@Robert_H_Brown
I fell 9/6/24 and ended up in Boston Medical Center trauma unit. I've been suffering from several negative issues. Insomnia, confusion, memory loss, vision issues, emotional instability. Praying it gets better.
@Tifsa123
I always knew about concussions but I never knew how horrific they were till I got one. Thought it would be a bad headache. It feels like brain death. It’s one of the worst things ever I don’t know how anyone has multiple. Memory loss was the worst too you never think you get better even months later
@anitagleasonmayer300
Talking to a medical professional post TBI is like talking to a wall. Nothing permeates and their inability to understand it is palpable.
@jrciamacco
8yrs since my "mild concussion" and I'm certain the person I was died that night, and when I woke up I was a different, far deficient person.
@mleekahh
I have a moderate-severe brain injury. Got hit by 2 trucks in a car accident. Was in a coma for 6 days intubated. Its been 3 years since and still healing. Such a hard journey.
@TomMiddleton-tz6ln
PLEASE DO A FULL EPISODE ON PERSISTENT CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS
@dm_podcast_takeways
Summary: Andrew Huberman and Mark D'Esposito delve into the topic of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and concussions, shedding light on their prevalence and the need for broader recognition beyond sports-related incidents. Mark explains that concussions are more widespread than commonly thought, with lingering symptoms even a year after the injury. He describes a concussion as a tearing of axons in the brain, affecting communication between brain cells, particularly in the frontal lobes, leading to mild executive symptoms like mental fogginess and difficulty completing tasks. Andrew asks about the impact of sleep deprivation on brain function, and Mark agrees that it can significantly impair cognitive abilities. They discuss the importance of optimizing sleep, nutrition, and activity after a concussion, as well as the potential benefits of brain training games like BrainHQ developed by Mike Merzenich. Mark emphasizes the need for more interventions for post-concussion symptoms and suggests gradually returning to work and activities to rebuild skills. They also explore the BrainHQ program as a tool for cognitive rehabilitation after concussion.
@looking4leasuretime
Thank-you for the reminder, that I am not loppy all on my own.
@Rathdigital
I appreciate the positive message that the brain will heal
@kirkyardservices431
I have a brain injury from a brain tumor surgery from 4 years ago. Before surgery i ran 3 different businesses and worked out at 4am every morning. Afterwards i can't even oversee 1 business. Math is bad, short term memory is bad, absolutely no energy, terrible sleep etc. Low dose psychedelics have really helped regain the thought connection. Helps with my sleep and energy. I didn’t realize how bad off i was until I started low dosing.
@estherchang4174
I had a concussion 3years ago , thereafter am in the journey of recovery now .
@TheRiverHouseGetsVeryCold
Have had 5 concussions, in the space of 10 years. Three on the mountain bike( one without a helmet stupidly, was in my front garden), one I fell over in the shower and the last I hit my head on the wood framing under my house. The challenges now are massive and fell Impossible to deal with. headaches, emotional dissregulation, adhd. Stress and lack of sleep really impact me. Family life is so challenging. Have come so close to destroying my second marriage. Cannot blame people at all like Robin Williams for doing what he did, being aware your brain is slipping away from you is terrifying.
@saikatghosh90
i had 4 brain hemorrhages its been 6 months, i will fight it and win over it... facing multitude of problems esp after stopping the anti seizure and anti epileptic medicine
@Ayylex
Almost 1 year post concussion, still unable to exercise, think normally, live normally, despite doing everything in my power to repair. This shit sucks.
@mleekahh
I wish there was more people talking about the differences with a Concussion, Mild, Moderate, and Severe brain injury. I know the differences but they are all different. A concussion is not categorized as a moderate or severe brain injury. A concussion is a concussion. Its still a form of ABI. But it is not severe or moderate
@CBella100
Thank you for this interview!
@hwinny2
I’ve had two severe concussions for I ended up in the hospital having an MRI. I don’t know how long it was out for the first one, but the second one I don’t know how I I was completely out, but I didn’t like come to myself for at least an hour afterward I think actually after being in the hospital, and I’ve had at least five other concussions where you just knocked out from flying off of horses are falling out of trees. I think my brother suffocated me to the point of passing out a few times also and I’m 63 now, thank God at this point I don’t think I’ve had any effects, the last one was in my mid 50s and I was working on my bachelor degree. I was in a bike race state championship crashed. That was the worst concussion. I guess the hospital told me not to go back to summer classes for a couple weeks to let my brain settle. I live alone so I don’t remember them telling me that at all I remember right when I got home studied for hours that weekend with the worst headache ever and had headaches for almost 2 weeks when I went to the doctor later I couldn’t backward by threes so they set me up an appointment for, oh no he told me that I need to get a neurological exam. I think they did a minor one, but I can’t even remember later in the fall semester when my grades plummeted and I just like the wires weren’t connected in my brain I panicked because my wonderful GPA dropped down severalpoints like it went from 3.999 to 3.4. It took me last few quarters to bring my GPA up to a 3.66. It was rough what I think saved me, was that I was in university, that I was doing triathlon, and then I didn’t know how dangerous all my concussions were by the time my full neurological exam happened six months after the accident, I knew I was OK because, I was fully able to take in and work with the information I was learning. I felt like I was right back to where I was before the injury. So, I had 10 hours of exams and tests, they told me I had the memory of an 18-year-old even though it was mid 50s, I could have a PhD in math, which shocked to me because math makes me so anxious, and that my brain is working absolutely fine. I have struggled with depression and anxiety from an insane childhood all my life, so I don’t know how much that factors in with all my concussions. Being in university getting a psych degree gave me all the opportunities to learn skills to mediate anxiety and depression. So it’s not that big of a deal anymore now mid 60s and I still don’t know if those concussions are affecting me, because I don’t see it my behavior and functioning. So so far I feel very fortunate. I also eat a diet that is very nutritious for neural and vein and artery health. It’s the diet. I started when I was doing triathlon. I did have bordering, bad cholesterol, horrible ratio, no plaque on the veins and arteries, but my walls were thickening, but with a super healthy diet, that was all reversed. My carotid artery on my left thinned out 10% in my carotid artery on my right thinned out 12% putting me seven years younger than my chronological age to this day. I still have excellent cholesterol, and my heart is an amazing shape, even though I’ve been way too sudden through the last five years, I’m changing now. I eagerly look forward to listening to this podcast to see how much I did right and what I can add to what I’m doing to keep my brain in the house. It is currently or better sorry for all the grammar and spelling mistakes, because I used the talk text.
@pamelasample20
Car accident in 2009. 3 yrs/36 months of notable stuttering. Neurologist at the time explained I would have alshimer's as I aged. I am now 60, still have stuttering issues when tired but thankfully not noticing alshimer symptoms.
@thefreestylefrEaK
I had a mild ischemic stroke 6 months ago. Felt like a bat hit the back of my head for a month. Tension headaches every 2nd day. Mild paralysis on left side, restless sleep, extreme dizziness, ringing in my ears. Feeling tired easily. Brain fog and difficulty concentrating. Slurred speech. Now at 6 months not as dizzy, headaches have gone, less fatigued, sleep much better, but ringing still in my ears. Speech much better and so is concentration. Left side paralysis went away. But I'm still trying to get better. Anxiety and depression still an issue.
@runningwolf4943