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An Alternative To My Usual Treatment

I've been bed bound and severely depressed since October. I had a Skype call with my Psychiatrist on Monday and she's suggesting I come back into hospital...

I've been bed bound and severely depressed since October. I had a Skype call wit...

Glenquoich

•3 years ago

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Priory rehab unit

Hi Has anyone had any experience with priory rehabilitation unit in Bristol my case worker is trying to get me an inpatient stay there as my PTSD is seriously...

Hi Has anyone had any experience with priory rehabilitation unit in Bristol my c...

Braininjurysurvivor

•3 years ago

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Friendships

Hi im 34 suffered a stroke leading to fluid in the brain which has resulted in a long term brain injury. Im 15years on and only just coming to terms with it...

Hi im 34 suffered a stroke leading to fluid in the brain which has resulted in a...

Ho11

•3 years ago

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Stigma

Dear All,I got justifiably cross recently,I didn't behave badly eg shout/swear etc but some say I seemed grumpy.I was grumpy!however its now been attributed to...

Dear All,I got justifiably cross recently,I didn't behave badly eg shout/swear e...

Headshrink

•3 years ago

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PIP Appeal - Further evidence letters

Good morning all, I hope all is as well as possible with you. Miserable dark and rainy day here and it's my Mum's 90th. Would love some sunshine. What I'm...

Good morning all, I hope all is as well as possible with you. Miserable dark an...

Lulu_Lollipop

•3 years ago

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head injury

my husband came off his push bike and banged his head on 26th September. he was put in an induced coma as he had bleeds and swelling on brain . he was in...

my husband came off his push bike and banged his head on 26th September. he was ...

Bevdave

•3 years ago

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Snapping!!

I had my TBI a year and a half ago, wife has been absolutely brilliant with me (bless her😘) but I sometimes snap at her for the most stupid things , is there...

I had my TBI a year and a half ago, wife has been absolutely brilliant with me (...

Hotspurbloke22

•3 years ago

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URGENT ADVICE NEEDED - DESPERATELY

Anyone help! New diagnosis ontop of GAD ( at its highest at mo last 4 weeks), panic attacks, social anxiety was also diagnosed last year in hospital with...

Anyone help! New diagnosis ontop of GAD ( at its highest at mo last 4 weeks), pa...

AnxiousMind

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Magnetic bracelet

Hi, has anyone tried the bracelets with magnets in them? I’m intrigued though not sure they do anything. Anyone have any thoughts on them? Thanks

Hi, has anyone tried the bracelets with magnets in them? I’m intrigued though no...

Cornishwaves247

•3 years ago

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ID card

Hi, does anyone have any recommendations on where to get a medical ID card? I want to get one for my purse. Also has anyone got a medic id bracelet or...

Hi, does anyone have any recommendations on where to get a medical ID card? I wa...

Cornishwaves247

•3 years ago

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What to expect with first ENT after TBI

Husband still has dry blood coming from left ear (more) since March, Tinnitus reason for ENT referral made in July, but first app Hearing Test then consultant...

Husband still has dry blood coming from left ear (more) since March, Tinnitus re...

New_beginning

•3 years ago

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Newbie

Hey guys my name is Brooklyn I’m 19 I was diagnosed with mTBI/ post concussion syndrome after an accident on the 11th. I’m still getting bad headaches after...

Hey guys my name is Brooklyn I’m 19 I was diagnosed with mTBI/ post concussion ...

BWRacing22

•3 years ago

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Amitriptyline - a good idea?

Hi everyone, I’ve been having bad times experiencing constant head pains, ringing & hissing, numb feelings across left side of head and also weird pulses that...

Hi everyone, I’ve been having bad times experiencing constant head pains, ringin...

Dann2

•3 years ago

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Vestibular migraines

Ivd not posted for s while . I'm over 2 years in. J had a bac fall hitting my head hard on concrete . Seemingly recovered. 5 weeks later collapsed and had...

Ivd not posted for s while . I'm over 2 years in. J had a bac fall hitting my he...

Nackapan

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Seasonal fatigue

Has anyone else experienced an marked increase in fatigue levels since the clocks went back and the seasonal weather change? Not feeling like I have S.A.D...

Has anyone else experienced an marked increase in fatigue levels since the clock...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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Help

Rampant tinnitus.v depressed.fuzzy head with fullness.heavy eyes. No drive. On promethazine at night to get rested sleepbut woke this am and the symptoms...

Rampant tinnitus.v depressed.fuzzy head with fullness.heavy eyes. No drive. On p...

