instant rage at the movies..
 

I am 9 months post 2 concussions. 1 mva. with fractured c2 and herniated c6 that was miss by my doc so 10 days later the confusion got so bad I walked into a poll and that put me over the edge. have not worked since. 57 y/0 pharmacist. cant make change at a drive thru. being treated at Stanford.

well, went to the Butler the other night. I was sitting all the way in the back in the solo seat and for no good reason decided to check my emails. there was one more row of seats 4 feet away and a guy asked me to turn my phone off. I said "what?" in a very load voice and **** *** was on the tip of my tongue.
if he was closer I would have said it. I really do not know where it came from.
zero to rage instantly.
I continued with the movie. walked around in the back awhile. standing up. changed seats. standing up again. then left early. if I was someone else in the audience I would have been alarmed.

its all messed up. frankly

As I had mentioned earlier, I too have had anger management issues. It never occurred to me the loss of control which cost me my job shortly after the injury (something that prior to the concussion was not a issue) may have been related to the injury that happened in the very office I lost control in. I don't want to blame it all on the bump on the head, but it explains so much in the change in my attitudes and behavior since the injury.

Believe me, I can relate. My lack of control issues have subsided somewhat, however they apparently continue, only in a far more subtle manner. Had I known then (15 years ago) what I know now I would have insisted upon more tests and evaluations. I then believed one the obvious symptoms disappeared I was completely healed. Now I have to consider going back to the doc and seek treatment for cognitive and psychological issues which may or may not be related to what at the time appeared to be a minor concussion.

Sounds very much like my last 43 years... Have you started the vitamin regimen as put up by Mark in the sticky posts? Worked wonders for me. No more gapping out and my concentration is better. If you haven't tried the vitamins yet, give them a shot. For myself, I must say the vitamin regimen has been a big help.
Jamie

No, I haven't. I'll be checking into it.

I've been giving your comment a lot of thought, and concerning the sleep, I believe I am, as that's all I really want to do. Enough water, I'm always thirsty, and wake up countless time throughout the night feeling as if I am dying of thirst.

Today (9-23-13) I was driving down the street. A bicycle with one of those flashing l.e.d. lights was behind me. Almost immediately I felt sick to my stomach and light headed. If I didn't look in the mirror I felt better. If I looked back into the rear view mirror I started feeling bad again. Is this something I should be concerned about?

Odd dreams and unclear memories are coming up. Two in particular have me concerned as I believe these to be actual occurrences.

The first, I'm a youngster, more like a toddler riding in the front seat of the family car. We're driving down the alley heading home, toward our house. I'm leaning up against the passenger door. My dad is driving. I vaguely remember feeling like I'm falling. The next thing I know I'm waking up in bed with a big bump on the back of my head. My parents look concerned, but are happy that I'm awake. As it turned out, I had fallen out of the moving car. They won't tell me if I was actually knocked out. They really don't like talking about it. That must have been about 54 years ago.

The second, years later. I'm at the beach across the street from my childhood home. I'm under water, holding my breath, playing. It's a normal activity as best I remember. I'm maybe 5 or 6 years old. I come to the surface, and in the shallow water I abruptly stand up. I vividly recall a sharp blow to my face and everything going black. The next thing I know my friends grandmother is pulling me from the water. Again, I can't get anyone to confirm whether or not I was knocked out, I do remember being told I was accidentally hit in the face with a oar (a rowboat was coming to shore and didn't see me under water). That would have been about 51 or 52 years ago.

I didn't see a doctor for either accident.

It's no wonder I'm having problems. That's two concussions before I was in the second grade and another one almost 36 years later. I'm pretty sure I was out for a few seconds, maybe up to a couple of minutes in each case.

It's been a while since I've posted anything. Recently I posted something about having some vague memories of some "bumps" on the head when I was just a kid. Well, the other night I had a flash from the past so to speak that was very vivid. A few years back I was tending bar at a local brew pub. A not so regular customer entered who appeared to be intoxicated so I immediately refused him service and asked him to leave the customers alone. He got very angry and yelled to me as I left I had better watch my back. I didn't give it much thought. About a week or so later he jumped me as I was walking to my car. I don't remember anything about the attack other than the fact that he was sitting on my chest, grabbing my head and pounding it into the concrete. A witness told me I had been blindsided (which put me to the ground) and then he started banging my head into the ground. The night before this memory returned I started getting headaches again, started feeling dizzy again (primarily when I stand up), lights seem to be bothering me more, I seem to hear the sound of static which I don't remember hearing before, and feel as if the outer edges of my vision getting kinda dark and out of focus (almost like I'm starting to look inside a large pipe). If it continues I know I'm going to have to go see a doc, but I really don't want too.

Where do I go for help?
 

This has been going on for far too long. It's not getting better and it doesn't seem to be getting worse. I remember when things were much simpler. I had no problems remembering things (words especially). I was having a conversation today and wham, it was like looking at a blank screen.