[Shady]

So I wrote a lot and then my phone froze and deleted it all, so I will make a short version of that.

So I have no headaches but maybe one small one a day, ( I also take Motrin every moring) but I just don't feel myself again and I felt better in the last week or so and B12 vitamins have helped but not there yet..

On Oct. 2nd it will be 2 months since my concussion and like I said almost no headaches but I got these weird symptoms back that bother me. My arms and legs get cold, my mouth has a lingering bad taste and my appetite isn't a complete loss but it's getting there..

So I dont know what it is and it bothers me and worries me because I will get better but not where I wanna be and I think you know "when are my headaches going to come back and when will I feel like s*** again"

I think my worries come from the fact that I never had something on my mind for this long and I guess I dont know how to cope and deal with it.. I mean I have had something on my mind then I get through it within like a couple days so maybe it's that and I get myself worked up for what might be nothing that I'm making something.and it's like always in the back of my mind like when I wake up its there and when I get my mind off it then it comes back right away

And I always get my hopes up thinking doing this or taking this will make me feeling normal again and then when I dosent help that much (B12 helped with my lack of energy)so I hope I don't do that again because I might go back on ritalin and I think that will help but I can't get my hopes up cause when it dosent go right I get all these weird symptoms..

I don't think that this is from my concussion..I just gotta keep telling myself I will be fine because I get like really down and depressed,(another thing I don't know how to deal with it)thinking about stuff like Christmas and thinking how I feel now, that's how I will feel then, and that makes me think like that maybe this will be forever...

I just don't know how to deal with anything and it sucks

Thanks for reading my rant....sorry lol

[Concussed in CA]

Hi Shady,

I'm relatively new on this forum but hopefully this will help. I was in a bad car accident in May 2014 and have been dealing with PCS
ever since. My main symptoms are headache, extreme fatigue, feelings of being overwhelmed, sensitivity to light, poor concentration and attention, and memory loss.

I also have difficulty using the computer, watching tv and reading for longer periods of time. It causes my mind to race and I have a hard time slowing it down. I also have some sleeping difficulties but this is improving.

I felt anxious because I did not know when I could return to work and I would also feel down. I was off work completely for 6 weeks and now I have slowly worked up to part time (4 hours/day).

You mentioned that it's been two months for you. How did you get your concussion? It sounds like you are still early in the recovery process. That took me a while to accept but concussions take time and patience to heal.

Make sure to see a doctor and a neurologist. Some doctors are more knowledgeable than others so try not to get discouraged! Hang in there.

Concussed in CA

[Mark in Idaho]

Shady,

Slow down and relax. You are over-thinking this. You will have ups and downs. It is part of the healing process. You will feel good and do a bit too much and relapse. Over time, you will learn to take it slower and your roller coaster ride will level out.

[Shady]

Originally Posted by Concussed in CA

Hi Shady,

I'm relatively new on this forum but hopefully this will help. I was in a bad car accident in May 2014 and have been dealing with PCS
ever since. My main symptoms are headache, extreme fatigue, feelings of being overwhelmed, sensitivity to light, poor concentration and attention, and memory loss.

I also have difficulty using the computer, watching tv and reading for longer periods of time. It causes my mind to race and I have a hard time slowing it down. I also have some sleeping difficulties but this is improving.

I felt anxious because I did not know when I could return to work and I would also feel down. I was off work completely for 6 weeks and now I have slowly worked up to part time (4 hours/day).

You mentioned that it's been two months for you. How did you get your concussion? It sounds like you are still early in the recovery process. That took me a while to accept but concussions take time and patience to heal.

Make sure to see a doctor and a neurologist. Some doctors are more knowledgeable than others so try not to get discouraged! Hang in there.

Concussed in CA

Concussed in CA,

I got my convussion by playing basketball and raming my head into another kids head.....I just don't know how to deal with everything....it sucks

[Shady]

Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho

Shady,

Slow down and relax. You are over-thinking this. You will have ups and downs. It is part of the healing process. You will feel good and do a bit too much and relapse. Over time, you will learn to take it slower and your roller coaster ride will level out.

Mark In Idaho,

I don't think I'm over doing my self physically wise but I do over think everything and get anxiety.

Also, other than B12 what other vitamins help for anxiety and like depression

[Concussed in CA]

I would consider anti-depressants and discussing this with your doctor (preferably a neurologist who has experience with pcs). It's very normal to have depression or other issues after a concussion. I have a family history of depression so I was already on a low dose of Prozac before the accident.

My doctor also prescribed Amitriptyline for my headaches which is actually an anti-depressant but works well for headaches too!

Good luck!

[Mark in Idaho]

Shady, Read the Vitamins sticky at the top. B-12 is just the starting point. It takes weeks to see a difference in most cases. It takes time for the deficient brain to clear the toxins and get back to a health state.