Donkey32

•3 years ago

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Infections after cranioplasty?

Hi my brother, Ben, had a TBI a couple of years ago and had a craniectomy where they removed the whole front part of his skull. He has had two attempts since...

Hi my brother, Ben, had a TBI a couple of years ago and had a craniectomy where ...

Bens-sis

•3 years ago

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Exhausted (and really frustrated about it)

Today, I'm absolutely exhausted. It feels as if someone has removed all my bones and replaced them with lead weights. Even as I type this my fingers are...

Today, I'm absolutely exhausted. It feels as if someone has removed all my bones...

Glenquoich

•3 years ago

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Any insights into restless leg syndrome much appreciated?

I seem to be having RLS. It's dreadful and I wondered if anyone had had it?

magdolna

•3 years ago

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Nerve pain in scalp

Hi, I had a fall and hit my head 18 months ago and was diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I had nerve sensitivity at the site of the injury, top left of...

Hi, I had a fall and hit my head 18 months ago and was diagnosed with post concu...

Gwenen

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Post head injury pain relief

Like most of us, I have more than "just" a head injury and as people like to say there is a lot wrong with me! One of the things that have been troubling me a...

Like most of us, I have more than "just" a head injury and as people like to say...

sospan

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Has anyone suffered really bad fatigue after brain injury? Does anyone have any advice? X

Hi! I was wondering if anyone has suffered with really bad fatigue? If so what were some of the things that helped? My partner is in rehab (his injury happened...

Hi! I was wondering if anyone has suffered with really bad fatigue? If so what w...

Loveandcats

•3 years ago

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Limbo

My last post was discarded when i opened the camera app and the page restrarted... Opa, try again. 6 years ago i made a TBI and stroke. With great effort and...

My last post was discarded when i opened the camera app and the page restrarted....

ObiWanKeslowly

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Embrace 2

Hi everyone has anyone purchased and using the Embrace 2 seizure wrist alarm here in the UK. Every time I go on there UK site the subscription is in US...

Hi everyone has anyone purchased and using the Embrace 2 seizure wrist alarm her...

Hidden

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Who can I ask for help???

Almost 10 years have passed, my mum fell down the stairs & fractured her skull leaving her with brain damage & totally different to how she was before the...

Almost 10 years have passed, my mum fell down the stairs & fractured her skull l...

sammm2k

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Advice

Does anyone take fluoxetine and amitriptyline???

Braininjurysurvivor

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Are people wi brain injuries vulnerable?

Hello everyone, hope your all safe I was wondering if anybody could help me I had a big bleed 5 years ago which has left my mobility. I have always thought I...

Hello everyone, hope your all safe I was wondering if anybody could help me I ha...

Dynamite36

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Sertraline

OH was offered sertraline by neurologist today in OPD. He turned down this offer as he did nt want to take unnecessary medication. He takes a lot. Worried...

OH was offered sertraline by neurologist today in OPD. He turned down this offer...

Charente

•3 years ago

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Update on mum. 2 months post op and doctors ar thinking dementia? Could stroke cause dementia?

Following mums heart operation and bilateral strokes , doctors said its delirium. Now they are saying it might be dementia. They did MRI scan yesterday and...

Following mums heart operation and bilateral strokes , doctors said its delirium...

Melangel

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Post Brain Surgery Anxiety

Hi everyone, I’m new here and just over 9 weeks post Brain op. I had keyhole surgery to drain a tangerine size cyst in my 4th Ventricle caused by...

Hi everyone, I’m new here and just over 9 weeks post Brain op. I had keyhole sur...

Ash02

•3 years ago

13 Replies

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All posts for November 2020

An Alternative To My Usual Treatment

Priory rehab unit

Friendships

Stigma

PIP Appeal - Further evidence letters

head injury

Snapping!!

URGENT ADVICE NEEDED - DESPERATELY

Magnetic bracelet

ID card

What to expect with first ENT after TBI

Newbie

Amitriptyline - a good idea?

Vestibular migraines

Seasonal fatigue

Help

Infections after cranioplasty?

Exhausted (and really frustrated about it)

Any insights into restless leg syndrome much appreciated?

Nerve pain in scalp

Post head injury pain relief

Has anyone suffered really bad fatigue after brain injury? Does anyone have any advice? X

Limbo

Embrace 2

Who can I ask for help???

Advice

Are people wi brain injuries vulnerable?

Sertraline

Update on mum. 2 months post op and doctors ar thinking dementia? Could stroke cause dementia?

Post Brain Surgery Anxiety

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