[bkas4594]

Hello, I am 20year old male having PCS for 8 months now. My symptoms arent so hard now, but I had a hard time in the beggining. Had migraines for a month and a half in the beggining, nausea at the end of the day, was very confused and fatigued for a long time. I was also depressed, and demotivated, depersonalized.

Now most of the symptoms I described are gone most of the time, still I have problems communicating with others, especially listening to others, and talking in large groups,listening to multiple people at the same time. I still have some trouble also with confusion, and disorientation in space and time a bit.

When this all started I was doing Thai Boxing, but I didnt lose consciousness, only got multiple hits to the head. I also had multiple more concussions in the past. At the time I was taking glutamine, maybe that made things worse.

It took me time to realize it is PCS, because migraines started a week after my last boxing training. Even today I still cannot believe sometimes that it is PCS, sometimes I ask myself "Is it maybe only in my head?", and a lot of time I was searching for other causes that might cause my problems and was in denial. I had a MR and CT and they are OK.

ADVICES:

1) after the concussion REST whenever you are fatigued, but gradually return to normal activities

2) FORGET ALCOHOL for the rest of your life, it still makes me horrible and I think it will stay that way. I think PCS is caused by messed up blood vessels in brain. Wikipedia says brain blood circulation is not normal even 2-3 years after the concussion in case of PCS.

3) AVOID drugs, like MARIHUANA. It wont help you, it will only make things much much worse.

3) AVOID CAFFEINE and cigaretes, avoid MSG.

4) DONT EXERCISE or run or do anything that is increasing your HEART RATE after the concussion, I did - I am still afraid to exercise

5) WALK outside on a FRESH AIR - this one is very important, because of oxygen. This helped most to me.

6) from the beginning take as much as you can of B vitamins, D vitamine, DHA and EPA omega 3, magnesium. Have a good diet, take supplements

7) I avoided milk and diary products. I connected it to calcium that could be damaging to brain cells that are in recovery - probably I am wrong with this one

8) Now I read about fetal hand position, TV static noise and BCAA. I will try that.

9) Dont expect that anyone will understand you.Most people never heard of PCS. It was only harder to me when I tried to explain what PCS is.

One thing I hate right now is my hands are shaking sometimes.

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, everyone can recover, because God exists. Just stay away from alcohol.