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03-28-2011, 03:56 PM | #1 | ||
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hey Nitro,
I feel for ya man...I was wondering if you experienced any sleep problems or sexual dysfunction? those are two things that are really frustrating me...I'm hoping they are just temporary affects of concussion...chemical imbalance whatnot...as they are truly frustrating me best of luck on your recovery |
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03-28-2011, 04:12 PM | #2 | ||
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Hey,
Fortunately I'm sleeping pretty well have not really noticed any sexual dysfunction...the time I did was probably because I wasnt attracted to the girl I was sleeping with...but anyways. Today I woke up things were really dizzy while i laid in bed with my eyes closed. Feeling really lightheaded and have a bad headache today. Ears still hurting and ringing like crazy...hoping this all just goes away soon. |
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03-28-2011, 08:06 PM | #3 | ||
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Hello all,
I am a 40 years old. I was googling PCS and i came upon this forum. I just wanted to see if anyone could give me some answers to what i've been feeling. Eleven days ago (march 17) i was told i by my freinds i fell and hit my head a couple of times. I don't remember cause i was drunk. The next day (Fri) i just felt hung over. On saturday i felt ok went to work and all. On Sunday i noticed that when i woke up I felt a little dizzy. I could'nt really focus on anything for a long period of time. Felt a little bit like if i had just gotten off an amusement park ride. I still went to work and was able to function ok. On Monday I woke up and felt the same way. I went to work and felt very light headed. I got checked by an EMT at work and he said that my pupils were dialated and were'nt reacting to light. I was taken to the ER just for a check and they said my vitals were good. They took a long time to see me, so by the time the doctor saw me, my pupils were back to normal. They did some tests with me pointing and touching my nose. They did not run a ct scan or nothing, they just said i probably got a bit of vertigo from the fall and sent me on my wway with some motion sickness pills. Tuesday through thursday i still felt the same, just a bit light headed with no other symptoms. On thursday i went to a general doctor. He checked me and he said i had no signs of having a concussion and said the same thing, that i probably knocked off a chip of calcium from my inner ear and all i was feeling was vertigo. He sent me on my way and just ran some blood tests. NOW HERE IS WHEE IT GETS SCARY FOR ME!!!! That thursday night (7 days after the falls) i start getting very anxious and restless. I went to sleep after pacing around the living room for about an hour. I dont have any problems falling asleep, it just seems i am always sleepy and i sleep through the night, not hearing my alarm. Friday morning i woke up in a bit confuzed. i felt like i had to assure myself of where i was at and had to start talking just to snap out of the daze. All that morning i felt an anxiety i have never felt before. After a while i felt like i was getting emotional and depressed. Called my family to get some reassurance that everthing was fine. I went to work and after a couple of hours i was fine. That night i felt really good like if everything was gonna be fine. Like if it was all over. Come Saturday I woke up the same way, all dazed. I went to work and started feeling ok. It feels like its in the mornings that i feel the worst. On sunday i felt ok most of the day, but i did start feeling a slight headache which is just always there. I still hav it right now, its just like a 1 outta 10 but its constant with a bit of head pressure. Today is Monday, 11 days after the fall. The symptoms i am feeling include dizzyness/light headedness, loss of appetite, a constant (but weak) headache, fatigue, i cant focus on something to long, anxiety (just out of the blue), restlessness, emotional changes and i was depressed only that one time. I feel dazed and like everyone saysin a "foggy" state. Its only been 11 days but i am scared of how long this might last. Is it to soon to be having PCS?I have a doctors appointment tomorrow, so im hoping he can give me some answers. If anyone has been through this i would really appreciate some advice. THANK YOU and GOD BLESS |
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03-28-2011, 09:58 PM | #4 | ||
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Your symptoms are all over the map. They all fit PCS but at 11 days, you have just started into the process of concussion. It is a process not an event. The trauma causes an injury that causes a cascade of events in your brain. Some take some time to manifest, others show up right away. No two concussions are the same.
Your drinking can intensify the process, especially if you have been getting drunk routinely for the last 25 years. A bad drunk episode is like a mild concussion. They all add up to cause trouble. Without some information about your job and other daily activities, it is hard to make any comments about your anxiety and such. Stay away from the alcohol and only one serving of caffeine per day. Caffeine enhances anxiety. Maybe you drinking lessens your anxiety and being stone sober may reduce your tolerance to anxiety. Like caffeine, only one serving of beer or such per day. Not a tall one or a forty, just a single 12 ounce glass of bear or regular glass of wine. If this concussion lasts, you should consider making some adjustments in your behavior. The over 40 brain has much less tolerance for concussions and getting drunk.
