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Just had a recent concussion and need help and pointers

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Old 04-28-2012, 11:44 PM   #11
Mark in Idaho
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Wow,

The lack of pain and no Loss of Consciousness (LOC) mean little. The fact that you saw stars is enough to know right away you suffered a concussion. The delay in symptoms is not uncommon.

You missed one question, though.

I asked how many kids you have. You said a 3 and 7 year old. The correct answer should have been a 3, 7 and a man sized and aged child. Most boys never grow up.

My best to you.
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58 years old, retired due to disability, married 33 years, father of three, grandfather of four, Suffered a serious concussion at 10 years old (1965) stopped most driving after last concussion at 46 years old (2001), Post Concussion Syndrome/Multiple Concussion/Impact Syndrome with PTSD, immediate and short term visual and auditory memory problems, slowed processing speed, visual and auditory processing difficulties, insomnia, absence seizures, OCD, 14 concussions since first concussion at 8 years old, Taking paroxetine for 14 years and gabapentin for 12 years. Added L-Tryptophan and successfully stopped all paroxetine after 3 months of tapering down

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Old 04-29-2012, 01:32 PM   #12
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Look at this thread. It has lots of important details on it.
Things you wish you'd known when you first got post-concussion syndrome.
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Fell off a horse in late winter of 2009 blacked out for a couple seconds, had amnesia for 10 hours (still don't remember this time), had 2 CT scans, 2 MRI's, 1 MRA all negative. Since the first concussion I have continually knocked my head into different things purely by accident or from being stupid. These many concussions over a short period of time have caused
constant migraines, nausea, and dizziness/lack of balance.
Migraine triggers are:
light sensitivity (especially to florescent or bright lights)
sound sensitivity (especially to high pitched or loud sounds)
temperature sensitivity (especially to cold or extreme heat)
activity (especially if breathing increases or head is jostled)
pressure on head (sinuses, hats, headbands, sunglasses, pony-tails)
lacks or quality (food, sleep, water)
tension (stress, tight muscles, tired eyes, sickness)
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