Hello,

I stumbled upon this forum looking for information on PCS and I have been very impressed by the caring as well as the knowledge of some of the posters here. I was hoping somebody could give me some advice.

I played basketball in college, where in addition to a few diagnosed concussions, I had many minor blows to the head. I'm sure people are tired of hearing the depressing specifics, so I will paraphrase. I had head injuries that did not completely heal before I started playing again. When I started playing, I received more head injuries.

It has been over a year since then and my headaches have not gotten any better. In fact, several of the foolish decisions I have made (Jet ski-ing, riding roller coasters, boating, drinking alcohol) since then seem to have made them worse. I have learned that I have to change my lifestyle to avoid these things, but I was wondering if anyone here can give me any advice on how to get my condition to improve. Doctors and Neurologists have not been helpful at all. I am taking a low dose anti-depressant, which has had a very slight benefit, but is there something that I can take? The doctors have told me that the only thing that will make my problems worse is physically jarring the brain, but I have issues with light, sound, alcohol, exercise (Exercise leads to bad headaches) and sleep (When I don't sleep well my headaches are always worse). Will avoiding these things actually help my condition or will it just control the symptoms?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Tom