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06-07-2013, 01:00 PM
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I originally thought that I was having nightmares due to taking amitriptyline to help me sleep, but I am not taking anything now and I have extremely vivid and generally twisted nightmarish dreams! This has been fairly continuous for the 4 months I have had PCS. I bring it up mainly because I still feel exhausted, like I could sleep for another 8 hours or so, when I wake up. I've tried napping during the day, because I work later in the afternoon into the night, but I have dreams again and still feel mentally fatigued when I go to work.
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this? Maybe its just me and the anxiety/depression is taking its toll. My doctor told me to try taking trazedone, but I'm concerned it will make me even less able to wake up from these terrible dreams when they happen. Not really sure what to do at this point. I am open to suggestions! |
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06-07-2013, 01:48 PM
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I had some (though not like you) when I was really really depressed. They went away when I started Wellbutrin. Good luck!
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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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06-07-2013, 11:59 PM
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I had been waking up in a panic attack state-sometimes I could remember the vivid dreams, but mostly I was just in a heightened state of fear/flight.
I have been taking trazodone and propanolol. I was on amitrip. before which made me very dazy and zombie like. I find the trazodone good overall for headaches, and together with the propanolol and L-Tryptophan I am doing better. Now I wake up 1-2 a week vs. 7 in panic. Best of luck to you-everyone will have different experiences. I suspect my bad dreams/ panic are my unconscious trying to work out my trauma.
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness. Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine. Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs. Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014. |
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06-08-2013, 12:31 AM
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My dreams change based on how well I am breathing or if I am sleeping with my neck and head in a good posture. I find that it helps if I wake up, I get out of bed and sleep in my recliner or just get a drink of water before trying to go back to sleep.I have had a string of bad nights this past week. No big deal for me. I have lived with this for 12 plus years.
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06-08-2013, 09:25 AM
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I had nightmares but I was told it was more from Post Traumatic Stress disorder.
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What Happened: In 2011 I was in a MVA . Symptoms: Physical: I am always cold in any season!!I cannot tolerate anything pressure on my head(sun glasses,hats)longer then a hour,Lock jaw/Displaced TMJ, Dropsey, Hands go numb, Arms go numb, back of head numb (when asleep),Muscle spasms in face & upper body,migraines, concentration headaches, dizziness, nausea, neck and back trauma (from accident), tinnitus, extreme light sensitivity, noise sensitivity, EXTREME fatigue, impaired vestibular system, balance off, Pupils NEVER equal, disrupted sleep cycles,speech problems. Cognitive: Cognitive Behavior, Brain fog, impulsivity, speech problems, word finding problems, slowed processing speeds, impaired visual memory, impaired complex attention Emotional: Unable to handle stress or overstimulation without getting extremely irritable or angry, easily overstimulated, MAJOR depression, major anxiety, Panic attacks Treatment so far: Treatment for PCS,PTSD,Depression & panic,Vestibular therapy, Physical therapy, Vitamin Schedule,Walking,No Dairy, No eggs, No caffeine, No artificial coloring, Sleep with 2 pillows, Very little sugars consumed, Eat healthy,No alcohol, Medications, limit stress and overstimulation. ~*~Learn to treasure yourself and your Divinity. Be willing to accept yourself completely. Be yourself, be graceful, be kind, be wild, be weird ... be true to yourself~*~ |
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06-09-2013, 10:03 AM
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I have experienced this also. To the extreme. I finally started having seizures in my sleep and the neurologist diagnosed me with REM sleep disorder and nocturnal epilepsy. I am told it is common for sleep problems to occur after head trauma. The doctor put me on clonazepam and Ambian at night and it has cleared up the problems. I sleep good now and feel rested in the morning. I don't think I was really getting much real sleep before. Good luck. I know how miserable this nightmare and not feeling rested problem can be.
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Brain patch. . Had MVA in 2006 resulting in post concussive syndrome manifested by cognitive impairment, chronic pain/ fatigue. Chronic pain of head, neck, back, left leg. Other problems include REM sleep behavior disorder, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, chronic migraines associated with nausea/vertigo, episodes of passing out, hypoglycemia, liver dysfunction (had accidental overdose of acetaminophen in 2009) had liver and kidney failure, hernia, degenerative disc disease with compression of nerve root, PTSD, and other problems associated with functioning problems from traumatic brain injury (light, sound sensitive, easily overloaded, easily distracted, cannot focus, anxiety problems etc.) |
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