pawpeople

I feel for you - I am in the same situation. Got a mild bump on the head hitting a tree snowboarding (wearing a helmet) and thought nothing of it for a few days even as the headaches got worse. Over 9 months later I am still recovering; I have good days and bad days but the cognitive fatigue and the headaches still prevent me from doing a whole lot.

It's interesting that we are the same age and gender and both have a history of multiple concussions.

I am wondering if you have tried the things I have tried that have helped - making sure not to push through symptoms, going off all the meds they gave me that were supposed to help but really just seemed to interfere with my brain's ability to heal, etc. But most of all, have you heard of something called LENS therapy? I discovered it from a blog post and found there is a place in my area that does it. Basically they fire an electrical signal into your brain to reset your brain waves, kind of like a defibrillator for your brain as I understand it. It has been shown to help with TBI recovery. I have found that it has helped massively with the concussion symptoms - I started almost 3 months ago and at that point had made almost no progress whatsoever in my recovery due to many setbacks. Ever since I started I've finally been making headway. I go once a week. My insurance covers it.

Is there anything you've found that helps for you? Really interested to hear your take on it as I have never met anyone in person who's gone through this. Best of luck to you, my brain injury sister.

I was prescribed a couple different tricyclic antidepressants myself to help with PCS. They helped a lot with sleep (insomnia was a big issue for me, especially since I had to be completely sedentary for months), and I was told that they can help with headaches as well. I didn't notice any difference in the headaches really, and I had to go off of them due to side effects, but I am prone to bad reactions to medications in general. I hope they can help others more than they did me.