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03-28-2011, 11:39 PM | #5 | ||
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Thanx for yoy reply Mark.
Well as far as my job, i'm in law enforcement. And right now i am currently out of state, away from my family until next monday. Maybe part of me feeling like this is being alone and scared. I just have never felt anything like this. It all started after the falls. Ive talked to three doctors this week and they all said it sounded like PCS. I am going to go to a doctors appointment tomorrow and I am gonna demand a CT scan to see if that shows anything. Any other advice you can give me Mark, will be greatly appreciated. Thanx again. God Bless |
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03-29-2011, 07:42 PM | #6 | ||
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Hello all,
Got my ct scan today, doc said everything looked normal. Now what? |
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03-29-2011, 08:56 PM | #7 | ||
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It is good that there was no damage showing up on ct scan. With high probability of PCS you need to take it easy, rest a lot so your brain can heal.
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04-03-2012, 04:09 PM | #8 | ||
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I felt the exact same way as the original post.
I have struggled to describe what I have been going through since I am not the best with words. My doctor has put me through every test in the book. I even had an MRI. Now I am on an anti-depressant. I still do not believe this is all from stress however, the anti-depressant has helped to alleviate the anxiety and the social aspects of this and I have been able to function again. I felt defeated at first having to rely on a drug, however I am much better off than I was when this all began at the end of Aug. 2011 (7 months ago). I would actually recommend giving it a try. I got my libido back, however I still don't sleep well. I wake up a few times a night at the same time every night. I feel groggy like I'm hung over as a result and I have a sense of derealization. I was wondering, were any of you taking a protein supplement when this started happening? This hit me like a brick wall at the same time I ran out of a GNC protein supplement I had been taking for about a month or so. I had also went out drinking the night before and thought I was just hungover as usual. I would love to get in contact with any of you that want to talk further. Good Luck all! Just keep looking forward and don't dwell. |
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04-03-2012, 06:39 PM | #9 | ||
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bmroozia,
Welcome to NeuroTalk. I am assuming that you suffered a head impact. You don't say specifically. If you would like to discuss you situation, I suggest you tell us a bit about yourself, your injury, and the symptoms you are struggling with. What complaints did you mention to your doctor? What testing has he done? There are lots of good people with excellent understanding of PCS here. My best to you.
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04-11-2012, 07:25 PM | #10 | ||
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OK. so im 15 and i got a minor concussion in hockey and nothing was wrong honestly i dont even know if i got one. i got hit and had headaches every few days but that could of been from sinus's and id take head medicine. about 3 weeks after that i smoked a joint with a friend one of my first times in a year i dont smoke i just wantd to prove to him i have the balls to so i did. i tripped really bad that day and got home my parents knew they told me to sleep my dad being a drug agent helped and the next day i was still having a weed hangover no big deal. 2 days later i was fine. now i was fine for about 2 weeks then i hit someonme in hockey got a bad headache and got dizzy . then i never stopped playing and 2 weeks after that i would have like an hour phase where i would get light headed and stuff and i would tell my parents they would say jut rest for a few minutes i did and it went away. then all of a sudden one day during school i got the feeling badly. it went away within 2 hours and then not realizing that nwas the feeling of a concussion i went out and played basketball and after i played i got home i was watching a show with my family and then boom it hit me again. i told my mom i was a nervous reck i thought it was from the weed that my body kept getting a high feeling at random times and my mom insinuated it was a concussion. i went to the doctors the next day after waking up with the feeling and was diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. for 2 weeks i couldnt go to school then i was able to go again. i still didnt feel good when i went but good enough to attend it. a month and a half prior to the day were it hit me bad the boom day lol i would get derealization and it went away after two days even though my regular concussion symptoms was still their of being dazed out. now its 2 months after and yesterday i got derealization bad after reading that the weed could of permenantly hurt my brain. now its night time and the feeling hasnt gone away ive been crying alot lately , which is uncommon cause i usually dont cry im a tough 15 year old with an older brother and a great family. my dad had a heart problem and stressed bad me and my dads worst enemy is our minds beacuse when we get a thought we stress about ti and cant get it off which can be good to sports related since were great athletes. My Question to you guys is do you think its PCS that brought on anciety to lead to the Derealization or does the weed have an effect (marijuana) my dad is a drug agent and said after 30 days it leaves my body and its not that which i do agree beacuse days after i smoked i was fine i figured if it was that i would of been bad right then and their that day for then on which isnt the case. And also please if you reply dont tell me you had derealization and this stuff for years and years because im easily scared about this and telling me its not healing or permananatly makes me panic alot more. HELp |
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