PCS or Anxiety

[Valleybob]

Hi, I'm new to the forum. I'm going on 8 months and sometime it's hard to tell if the symptoms are anxiety or PCS.

Main symptoms are dizziness, and a weird pressure feeling in the head that's there all the time but gets worse when I lift things (even dishes from the dishwasher), lift milk from the fridge, open doors, mix soup, bumps on the road from driving etc..

Also very sensitive to noise and vibrations (can't eat crunchy foods). Head feels like a bowling ball often and mild headaches on and off at the back left side of head. Intermittent vertigo when i lay down at night. Can't handle too much computer or tv but the mobile phone isn't as bad.

[Mark in Idaho]

Velleybob,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. You found the right place for some answers.

Your symptoms do sound like PCS. Anxiety problems are a big part of the cluster of PCS symptoms. The bending over issue sounds so familiar. I did not load or unload the dishwasher for quite some time. I also have problems with bumpy roads. A solution to the bumpy roads is to sit with your shoulders off the seat back. If you upper back is bent forward, it absorbs vertical movement much better. Unfortunately, you need to be watching for the bumps to do this most effectively.

Has anybody told you about upping your nutrition to help your brain heal?

B-12 (500 to 100 mcgs), a B-50 or B-100 complex, D3, Omega 3's, magnesium and calcium, all of the anti-oxidants, good meat protein (pork is best) and no caffeine, alcohol, MSG, artificial sweeteners or preservatives, plus some other things that I don't remember right now will help you brain release the toxins from your injury and start to heal better.

It is a slow process. It takes weeks and months of discipline with nutrition and rest and quiet for the brain to recover. It can take a lot of work to learn the slower movements to reduce your symptoms.

Hope this helps.

My best to you.

[Valleybob]

Thanks for the info Mark. I can see why your a senior member here, you reply to most ppl and we appreciate it!

As for the dishes, it's the actual lifting the plates, the weight causes a weird pressure. I noticed most ppl don't have the lifting problem, it's not a common PCS symptom i guess.

I'm seeing a naturopath for nutrition, i'm on omega 3 fish old, B-complex 50, Rhodiola herb for anxiety.

[Klaus]

As for the dishes, it's the actual lifting the plates, the weight causes a weird pressure. I noticed most ppl don't have the lifting problem, it's not a common PCS symptom i guess.

I had that, though objects would have to be a bit heavier than a plate to cause a problem. My occupational health doctor recommended that I should not be required to lift anything heavier than a laptop, and I didn't even mention lifting to him, so he had obviously heard of this symptom in the past.