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09-21-2014, 08:45 PM
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I was pretty excited about melatonin--it was helping me sleep better and longer...but i think it ended up causing worse headaches and stabbing pains in my eye. I googled it, and apparently it can mess w/ pressure in the eyes. I quit a few days ago, and granted i've been resting a lot more, but no stabbing pain in the eyes.
So i rescind my recommendation of that supplement. I'm trying the trick of exposing myself to more light late in the day and getting a good hour of light exercise in...and dabbling with ambien when i need to. Still waiting for that silver bullet to ease all my symptoms with no side effects. 
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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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09-21-2014, 08:58 PM
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Huh. That is odd. The times I've taken Melatonin, I woke up in the middle of the night sweating like a sinner in church.
I need to exercise. I set a goal every week and fail. Miserably fail 
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. 32 year old female Fell off pool ladder on 07/26/14 and hit back of head on concrete, was unconscious for a few minutes. Clear MRI and CT. Meds: 15mg Mirtazapine, heavy vitamin regimen Symptoms: Anxiety (getting much better), sleep disturbances, fatigue, don't feel like myself Getting better everyday thanks be to God! War Eagle! |
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09-21-2014, 09:05 PM
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ha! thanks for the laugh...indeed you are from the south. Sinners up north here don't break a sweat anywhere!
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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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09-21-2014, 09:06 PM
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melatonin never worked for me. ambien and flexeril together work well. my problem is naps during the day. have to stop them and get outside and start fighting back a little. good luck to all.
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| "Thanks for this!" says: | RAllen82 (09-22-2014) |
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09-22-2014, 05:01 PM
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Melatonin. Ugh. Thought I would try it instead of the sleeping pills. Which were working very nicely. One small dose of melatonin left me wired and aggitated for the whole night - which was not the effect I was hoping for.
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09-22-2014, 05:06 PM
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I tried melotonin and woke up after four hrs with anxiety and was depressed all day.
My sleeping isn't as bad now, but I use 7.5 mg of zopliclone when needed, which works well, but leaves an awful taste in my mouth. |
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09-22-2014, 06:02 PM
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Melatonin works sometimes for me. It doesnt keep me asleep, but sometimes will help me start to doze off. Usually not though
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09-25-2014, 12:24 AM
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melatonin is a hormone and people need to be very careful messing with their hormones after a tbi - they all interrelate and affect one another....
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09-25-2014, 11:48 AM
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Maybe try 5-HTP melatonins precurser. It made me feel relaxed, but I've stopped using it now as I'm trying to adjust my diet and lifestyle to increase serotonin levels.
Talking of hormones I've replaced my 'healthy' margarine with good old fashioned butter to increase my cholesterol which is what hormones need. I read trans fats like veggie fats are very difficult for the body to process so I now use olive oil for cooking :-)
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Concussion 28-02-2014 head butted a door edge. . Symptoms overcome: Nausea, head pressure, debilitating fatigue, jelly legs, raised pulse rate, night sweats, restlessness, depersonalisation, anxiety, neck ache, depression. Symptoms left: Disturbed sleep, some residual tinnitus. |
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