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10-12-2012, 12:05 PM
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Hello All
I have been PCS for a year and a half now, it eased up for about the last year (almost symptom free)now until the other day i got over exerted and now dealing with a relapse of symptoms, i was wonder if anyone has had any luck with anti inflammatory drugs such as Motrin or aleve? also my doctor has put me on 25mg of Zoloft. scheduled to go back to the nero doctor on monday...just looking for some opinions: or please tell what meds have helped your headaches the best....... Thanks all 
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10-12-2012, 12:21 PM
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Hi,
Im trying not to use any thing as was on morphine and codeine and asprin and paracetamol. But almost about every day 6pm the head pain becomes unbearable and I resort to 50mg diclofenac and paracetamol. If still the pain is not bearable after 1 hr I take 30mg codeine. It's not ideal as they suspect Im now suffering TIA's but it works for now, though I am seeing a specialist in a couple of weeks who will sort me out. Make sure you are reviewed regularly as new symptoms require change. Take care.
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I am a 36 yr old female who has played football, as a hobby, for 13 yrs. In July 2012, during a game I was slammed to the floor by two angry guys who hit into me so hard that one of them broke their ribs. This knocked me back onto hard ground leaving me unconscious. I awoke to chronic head and neck pain, sickness and the inability to see or balance. The paramedics made me walk to the ambulance, instead of placing me on a spinal board, where I was taken to the ER. I was hospitalised with suspected brain hemorrhage for 1 week, then on complete bed rest for 1 month, in a wheelchair for 2 months. I have been left with PCS, moderate constant head pain, little short term memory, no memory of the accident, balance and sight problems, depression and exhaustion. The worst problem is collapsing regularly. This has finally been diagnosed as Hemiplegic Migraines , these cause my brain to regularly shut down when I am tired and I then feel the full effects of a stroke (without the bleed on the brain!!) of which the symptoms last 2-4 days. I have had 6 CT's, 2 MRI's and am under 3 specialists. I believe everyday is one more towards improvement. Mainly I believe in the power of acceptance not the weakness of complacency or resignation. |
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10-12-2012, 01:36 PM
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I used to take codeine and brufen tablets prior to my injury. My doctor asked me stop taking them just in case the brufen causes a bleed and the morphine in the codeine dulls the brain.
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January 2012 tripped over a power cable and life has changed - memory, mood, balance and puzzled. Now how do I fix it ? |
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10-12-2012, 11:26 PM
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I was on cyclobenzaprine (sp?) for 2-3 years; it also seemed to help me to sleep; and then skelaxin(sp?) longterm, post-injury; plus an 800 mg. Rx ibuprofen, 1 x ea. 8 hrs ( = 3 per day/2400 mg total daily; 3200, if severe pain) and no other pain meds. I still take the 800 mg. Rx ibuprofen, as needed. (The 800 mg. Rx works better, much moreso highly effective for me than the 200 mg tabs, e.g. from Wal-Mart --- and cheaper (!) also than the 200 mg. generic, like Wal-Mart, or Dollar General, etc. variety.)
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_____________________________ . 50s Babyboomer; 2008 high-impact rear-ended/totalled-MVC, closed-head injury->pcs ... "Still dealing with it." 1993, Fell on black ice; first closed-head injury; life-altering. // 2014 Now dealing with Peripheral Neuropathy, tremors, shakiness, vestibular disorder, akithesia, anhedonia, yada yada, likely thanks to rx meds // 2014: uprooted to the cold wet gray NW coast, trying to find a way back home ... where it's blue sky and warm! . __________________________________________________ _________ Each and every day I am better and better. I affirm and give thanks that it is so. // 2014-This was still true for me last year, I truly felt this a year ago. Unfortunately it holds no meaning for me now. Odd, it was the Theta mantra for years. Change change change. Last edited by Theta Z; 10-13-2012 at 05:23 AM. |
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10-13-2012, 03:15 AM
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peachey,
Have you tried combining asprin and paracetamol at maximum dose of each? My doctor told me to take 900 mgs of each together. It is almost as good as paracetamol w/ codeine. Plus, it in non-narcotic. Just give your liver a break from the paracetamol (Tylenol or acetaminophen in the states) from time to time. My best to you.
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