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Old 10-12-2012, 08:27 PM   #21
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Hang in there, and on here on NT, All Posters -
There is a wealth of supportiveness and understanding, excellent longterm experience here on NT. Please do not feel alone in all you endure. Keep posting! We're here for you, and we *do understand* from our own experience.

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Old 10-13-2012, 03:28 AM   #22
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Welcome to NeuroTalk.

It sounds like you have not given your brain enough time to heal. It needs quiet rest. No loud sounds, busy visual images, socializing with multiple people talking or other excessive stimulation. If you want to get back to your studies and a job, you need to take the time to rest your brain.

When you can go two weeks without any symptoms, you can start slowly adding activities. Try adding one activity and wait a day. It is not uncommon for over-stimulation to feel OK but cause symptoms to flare up the next day.

You also need to avoid caffeine, alcohol, MSG, artificial sweeteners (aspartame, Nutrasweet, Equal, Splenda, sucralose) high fructose corn sweetener and trans fats. Natural sugar in moderate amounts is OK.

There is more I can add but this is a start. If you give you brain enough quiet rest, it will slowly start to heal. I can post a list of good brain nutrition to help too. Check my post under "New Here, Hello" by patty.

My best to you.
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Old 10-13-2012, 08:54 AM   #23
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Thank you for the replies.. I am feeling better this morning.. I have noticed that at my worst over the last few weeks I have just felt foggy-headed.. and I pick up on sounds a little bit louder.. like when I'm chewing something crunchy...this mostly happens when I am feeling nervous or stressed.

This past week I had a friend who was killed and it has been eating away at me.. I don't know if I am more emotional than I was before... I have always been pretty mellow dramatic but it's like a fight every day to not get upset over something...but I pretty much refuse to take medication for it.

The headaches are pretty much gone, but I never had a ton anyway..

I am avoiding loud noises in excess but I can't avoid everything altogether, and the bills are coming in and I don't really have an option to just wait it out...

It's been a little over 2 months... this is my first concussion (that I am aware of).. and I think it was probably prolonged out of fear.. no one told me what was wrong...

I agree with the diet aspect, which seems a little harsh but I can definitely try to cut out caffeine and, obviously alcohol ( I don't think I could handle it anyway)...I'm 23 years old, pretty good health.. always suffered from anxiety...that's pretty much it.

Has anyone on here gotten better in 3-6 months or are most of you multiple concussions...and a few years recovery??
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Old 10-15-2012, 08:52 PM   #24
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I am a 62 yr old widow who was rear ended on the way home from my job as a psych nurse. It wasn't a high speed accident but i haven't been the same since that day. I was An A type personality. taking care of my parents and grandson and now i can't work, drive or even set up my own meds. I have lost my personality, independence and drive. I forget most things and lost the ability to smell and taste, but I am here. I get in a fog, brain freeze and exhausted. My adult children want their old mother back they have already lost dad. I have wonderful partner who takes care of me, he loves me,but due to financial reasons we can't marry.
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