heal to attain some level of emotional stability. I would think anti-depressants would exacerbate the flat affect you describe, and could complicate assessing your recovery.
What type of therapist is recommending this? I have a tremendous amount of respect for speech pathology and occupational therapists, but unless the therapist you are talking about is a psychiatrist (who is also a MD), I’d see one before taking the meds recommended by a non-medically trained therapist.
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What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition.
Today: Neuropsychological examination five months post-accident indicated a return to normal cognitive functioning, and I returned to work approximately 6 months after the accident. I am grateful to be alive and am looking forward to enjoying the rest of my life.
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