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Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome For traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post concussion syndrome (PCS). |
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02-05-2009, 11:52 PM | #1 | ||
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Interesting, I have a lot of those symptoms list on there, a lot of them. Is this purely a chiropractic thing, are they certified in this or can pretty much any Chiropractor do it?
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"Thanks for this!" says: | GmaSue (02-09-2009) |
02-06-2009, 04:40 AM | #2 | ||
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Hi, are you taking anti depressants and are you sleeping ok at night. I found that once this was sorted I felt a little better.
Another thing which has helped me is a strict routine with rest times. I am 7 and half years post minor accident. I also feel that health professionals have not been of any help - in fact down right depressing. I had sessions with a psychologist about grief and acceptance. About all that did was make me more depressed as nearly every session ended with me crying all the way home - and I never cried previously. So with the psychologist wanting me to grieve and accept what I had lost and other specialists telling me there was nothing showing in my scans mri etc I just about went crazy. But underneath it all I had enough faith in myself to know that I was not crazy and when I was not too tired I could function just about as well. (in my mind just about as well) Some where on this site I have quoted my daily routine and yes it is lousy that it is the only way I manage to have some quality of life - 7.30 - 8.oo out of bed, 11.30 - 12.00 brain nap - somewhere quiet, alone and out of sight - if I am out I have to go to my car and tip the seat back and shut me eyes. Around 3 - 4.00 oclock go to bed for an hour and hopefully sleep. I tried to work with this routine as well for about 6 years until I finally went crash. In the end I think it was depression and my mother dying that finished my work career. If it had all been managed better I think that I would have coped better. So - my advice - anti depressants, sleeping pills if you are not sleeping AND a strict routine to avoid becoming too tired. Tiredness makes EVERYTHING worse. I have found all this out the hard way. I just wish I could plug into some energy source! Or that there is a wonder drug that will keep me awake all day without causing any more pain! I do understand how you feel - I have been there and thought and said the same things. Hugs Lynlee |
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02-07-2009, 12:08 AM | #3 | ||
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No I don't take anti-depressants and I have been sleeping, really I have had no cognitive shortcomings at all, which is a good thing. I have had the same experiences with Therapists, nothing about recovery really just acceptance and "it is what it is" attitude that I should adapt. Doctors have been a real disappointment as well, I felt no real desire to help from them just endless test that cost thousands and offer no resolution to the problem. I dropped all of them, and decided to just go it alone day by day hour by hour sometimes, but I tell you it is hard and I am tired, but I have a family to support so I keep going. I truly feel trapped inside my head, trapped by my circumstance. I still have a lot of anger, a bump to the head and life as you know it is over.... what a cruel joke that is.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | GmaSue (02-09-2009) |
02-16-2009, 05:05 PM | #4 | |||
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Things are defintitely better for me today and I'm happy to be here. I have found that I've had to re-invent myself in some ways. At least for the time being. I've been doing a lot of research on this lately and if I find anything I'll definitely post it here. I'm not kidding about the Magnesium/ calcium pills though! What a difference they've made. Keep on keepin' on! Jeremy Jeremy |
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here's a page where you can do a search for chiros - location, techniques etc - http://www.chiroweb.com/locator/
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