How long do I wait?
 

I have suffered a concussion, going down a ride in a swimming pool. I lost consciousness and have about 20 min of post shock amnesia. I still do not remember now what happened. As funny as it sounded at first, I am now stuck with many if not all the PCS symptoms. I find it very difficult to carry out a sequence of actions to achieve one purpose. Like getting juice when somebody asks for a drink, etc. I also have very high irritability levels, anger, and feel very down at times. My sleep is weird, because I hear all the things around me but still cannot wake up, and sleep seems very deep. Is this normal?
After 2 weeks (about now) after the accident I developed joint pain - pain in the wrists, elbows, ankles, etc.
Doctors here do not prescribe anything for concussion. I had a box of Vitamine B12 (500ug) from a bio store in London, which I am taking daily. Is this a good dose?
And also after reading a bit, bought in a pharmacy a complete vitamin and mineral supplement - Biocure Megatone LA with ginkgo.

Please advice on the vitamine supplements that I can take. Should I take them from now ?

Here is the Vitamins/supplements sticky thread -
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread181974.html

Be serious about taking care of yourself
 

Hi Lisa,
I am sorry to hear about your accident.
By your symptoms you seem to have had a brain injury so you are going to have to take your recovery very seriously so as to minimize any long term effects.
Everybody will tell you how important it is to rest and not to overdo it by trying to get back to how your were too quickly.
Rest is the most common advice that you will be given and I think that this is very good advice.

You don't mention much about your life in your post so resting might be difficult, e.g. if you have young children to take care of. But if you can try to make whatever adjustments you can in your life so that you are under as little pressure as possible.

Be prepared to lead a radically different life, if necessary, for the next 12 months. Most recoveries occur in that time. Hopefully you will find that you recover quickly and then make sure that you stay that way and don't have any setbacks.
I am sure that you have seen all the advice on supplements on this site. I think that magnesium is important because it is sometimes depleted after a brain injury. Also, making sure that you eat enough protein in the first year is something that some people recommend.

If you have people around you who are able to help you out, that could be very important to your recovery, so try to get someone else on board so that you don't have to do it all yourself.

I wish you a speedy recovery.
Concussed Scientist