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09-10-2014, 08:31 PM | #1 | ||
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Hi everyone hope you are well and healing -
I really wanted to ask some advice. I am currently 2 years 5 months out from my initial concussion injury and have made some amazing progress . I have been having weeks of feeling very healthy and no symptoms however recently I just returned to school full time and have to be in class by 7 am . Now I realize that changing any sleep schedule requires patience and results in some morning tiredness however I am feeling intense brain fatigue and cloudiness that consumes me for most of the day . I remember years ago before my accident I had to get up early a lot and tho I was a little tired it was never ever the same intensity of mental fatigue and exhaustion that I am feeling now . I drink very small amounts of caffeine bc I think it would interupt. My cycle more. I guess what I'm asking is this a common post concussion experience to have such an additionally hard time changing a sleep pattern . The fatigue and fog I feel is overwhelmingly debilitating and even tho I keep trying to go to bed eqrly ( like at 10 pm) it doesn't seem to do the trick . I'm am worried I will have to drop some classes if things don't change soon. I remember early on in my recovery I had some of the same brain fatigue roll thru In cycles but I haven't experienced it this intensely in awhile . I also thought about trying some natural sleep supplements like valerian root or melatonin . I tried out of desperation to take some benedryl but it gave me horrible rebound anxiety . It's like my body is so so more sensitive since my injury . Any advice appreciated . A lot of people from my class are tired too with the early class schedule but I feel the kind of mental fatigue I'm experiencing is more intense then theirs. It's frusturating . Thanks lynn |
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09-10-2014, 09:21 PM | #2 | ||
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i'm finding melatonin works pretty well for me, and i'm someone who swore nothing but ambien does the trick.
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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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