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notg good my question is 24 years post tbi be followed by neurologist? Just something I have been wondering. If anyone can answer question thank you.

esgaddy,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. You have found a good place.

The reason to been seen by a neurologist is to evaluate new or distressing symptoms. What symptoms are you struggling with ?

Please feel free to tell us about your injury, yourself and your struggles. Often, you will get more support here than from a neurologist. It is difficult to find a neuro who understands long term brain injury symptoms.

You can start a new thread about your own situation by using the Start New Thread button at the upper left of the index page. This link will take you to the index page.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum92.html

LOng Term Post Concussive Effects
 

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That sounds so frustrating my Psychologist told me it would most like take up to three years to heal. I know 3 years after my bad injury and Concussion - I still struggled. I do a lot of community outreach work for AARP. At a conference recently on Dementia there was a top Neurologist from UNC and he said the way to best way to build brain cells was exercise.

I did some work and training with Brain Injured Adults back in '89 and I thought it depended on the injury. From what I have experienced I bet your effects are related- but I am far from a doctor. You may want to review your meds too. I know things change in our bodies, at different periods in life.

Pcs-new to forum
 

Hi all...
I'm new here and am dropping around as I have a doc appt tomorrow.

I fell 18 months ago at home, when I was 39, and ended up with what was described as a mid-grade TBI and whiplash. Since then, I have been dealing with a lot. At the time I fell, I was a grad student and planning on doing a PhD. I had to leave my program and then turned down a scholarship for a PhD as I just didn't think I could do it. I think I made the right decision but it's very depressing.
I suffer from headaches near the site of impact, as well as across my forehead. My headaches also stem from significant back and neck pain. I'm fatigued and have very low tolerance levels when aggravated. My daughter says she wishes mommy would come back and that kills me. So, I'm struggling right now. I just don't feel like the same person. Depression, anxiety, and fatigue, as
well.
So, I haven't been back to see a doc about this is in over a year. We moved out of the university community we were in and I have just gone on, trying to just plod my way through, focusing on what needs to be done. Finally, ready to go back and face that I need some help in dealing with this, whether it be on the physical or mental/emotional, or all of it. I have been scheduled for another MRI in June but tomorrow have my appt to discuss my symptoms with my doc. I know I have to do this but am nervous just the same. I have been living on my determination to get through and on homeopathics for a year and am really not excited about the potential of perhaps needing to get on to meds. I see there is talk in this stream about diet so I'll do some research.
Just looking for a place to learn and get some support from others who have been down this road.
Thanks.

i'm there with you
 

I was finally living my dream and going to graduate school in 2009- when I had a bad car accident. I was told I was post Concussive- only a year later. In December 2012 I had another car accident. I am really struggling to find support and help. Don't know who I am right now and who I will be next month. I am very frustrated and depressed.

I feel the same often. It's tough. I was about to enter my second MA. Actually, the accident happened at home the night before classes started for Fall 2011 term. It makes me furious because I was whipping around trying to find things and in a panic and THAT is how I got in this situation. Tripped over a printer and banged my head on the corner wooden edge of the bed. I had moved myself, along with my family, to another province to do that program and then the night before---bang! Done. I try not to think about it because it is what it is and I am where I am, but I do get angry. I got to keep my TA post but had to drop out of studies and then said no to a PhD as I just felt I couldn't hack it emotionally or mentally. I thought I was going to be a Prof/researcher in social studies. Now, I can't find a job as, like many many others, I can't even get an interview. Too much education and too little experience is what I hear.
My only advice to you is that YOU are YOU, You are not your symptoms, as tough as those can be. We're still here. We do have to adapt and learn and face that things have changed. We've changed. But we're not gone. And you're not alone. :)

You are still you!
 

When I was at my worst, I was talking to my mother-in-law, and she pointed out, "You are lucky because no matter what problems you are having, you are still essentially you, and we are lucky we still have you." I realized she was right. I may have been impaired, but I was still me. Even now, I can't really do much reading or writing, which I have always thought was necessary for my existence or at least for my happiness, but I am not what I do. I am more than that. So are you!

PCS Treatment
 

I got my injury on 5/5/13, so just a few weeks ago, when I decided to try to skateboard. I've been on Narco for headache, soma for head tension and Phenergan for nausea/vomiting. My dr just prescribed Seroquel for sleep. Has anyone tried these meds? I took the Narco, Soma and Phenergan for a couple weeks but stopped because of how druggy I felt and tried Advil only which only tore my IBS stomach up even more. What treatments have been successful for y'all? What recommendations do yall have? Seroquel is most commin,y used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, its ver stron medicine. I've read that psycho-meds are sometimes prescribed to treat PCS. Any tips or advice is welcomed.

2 light concussions - 6 yrs later and still learning problems, sleepiness, etc
 

Hi - found this thread as i was searching online for some info on my symptoms. Had a mountain bike crash and was concussed for about 6 hours - bust collar bone, according to some medical sites if u can remember to withing 5 minutes of the accident yours s considered mild - ? I can remember to within seconds. About a yer later i had a scooter accident where someone turned in front of me and i took a hard knock to the head although i remained conscious.

For the first 6 months of my recovery i was sleeping about 16 hours a day. At first i thought i twas the pain killers but after i stopped those the sleeping continued. I would wake up at 8-9, and by 12-1pm i couldnt keep my eyes open and would sleep till 4-5 and by 8-9 i was out again.

Its been almost 6 years now and there come moments in days sometimes mornings and evenings when all of a sudden i just get SO drowsy i have to take a nap. Luckily I freelance and work aroud these issues - furthermore my memory which was once razor sharp is quite pitiful - including my capability to learn certain things, like languages, its almost embarrassing!

Is there any therapy that can help me wn back some of my brain? I still program successfully and function fine - but i have noticed a drop in attention, feeling apathetic sometimes, loss of minor cognitive functions -

Basic info:
Im 36, male, non smoker, have the odd drink here and there and no allergies / addictions to anything. I do a moderate amount of sport and eat relatively healthy. What vitamins can help the brain? I tend to eat quite alot of meat and love veggies and fruit.. I also eat 2 sugars ina coffee and over cereals - moderate in most things id say..

thanks!

fstarockr,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. You have responded to an old inactive thread.

My first question to you regarding your sudden need for a nap. How are you sleeping ? Do you dream or have stressful dreams ? Do you wake up during the night, maybe out of breath ?

What are your common activities during the day? Often, there are triggers that cause symptoms to manifest that can be discovered with a bit of looking back at activities and work loads.

Read the sticky thread at the top about Vitamins and Supplements. It has good brain nutrition info.

btw, The info you refer to in your first paragraph is bogus. Amnesia has little to do with intensity of a concussion. People have had severe concussions with full memory before and after the impact. Much of a concussion's damage can take place hours to days after the impact. The memory part of the brain can remain completely intact while other areas are seriously damaged.

My best to you.