Help! Experiencing terrible depression!
 

A couple of months ago, after hitting my head very hard, I went to the emergency room and was told that I had a mild concussion. The doctor only spent 5-10 minutes in the room, but apparently after a short observation, she made the decision that I did not need a ct scan.
I was on bed rest for a week, experiencing terrible symptoms. My symptoms included extreme dizziness, extreme mood swings, nausea, instability, impaired speech, EXTREME short-term memory/no memory, terrible headaches/migraines, throwing up, slow body movement, and brain fog.
I went to get a checkup and my primary doctor seemed concerned. She told me that she wanted to schedule a ct scan, but I never followed up. I know it was stupid of me, but my parents were telling me it was just a money scam. The stupidity doesn't end there though...
Two or three weeks later, not even considering the concussion, I took MDMA for my first time. I remember feeling very paranoid. I remember everyone else on the drug was feeling very happy and friendly, yet I felt like I just wanted to get away from all of the people. A month later, I did MDMA again, except I took much less the second time. Both times I did MDMA, I took all the required vitamins: 100 mg 5-htp, 630 mg green tea extract, 1000 mg fish oil, multivit, and calcium.
Ever since I did MDMA my first time, I feel as though my depression has greatly increased, and it keeps getting worse. I am not the suicidal type, but for the last month, I have felt extreme hopelessness. I cry constantly, this is not me. I have also been feeling physically sick this month. I have been throwing up, having headaches, having extreme mood swings. I feel like I cannot escape this suffocating, dark fog. I am not sure if the symptoms are from normal depression, the concussion, possible pregnancy, or the drugs.
I should also include that I am prescribed adderall. Lately, I have been taking more to receive the same effects that I would get before the concussion. My therapist relates my paranoia and depression to the adderall, but then again, I did not say much about the concussion because I did not consider that being the cause. Any advice would help. The sooner, the better.

I'll just mention my 2 bouts of depression in my life, a long one starting in 1991, after menopause, it went on for 10 long years....I felt it was sluggish thyroid but the doc never thought so with his "normal labs"...then my osteopath called in for desiccated thyroid in 2002, and the long depression lifted in 4 days. It was thyroid all those years.

Then another bout of lowness, hit me in 2006, and it was Vit D deficiency.

I don't know about the meds you take or about the concusson and depression.

And for me, grape seed extract which I'm headed into 20 yrs, has been a goodsend in my life...never had the brain fog issue I hear so much about from others who claim the Fibro issue. I've posted about OPC's (grape seed ex) many times here, and on the vits/supps section.

Hi Brit,
Welcome to the NeuroTalk Support Groups.

Some of the symptoms you've described are reasonably common after a concussion and in people with Post Concussion Syndrome. In your situation it's possibly complicated by other factors however.

You should check out the
Traumatic Brain Injury & Post Concussion Syndrome Forum

At the top of that forum are the "Sticky" threads. They contain information and websites and other useful links.

There is a protocol in the ER setting when a patient presents with head injury. Some will be sent for scans and some will not.

The thing about pregnancy is that you either are or you're not... there's no inbetween. This is something you urgently need to address before anything else... like today! If you think you are pregnant please go to the doctor for testing. If you are concerned about talking with your parents about this, please visit a women's health clinic if you have them in your area. Please don't keep increasing your Adderall on your own in an attempt to get relief from your symptoms. That is dangerous. Personally, I'd be staying very very far away from any psychoactive drugs and alcohol so that your brain can recover but in the meantime there is only one priority and that's the pregnancy test.

take care of yourself.

Hi brit757

Welcome to NeuroTalk :).

I think that Lara has offered you very wise advice.

All the best.