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Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome For traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post concussion syndrome (PCS). |
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09-06-2009, 11:17 PM | #1 | ||
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Hi all, I'm looking for some advice/help.
To start off I got the concussion a year ago while playing soccer and was unconcious for a little while (I'm not quite sure how long). I didn't go see a doctor but I didn't go back to soccer for about 3 weeks because I didn't think it was that bad. After the concussion I had a persistent headache from the moment I woke up till the moment I went to sleep that gradually diminished over a period of about 3 weeks. I felt mentally slow and had difficulty speaking and had problems with short term memory. I also had problems with mood swings up into mid november. I felt dizzy occasionally but the feeling was fleeting. Then in November I got hit in the side of the head again while playing goalkeeper, but remained concious and stayed in the rest of the game. I felt dizzy and a little slow afterwards but it only lasted a day. Around mid-November I felt fine, like my old self again. At the beginning of December my headaches started again. I have had a headache everyday now since then. I have also been through mild depression. And I have had trouble with short term memory again. It was like getting the concussion all over again. I am currently at college and am on topamax and propranolol both of which make me feel tired most of the day and topamax makes me feel mentally slow, so I'm thinking I should talk to a doctor and find a way to get off them. Any recommendations for dealing with the headaches, they do not help with class or homework Thanks |
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