Dear Friends.
I am a new member and father of a 22 year old son who has been diagnosed wih Post Concussion Syndrome.
He has constant headaches with no releif in site. He has been taking Pamelor 40 mgs every day and has just started to take amantadine 100 mg.
He rates his headcahes to be around 7 on a scale of 0 to 10 with 10 being the worst and they do not go away.
our son about a year back enjoyed all outdooractivities and was very social. he is now the opposite and even dreads riding in the car as every bump triggers the severe headache.
He started "vestubular thereapy" three weeks back and has now stopped as that increased his headaches. He was also seeing a physical therapist who was focussed on neck exercises.
Nothing is helping
He did not have any atheletic accident but for the past few years has some head accidents but never a concussion.
MRI's do not show anything...
He is dpressed most of the time and goes through bout of crying every 2 weeks. His neurologist says that take a lot of rest and avoid any mental activity including watching TV.
He has trouble falling asleep and generally tires himself to sleep. Once he goes to sleep he sleeps for anound 9 to 10 hours.

He had started a new job in July 2012 but is now on disability since Nov 2012
We have an appointment at Jefferson Headache Centre in Philadelphia later this year.
I am reaching out to this forum for some guidance and see if this can be cured and how long does it take. He has been home now for three months.

girver,

It is great to have you come and be with us. You will fine a great number of dear friends to listen when you are in need of ears. You will find out we are supportive and relaxing place.

Sad to hear what your son is going through. Here is a forum to help you out. There are a good number of members there in the same place where you are.

Post Concussion Syndrome:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum92.html

Please keep us up to date on your situation. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

I am also a new member and happened to come upon your post first thing. I have a son who suffered a severe traumatic open head brain injury when he was 12. All the things you tell about your son is true for my son also. He has grown progressively worse over the years, he is now 38, and although he was once a very successful game animator, he can no longer work and is very disabled emotionally. He c/o severe HA's for years, and finally we found out that he was having migraines. Every day, all day. For 25 years. For treatment he was given Botox injections, and after two treatments his migraines have cleared up. The Botox made him sick for about 2 weeks after the injections--they do them all around his head--but after time his HA's have virtually gone away. I hope your appointment at the HA clinic is the answer for him.

mysnuggery@gmail.co,

It is great to have you come and be with us. You will fine a great number of dear friends to listen when you are in need of ears. You will find out we are supportive and relaxing place.

Please keep us up to date on your situation. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Hi Girver and Welcome,
I'm so sorry about your son. I see you are a very concerned and loving parent. It must be so difficult to see your son like this.
There are a lot of caring-compassionate people here dealing with same issues. That will bring comfort.
Most of us here have and are experiencing life altering conditions with huge losses in our lives. May I encourage you to introduce the site to your son as well. Isolation is the worst and a common trait for those facing daily pain and the ultimate loss of ones health.
Hope the best for you and him in the upcoming appointment at Jefferson.
Take care, loretta

Welcome to NT,

Thank you for sharing the uplifting treatment your son had. What wonderful results and 'HOPE" for others suffering from headaches.

It's a wonderful place to come to and give and receive comfort and support. Take care, loretta