Things that might help PCS
 

Ok, I am a very busy mum of two young boys. We dont struggle finacially, but at the same time I don't want to spend lots of money on things if I can avoid it. But I do like to take as many natural remedies as possible. I have been on antibiotics for most of my life for UTI's.

So I went to my local health food shop and they were a world of knowledge.

I came away with St John's Wort (found in chemists too). It is a natural way to help with stress & anxiety which come with PCS - it was AU$26.95 for 40 tablets - take 1 per day.

Plus I brought some Silver Colloid. Reading about this, I have heard is described as a 'natural super antibiotic'. It apparently will basically just help with anything that is wrong in your body. I hope it will double up and help with my UTI's too. It was AU$32.95 for a 500ml bottle.

I hope these help anyone who like me is just desperate and will try anything to make yourself feel like yourself again.

I also got some info on books etc. All to do with natural healing of the body and for specific things. If anyone is interested I can post the names of the books. It may not deal directly with PCS but at least its a start in the healing direction.

It's a bit more expensive than vitamins, but for a small impact case like yours I personally think you could get some good results out of craniosacral therapy. If you can find a top notch craniosacral therapist (or a cranial osteopath) in your area... oh goodness, those guys can really work wonders.

I also used to take a couple supplements from NewChapter, namely neurozyme. I can't say that any brain oriented supplements ever did me an astronomical amount of good (physical therapy for me was 5000x more effective), but NewChapter is an EXCELLENT company and Neurozyme really has a lot of the bases covered for brain stimulation. All of NewChapter's products are absolutely top of the line in terms of potency and manufacturing standards, though they're usually priced around the midpoint of retail supplements.

I may be lame here but what helps symptoms when they attack is too turn on the blow dryer and let it hit my head,i feel the nerves on the top of my head tingling and it feels great,I know this sounds lame really lame probaly but it helps my panic attacks,ahh the sweet sounds of a blow dryer on low.

That's actually probably the effects of the heat hitting your head, increasing circulation to whatever spot you have the blowdryer on. Do you ever get the same sort of sensation in the shower?

St John's Wort
 

Nikkicoop,

I would be very careful with St. John's Wort. It is what SSRI antidepressant's are designed to imitate. A better supplement would be L-Tryptophan. Your body knows how to properly process L-Tryptophan. It will allow your cells to regulate the serotonin processes better. L-Tryptophan is in milk, turkey and many other foods. Your body is used to it, in fact, it makes 5-HTP from it. 5-HTP is the precursor to serotonin. It does not know what to do with all of the other substances in St. John's Wort. Using St. John's is like washing your hands with a firehose at full blast. It may work but now you have to get up off your backside and get your clothes dry.

Hair dryer and tingling
 

Tommy,

Are you currently under the care of a doctor? You may have a vascular problem. When your skin tingles, it usually means you have a change in blood flow. The left side of my head tingles from time to time. Another odd symptom is that the hair grows faster on the right side of my head. This could be caused by a differential in blood flow to each side of the head/brain.

My problem is most likely caused by an inflammation in the upper neck that causes the blood flow to be restricted. When my head is tilted forward and to the left, I can gets these tingling problems. if I sleep this way, I have night mares and my wife says I stop breathing.

The doctor says the cure is more dangerous that the cause, so I need to just learn to live with it and try to avoid the bad position.

I am trying to be under care of a doctor. I have seen a few at the hospital and two GP's. They all cant work out what is wrong. I really didn't hit my head that hard, and didn't think anything of it. But that night I had a concussion. I didn't take it easy the next few days, and a week later I experienced dizziness & felt sick. Since then my vision has been funny too. Those with a few other symptoms have been present every waking hour since (2 months ago)

I am pushing for an MRI. But it is at a hospital 19hours away and I have to pay for it myself :mad: even though the doctor here referred me to have it done.

I just don't know whats wrong :( I have had major anxiety and stress though all this. But I don't know if its part of it or if its because I had doctors telling me it could be anything from stress to MS or a tumor/cancer. And they just cant tell me for sure what is wrong.

I just feel like my world is upside down and I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

P.S. No one I have spoken to - personally and professionally has heard of Post Concussion Syndrome??

That is pathetic, really. I'm really sorry that no professional has come up with it as a possible diagnosis. When I was in hospital they actually gave me a whole load of information on it and what to expect.


Another thing, I hope the health food shop told you about St Johns Wort. It makes the pill (and other meds I am pretty sure) ineffective. Not sure if you are taking it but it would be worth making sure it isn't going to interract with any of the other medications you may be taking.

it has before not every time but i must say the blow dryer is a remedy i was almost embarassed to say on here b/c it sounded lame but i sware it helps so much and it sooths my mind during panic attacks,does any of this sound dumb or has anyone else tryed this