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Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome For traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post concussion syndrome (PCS). |
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04-20-2013, 07:02 PM | #1 | |||
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Yes, I've been taking it for about 3.5 years for anxiety -- not at all due to PCS, but from hormones, female body stuff-- periomenopause. I take it at night, and it helps me -- more with relaxation or Idon't know -but
I am a believer in Gaba, and other supplements too. Glad to hear it is helping you. Sincerely Poetrymom
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[SIZE="1"]What happened. I was in a car accident 2-23-2013, and got a mild concussion from it. I had some time off for brain rest, got somewhat better, but slipped into PCS in March 2013. Symptoms I had: dizziness, light and sound sensitivity, fatigue, tinitis, occasional headaches and migraines, Symptoms as of 5--2013: poor sleep, tinitis, some confusion /short term memory blanks, balance. The other symptoms are mostly gone, but flare up if I OVERdo something. Therapy I had: vestibular 3 months in: I could drive more and for longer distances. I felt like a younger, happier version of myself and I feel so blessed to have this feeling. 9 months in and I am working full time. I do get tired, and some sound and light sensitivity from time to time, but mostly I am over most of my symptoms. I pray every day and I m praying for your recovery. Over a year in: I can multi task (limited) and have humor in my life. But when I am tired, I am very tired. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | anon22217 (04-20-2013) |
04-20-2013, 07:21 PM | #2 | ||
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Thanks poetrymom,
I was reading your bio. May I ask how did all your symptoms come back and what kind of vestibular therapy did you do? I have very bad light sensitivity. Thank you Quote:
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04-20-2013, 11:10 PM | #3 | |||
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Hi Blue,
As for the symptoms coming back.... I don't really know if I wasn't fully healed after the 1st week off after the accident -- I know I felt better, but wasn't 100 percent. I had some partial days at work and that was hard, but OK. I know I felt great after my first full day of work and then we had a good weekend. Then my husband had some stomach flu, and I got sick too -- and whamo, I got that horrible dizziness, fatigue, color and light sensitivity and it was just not good. The vestibular therapy I am in is like this right now. I have to look from one target to the next, like an X card then a Y card. And do this just with my eyes, and this week I have added in standing on one foot for as long as I can while I look from X to Y. ( I go for 3-4 mintues and switch my feet for standing on 1 foot) This week, I also bounce up and down on a big exercise ball and look up at the ceiling for like 3 minutes, then down at the floor -- while bouncing gently on this ball -- 3 minutes. The goal for this week is to work it up to 30-45 mintues a day with various exercises like this and I can use walking too --I walk and look up for 5 count. Walk straight and look down for 5 counts. Look to the side -- and keep walking. These are the things helping me I do have tinitis in my ears though and thhere is nothing that helps it and I notice my typing is worse as I get tired. I hope this helps you! Poetrymom
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[SIZE="1"]What happened. I was in a car accident 2-23-2013, and got a mild concussion from it. I had some time off for brain rest, got somewhat better, but slipped into PCS in March 2013. Symptoms I had: dizziness, light and sound sensitivity, fatigue, tinitis, occasional headaches and migraines, Symptoms as of 5--2013: poor sleep, tinitis, some confusion /short term memory blanks, balance. The other symptoms are mostly gone, but flare up if I OVERdo something. Therapy I had: vestibular 3 months in: I could drive more and for longer distances. I felt like a younger, happier version of myself and I feel so blessed to have this feeling. 9 months in and I am working full time. I do get tired, and some sound and light sensitivity from time to time, but mostly I am over most of my symptoms. I pray every day and I m praying for your recovery. Over a year in: I can multi task (limited) and have humor in my life. But when I am tired, I am very tired. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | anon22217 (04-21-2013) |
04-21-2013, 11:48 PM | #4 | ||
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I haven't tried straight GABA; my understanding (a few years ago, though! so dated info) was that it didn't absorb very well. But I had great success for anxiety with L-theanine for a while. Trouble was, they didn't make a slow-release capsule and I'd crash hard if I didn't take it perfectly.
Tangentially, the only thing I remember is that while taking a isolate like GABA or theanine to ensure that it is isolated and not a green tea concentrate-- cos the latter can contain huuuge amounts of xanthines (caffeine, theobromine, theophylline.) Good luck! Hope it works out awesomely for you! |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | anon22217 (04-22-2013) |
04-22-2013, 03:08 PM | #5 | |||
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PharmaGaba works well. Not as strong as a benzo, but it worked for me 100mg twice a day during a upsetting family emergency of several months duration. I could feel it wear off, so I know it worked. I also used theanine at night (Doctor's Best brand)... as Dr. Blaylock MD suggested it for nerve damage (neuropathy) healing in his newsletter. (he is a retired neurosurgeon who used supplements for many years for his recovering patients). He has a website, that you can look up.
I bought both on Amazon.
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