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Old 09-04-2014, 10:16 PM #11
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wow--good to know--even after 17 years!?.

i experienced setbacks/worse headaches after head massage during my recovery. now i tell them to stay away from the head

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(kind of.) I had an initial concussion in college 17 years ago, and this June a hairdresser pressed really hard on my scalp over my old injury about six times during a 5 minute shampoo. It was some kind of stupid aggressive pressure massage.

While it felt uncomfortable, I didn't tell her to stop because I had no idea it would lead to these crazy symptoms. Developed nausea, daily headache, dizziness, noise/light sensitivity, etc. Now ten weeks later I am much improved, but still not all better.

This has been the scariest thing I have ever experienced. I think I am done with hair salons.
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April 11, 2014 Flipped in class 2 white water while kayaking, hit my forehead (was wearing a helmet). Lots of symptoms to begin with. Those remaining are fatigue, brain freezes/overstimulation, headaches, sensitivity to light and sound. Insomnia is getting better but still an issue, and appetite is ba-ack! Depression and anxiety are largely under control thanks to Lexapro, exercise, and a very distant light at the end of the tunnel.

Drugs: Lexapro, occasional 2-5mgs ambien. Off amatryptaline. Taking about 453 supplements.

Just started vision therapy, waiting on some blue-tinted prism glasses.

"You will encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." Maya Angelou
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