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Old 03-29-2013, 07:18 AM #16
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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho View Post
CC and DFayes,

What are you trying to accomplish by doing Lumosity ? It sounds like it is stressing you. Its value for rehabilitation has not been studied successfully.
Mark, as I've said in my previous posts about it, I found Lumosity to be an invaluable tool in recovering my cognitive function, regardless of whether or not there is any science to back this up yet. In fact, rather than increase my anxiety, it's actually had the opposite effect. By allowing me to see myself getting better, it helped to alleviate a lot of anxiety. I'm not saying it's for everyone at every stage of the recovery process, but it's worth doing the free trial to see if it' might be helpful IMO. There are times when my eye-related symptoms make it so I'd better restrict my computer usage, but that's about the only negative from my POV. You can feel free to disagree but you won't change my mind about the benefits I have experienced.
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I have recovered my cognitive function, and I've overcome severe vertigo through sensory integration therapy. Wellbutrin has helped me escape depression. I have recently had a few stress-related migraines, as well as headaches stemming from eye strain. I'm also dealing with tinnitus, lack of stamina, extreme light sensitivity, and eye pain. Diagnosed with 9 different vision issues: convergence insufficiency, pursuit eye movement deficit, egocentric visual midline shift, photophobia, visual information processing delays, accommodative insufficiency, saccadic eye movement deficit, lack of coordination, and central peripheral visual integration deficit.

*First concussion: October 2010. I was pregnant and got rear ended. I associated my mild PCS symptoms with baby brain and blamed my light sensitivity on allergies and dry eyes.
*Second concussion: December 2011. I hit my head on a wooden beam, saw stars but did not lose consciousness, and I had very disturbing PCS symptoms but didn't go to the doctor.
*Third concussion: August 2012. I caused a car accident as a result of PCS symptoms. Thankfully no one was injured but me. My husband confronted me, and I finally sought help and took medical leave from work. My symptoms worsened, and I developed severe vertigo.
*Fourth concussion: November 2012. I was riding in a car with a friend and we were hit head on by a driver who lost control of her car. I didn't have a big increase in PCS symptoms.
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