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anon1028 09-04-2014 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Shady (Post 1094158)
Markneil,
Thanks! I just noticed that I gained my appetite back when I didn't worry as much and now that I'm back in school and it's hard to focus so that gives me headaches and leads to stress and loss of appetite so, I feel a lot better when I'm on here and knowing that I'm not alone, I would talk to my parents but they never had a concussion so it's hard.

You're not alone and you WILL be fine. It will just take time and you don't need to suffer without any help. See your doctor to get you though the hard times.
Someone will always get back to you in time on this board. And some time down the road you will be on the list of those who got better and left the board!! and that will make me happy.

Shady 09-05-2014 06:23 AM

Thanks! And yeah I gotta talk to the Doctor and about going back on Ritalin...I just make myself crazy thinking that I should be better and that I'm never gong to get better and I will be making myself crazy forever, and it's not even like a painful headache but I got the loss of appetite back again (prob because if aniexty) and that really bothers me and now I feel cold in my legs and feet and my forearm sometimes so that makes me wonder what that is

Shady 09-05-2014 03:29 PM

Also should I still be resting a lot? Like I mean I have school but other than that like at home

SarahSmile0205 09-05-2014 06:24 PM

yes, you should be resting still.. .you are still early on...

Shady 09-05-2014 07:28 PM

Okay thank you!

Shady 09-06-2014 03:13 PM

Another question

I read that taking Motrin,Ibuprofen,Advil can make concussions worse, I was taking Motrin for the headaches after the injury and I took it for a while then stopped and started again....could that of made my headaches worse and make it take longer to recover. I stopped taking it now because maybe it made it worse

Mark in Idaho 09-06-2014 03:37 PM

I've never heard that ibuprofen can make concussions worse. I use it for head aches. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is not good for the brain.

I just found a comment about ibuprofen, concussions and rats. No references were given.

Shady 09-06-2014 03:49 PM

Mark,

I read that taking Tylenol was better because ibuprofen (isn't it the same as Advil and Motrin) could cause bleeding and bruising because it Is a blood thinner

SarahSmile0205 09-06-2014 04:06 PM

Advil is bad the first 48 hours.. this is because advil can thin the blood and if you have a bleed it can make it more serious.. after they have ruled that out you are fine to take advil...

Shady 09-06-2014 04:13 PM

I think I took ibuprofen in the first 48 hrs and at that time I didn't know that I had a concussion just thought it was a headache...so I have no idea... They never scanned my head or nothing because I went to the doctor like a week and a half later.,..... So can taking that early on of made it worse


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