Anxiety
 

Hi everyone. I am a long time sufferer of anxiety/panic attacks and I am just over two months into PCS recovery. Can my extreme anxiety/panic be delaying my hopeful recovery? I am debating going on an SSRI. Any insight?

Regards,
Mike

my opinion is yes as your brain needs a strees free environment to heal and in my case stress delayed my healing. instead of SSRI's you can try supplements. Right now i'm on Ltyptophan and l-theanine which has helped me. I'm also on supplements for sleep.

What are you PCS symptoms?

supplements
 

Hello and welcome here,


I've been taking Gabba, L-theanine and 5-htp for 3.5 years -- but I've had PCS for 4 months. I didn't get a lot of anxiety from it and it could be due to the supplements I mentioned. (I take these at night)

You may need something stronger though.

Let us know more about your symptoms.

Sincerely,

pm

I will have to take a look at those supplements, thank you. My PCS symptoms are constant lightheadness/dizziness and constant spacey/brain fog (not feel myself, almost like I'm in a dream, it's hard to describe). I just generally feel different and not in tune with myself. I also suffer from left sided headaches. I just really can't stand the dreamy like state, it's scary and very weird. I also have developed popping / crackling in my left ear when I swallow.

Regards,
Mike

I would say without doubt yes. The psycological aspects of PCS exacerbate the physiological symptoms.

Take it from me, I am 8months on and working, exercising and leading a full life again.

For me the SNRI Cymbalta was the medication to turn both my pain and my symptoms around at the lowest dose of 30mg.