I'd stay away from anti-depressants if you can avoid them. Maybe some low dose amitriptyline before bed for head aches and insomnia.

[thorx89]

Originally Posted by Shady

So I wrote a lot and then my phone froze and deleted it all, so I will make a short version of that.

So I have no headaches but maybe one small one a day, ( I also take Motrin every moring) but I just don't feel myself again and I felt better in the last week or so and B12 vitamins have helped but not there yet..

On Oct. 2nd it will be 2 months since my concussion and like I said almost no headaches but I got these weird symptoms back that bother me. My arms and legs get cold, my mouth has a lingering bad taste and my appetite isn't a complete loss but it's getting there..

So I dont know what it is and it bothers me and worries me because I will get better but not where I wanna be and I think you know "when are my headaches going to come back and when will I feel like s*** again"

I think my worries come from the fact that I never had something on my mind for this long and I guess I dont know how to cope and deal with it.. I mean I have had something on my mind then I get through it within like a couple days so maybe it's that and I get myself worked up for what might be nothing that I'm making something.and it's like always in the back of my mind like when I wake up its there and when I get my mind off it then it comes back right away

And I always get my hopes up thinking doing this or taking this will make me feeling normal again and then when I dosent help that much (B12 helped with my lack of energy)so I hope I don't do that again because I might go back on ritalin and I think that will help but I can't get my hopes up cause when it dosent go right I get all these weird symptoms..

I don't think that this is from my concussion..I just gotta keep telling myself I will be fine because I get like really down and depressed,(another thing I don't know how to deal with it)thinking about stuff like Christmas and thinking how I feel now, that's how I will feel then, and that makes me think like that maybe this will be forever...

I just don't know how to deal with anything and it sucks

Thanks for reading my rant....sorry lol

Do something you enjoy to distract yourself. If it improves you in anyway (learning/work/sports) the better. There's absolutely no point in worrying about stuff you can't do nothing about. Some sports (preferably ones that exercise your body without giving you the risk of another head injury) and good nutrition might help you feel better. Ginkgo might help with blood circulation and is also good for your brain, which will probably still be a bit messed up after your concussion, even if your headaches are gone now.

Try not to be a victim of your feelings. Although I have experienced firsthand that concussion can seriously mess up your brain chemistry to the point that you become super prone to feeling depressed, your feelings are also largely the result of how you direct your thinking. Make yourself think good thoughts and you'll be happy. Be at least a bit happy or positively-tuned, and your healing should be quicker.You can start by having some gratitude for how well you've gotten already. (I have yet to get to the point where I can say I have no headaches, and judging by what I've seen over here, a lot of people are doing a lot worse than I am.)

Good luck.

[Shady]

Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho

Shady, Read the Vitamins sticky at the top. B-12 is just the starting point. It takes weeks to see a difference in most cases. It takes time for the deficient brain to clear the toxins and get back to a health state.

I'd stay away from anti-depressants if you can avoid them. Maybe some low dose amitriptyline before bed for head aches and insomnia.

Mark in Idaho,

I really don't have insomnia and headaches are a lot better, my sports medicene doc was found to put me on amitripyline if I still had headaches but they have pretty much are gone, but I'm scared not to take Motrin because I think that they will come back stronger than ever...

I'll look at the sticky, does brand matter?

[Shady]

Originally Posted by thorx89

Do something you enjoy to distract yourself. If it improves you in anyway (learning/work/sports) the better. There's absolutely no point in worrying about stuff you can't do nothing about. Some sports (preferably ones that exercise your body without giving you the risk of another head injury) and good nutrition might help you feel better. Ginkgo might help with blood circulation and is also good for your brain, which will probably still be a bit messed up after your concussion, even if your headaches are gone now.

Try not to be a victim of your feelings. Although I have experienced firsthand that concussion can seriously mess up your brain chemistry to the point that you become super prone to feeling depressed, your feelings are also largely the result of how you direct your thinking. Make yourself think good thoughts and you'll be happy. Be at least a bit happy or positively-tuned, and your healing should be quicker.You can start by having some gratitude for how well you've gotten already. (I have yet to get to the point where I can say I have no headaches, and judging by what I've seen over here, a lot of people are doing a lot worse than I am.)

Good luck.

Thorx89,

Yeah I'm going to start exercising, starting today by running at my gym.
But it's like I don't know how to deal with it. Never had depression before and I don't think my depression is bad, like it's not feeling bad about the way I look it's just how I feel and thinking that this will never go away and that is also anxiety. I'm not suicidal or nothing but like being depressed makes you think about it not about doing it because I would never but it scared me that like that's what depression leads to...

I'm just nervous and decrease about not being myself