Light sensitivity & shortness of breathe
 

Hello all quick recap of my story since i cannot work long enough on the comptuter to make a signature, was a soccer player and i got 3 concussions in a year span with a bunch more of hits to my head afterward. I stayed in school for multiple reasons right or wrong the day after my 3rd concussion and i stayed for 6 months. I am now almost 8 months with PCS. Right now i am on one a day mens and i drink pomegranate juice every day and eat walnuts occasionally and eat a piece of dark chocolate a day. I tried way back to take krill oil but i was getting an anxiety like symptom with fast heart beating and weakness. My Dr. had me on nortriptyline but i did not like that and also wanted me to take magnesium 800mg and B2. The magnesium was giving me digestive problems so i stopped. I am also very light sensitive and must wear glasses all the time even in the house. I have some trouble sleeping but it has gotten better and i am sound sensitive.

I also have trouble moving my head around much without getting dizzy and this got worse when i went to physical therapy. Im not sure what they did but it was bad for me. I also lately have been getting a shortness of breath feeling with my blood pressure usually higher than normal. I feel like i need more oxygen and i cannot relax. I am anemic and i also have a deviated septum and my Dr. wants me to get the surgery but i am hesitant. Its a tough surgery plus i am not sure if it is safe. Cannot do much these days except get up, sit and rest during the day. I have trouble moving around a lot because i get dizzy.

I eat red meat pretty often but my breakfast is putrid. I eat cereal almost every morning but along the lines of frosted flakes and pebbles. I have seen an ophthalmologist for my eyes and he says eyes check out, i have an appt for an ENT dr. in august. I was scheduled for physical and occupational thpy but i do not think they are helping much. Anyone have a similar situation/symptoms? Or thoughts about what i could do to possibly help myself and what to do about the possibility of surgery. I have a neuro appt. real soon so the original plan needs improvements. Thanks

I suggest you read the Vitamins sticky at the top. Your One a Days are extremely deficient in B's and just about everything else. GNC Mega Men are a good start with the B's added plus Omega 3 fish oil

Magnesium in a different form may help. mrsD can give you more info.

What kind of therapy did the PT do ?

What kind of doctor prescribed the PT and OT ?

Foam ear plus are good for sleeping. I wear them when my wife snores.

Hi Mark, yeah i will try to get the mega men asap and the omega 3 as well.Your sticky above is helpful. I cannot do ear plugs because i get sick of them from the pressure. But at times they are useful.

A neurologist prescribed nortip. starting with 10 mg and i was to go up to 50 by the end of 3 weeks. I did not because the side effects were too much. She is a headache specialist so i think she is trying to stick to what she knows and she told me everything is connected...I was doing physical thpy for migraine headaches. I did not go to the neuros ppl because they are out of network so i went to someone else. They tried to get me to do various exercises but i told them i could not etc and they did something to my neck and i have been worst since.

But i think i will stop the dark chocolate to see if that helps me with the breathing issue. I am not sure why but i feel like i cannot catch my breath or i am not getting enough oxygen I have had a deviated septum for like 9 years now so i am taken aback as to why it affects me now

I would not worry about the dark chocolate unless the sugar is an issue. Enjoy it. The health benefits of dark chocolate are not great. They are just much better than milk chocolate and other types. More of a justification to continue consuming dark chocolate. Basically, dark chocolate is not 'empty calories' like so many other sweets.