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03-07-2014, 12:15 PM
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Last weekend, due to weather, I exercised at home and decided to try jumping jacks. This was a bad mistake. Although I've been exercising lately and feeling great, the jumping jacks resulted in some serious brain fog. I don't know how long it will take to recover.
I thought I'd share my mistake, I'm sure there are many others out there. I keep making mistakes and setting myself back. I wish there was a way to not make mistakes.
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In July 2013 ran into a metal bar at a playground, remained conscious. CT normal. Headache subsided after a week. In August woke with thunderclap-type headache in right side of head, right eye was droopy. Ever since had electrical-type pulsating all over when falling asleep and during sleep. Strong muscle twitching occasionally. Chest pain in heart region, front left neck region, and left shoulder. Strong heartbeat noise in head and occasional weird noises in ears. Taking Gabapentin to control nighttime nerves. Other symptoms: anxiety attacks, goosebumps, fine motor coordination problems, sleep apnea, headaches/migraines, fatigue, unclear thinking. Update as of Jan. 2015 - almost all symptoms gone except for some tinnitus. Taking good care of myself except sometimes when I overdo it. |
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03-09-2014, 05:50 AM
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Mistakes are essential to learning.
If I were to give any advice, or note any large mistake I made, it would be completely isolating myself from the outside world. The minute I stopped interacting with anyone (including family) I started acting very strange and developed severe anxiety. Also don't listen to everything physicians say, come to logical conclusions yourself. |
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03-14-2014, 09:06 PM
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I did something similar when I tried to do the Wii Dance thingy on the Wii. I turned around and bent up and down in a song (Rock Party Anthem !) and spent a week in bed.
I felt pretty stupid...but I had been happy for a moment when i was dancing again! slow and steady, I suppose. Live and learn....
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What happened: Legs pulled forward by a parent's hockey stick while resting at the side of the rink at a family skate....sent me straight back. I hit the back of my head (with helmet) on the ice, bounced a few times, unconscious for a few minutes. September 11, 2011. Off work since then…I work part-time at home when I can. It has been hell but slowly feeling better (when I am alone☺). Current symptoms: Vision problems (but 20/20 in each eye alone!) – convergence insufficiency – horizontal and vertical (heterophoria), problems with tracking and saccades, peripheral vision problems, eyes see different colour tints; tinnitus 24/7 both ears; hyperacusis (noise filter gone!), labyrinthian (inner ear) concussion, vestibular dysfunction (dizzy, bedspins, need to look down when walking); partial loss of sense of smell; electric shocks through head when doing too much; headaches; emotional lability; memory blanks; difficulty concentrating. I still can’t go into busy, noisy places. Fatigue. Executive functioning was affected – multi-tasking, planning, motivation. Slight aphasia. Shooting pain up neck and limited mobility at neck. Otherwise lucky! Current treatments: Vestibular therapy, Vision therapy, amantadine (100 mg a day), acupuncture and physiotherapy for neck, slow return to exercise, magnesium, resveratrol, omega 3 fish oils, vitamins D, B and multi. Optimism and perserverance. |
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03-14-2014, 09:27 PM
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