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01-11-2015, 05:04 PM | #21 | ||
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I crave sugar now too! Its so bizarre, I have never been a sweets person, I prefer pasta/bread but after hitting my head its like I couldn't get enough sugar! I did have my thyroid checked and there is no issue. My only theory is that our bodies use glucose for energy and healing. Maybe our healing brains are craving the extra sugar because it has to work so much harder now....
PS I'm so glad to read that I'm not the only person who has had all these strange head injury side effects! Its easy to feel isolated and this site has done a lot to help me feel less like I'm losing my mind! |
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01-11-2015, 07:25 PM | #22 | |||
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The first month I craved salt nearly every day in the afternoon. I had moments where I seriously contemplated just shaking salt into my hand it was so bad. I also was forcing myself to eat too as I had zero appetite and happily, lost a little weight.
Now I still force myself to eat most days but have sugar, salt, steak and spinach cravings very often. I've had more steak in the past few months than in the previous year. The weight-loss quickly reversed but I wasn't making the healthiest choices when I did eat. Holiday treats didn't help. I recently got the ok to increase my exercise (faster walks and stationary bike) and am being more mindful of eating good for the brain and body foods so hopefully the scale will start going back down!
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My story in a nutshell: Wife, mother of 4 and new teacher. Have had a few childhood knocks, snowboard falls and 2 major MVAs. Hit top of my head pretty hard on a cabinet door in July, 2014, then our old pantry door broke off its hinge and hit me in the left temple on Sept. 21st, 2014. Maybe my 8th or 9th concussion. Apparently, one knock too many. Currently dealing with most of the "normal" PCS symptoms. I'm trying to heal and get back to a normal life and my teaching job. Things are far too bright and noisy everywhere. I yearn for a good night's sleep. Undergoing cognitive and vestibular therapy. Hopeful for great progress and healing! |
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