what vitamins have you been trying?

Read the sticky at the top titled Vitamins and Supplements. It has my regimen. I updated the regimen last month. It is on the last page of the sticky Vitamins thread.

2 months in
 

Hi. I've been reading this thread for a few weeks for encouragement. Started most of the vitamin regime. B12, b6, omega 3, calcium w magnesium.

My concussion was about 9 weeks ago and has been a roller coaster. I really don't get any headaches, mainly it's anxiety. It's consumed my life. I can't stop thinking about what's wrong with me and looking for solutions.

Early I'm I was prescribed lorazepam and only took 2 tablets and I started seeing scary images and increased anxiety. A few weeks later I was feeling pretty good, back to sleeping through the night but then got an ear infection and put on amoxicillin. Since then the anxiety has been back. I was prescribed clonzepam, helped the first few times but then started making me fatigued and depressed. After a stressful night with no sleep I went off the clonzepam and asked to be put on an ssri. Started celexa on sat morning, felt great until yesterday and had my worst day/night yet.


I want to ditch all these prescriptions as me stressing over the side effects and long term effects is making it worse.

Wondering if anyone who posted last year can come back with a success story to give me hope.

I had TERRIBLE anxiety and panic attacks after the tbi. With the help of a great psychologist, I've been able to get things much more under control - without drugs.

My psychologist thinks I might have been able to cope, without the meds, because premorbid me was calm, to the point of comatose. :) Sometimes who we were before matters.

Still, if something super stressful happens in my life, I'm not ruling out needing a little chemical help.

Did you have anxiety issues prior to your injury?

I did but they were very manageable. Nothing like I'm experiencing now. As long as I can distract myself with something I feel ok but the minute I remember my PCS I'm back to feeling like garbage. Haven't properly ate since this whole thing happened. It's mainly the stomach and sleep issues causing the anxiety i think.

mansfim,

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

Anxiety has two components to work on. The thought processes and the physiological responses.

The thought processes are important. often, we over-emphasize the issues of PCS. Long term recovery levels. Getting back to work. Bumping our head again. etc. If one can't get a grasp on how to contemplate these issues without them causing anxiety, professional counseling help may be needed.

If one's body goes into anxiety reactions without thought processes as a trigger, one needs to figure out what the trigger is. Too much stimulation maybe. It takes discipline to moderate stimulation. We need to be pro-active, not reactive.

What happens with your thoughts when you remember your PCS ?

Mouse, I'm curious what medication they gave you? i was just prescribed lexapro for depression & anxiety

Thanks Mark,

I'm usually thinking about the PCS. I can't stop focusing on my anxiety. Recently I've become more nervous about medications and their side effects as well as my sleep issues. Can't get any more than 5 hrs sleep. On 9.5 mg of zopiclone and i still wake up up after 5 hrs.

When you sleep, do you dream?

If you don't mind me asking, how did you get your TBI. I got mine in a terrible car accident. I used to get very anxious when I spoke about my injury as it really awakened my PTSD over the crash. With better control over the PTSD, I can think about my TBI without becoming a shaking, stuttering mess.

Yes, I believe I do dream when I sleep but they aren't as vivid as they used to be. I used to be a very active dreamer, would fall into REM quickly and dream even if only napping for a half hour.

I was was drunk and tripped over something and hit my head on a rock. The actual accident doesn't cause me any stress, however the proceeding events caused a great deal. I did a list with my girlfriend last night of the stressful events that have taken place since the accident and it added up to 19! I was in the process of buying a house, had to cancel a non refundable vacation, my truck broke down 4 time, including the day I was moving and couldn't figure out the issue, among other smaller things.

There was a time about 3 weeks after I hit my head that I described myself as 98%, then anxiety REALLY started. I thought it was bad in the first 3 weeks, boy was I wrong. It's worse now.