Posted by Squiggles on November 23, 2005, at 9:57:59
About 4 yrs. ago I had a stroke or seizure
or whatever-related to clonazepam withdrawal.
I was sick (not able to walk straight, blood pressure up and down, vertigo, migraines, sleeping cycle off, sweats, and depression in the beginning) for about a couple of months.It hurt to take my drugs.
After that, I noticed that I started to gain
a lot of weight, and acquired habits I did not
have before.The second head-injury I had just about a month
and a half ago (of a different kind - mild
concussion from a bang on the head on a metal
door bar). I am stable now and the doctor did
not think it was serious. I had vertigo,
migraines, memory problems, and this time,
personality changes and a change in appetite (less). I did have a beer before this happened
and the original bang was 2 days before -
so possibly this would be called "post-concussion
syndrome". I wonder if this will be a permanent change until the next brain adventure:-)
BTW, this time the hit was on the front/top
part of the head. The other one was "all over"
kind of seizure and the middle all the way
down the centre (axe down the centre of
the head -- feeling).
I am so amazed at the mutability of the
nervous system and the sheer physical
priority of conscious states. I wonder
if most doctors are aware of these possibilities.Squiggles
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