Severe fatigue after brain injury
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2022
- After brain injury, fatigue is common. Profound severe fatigue is not so common. Here is a woman who had severe fatigue after brain injury. She needs a thorough evaluation.
 
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As a person with a BI I can tell she would be exhausted probably from the mental fatigue of what normal people would call 'simple activities'. If you break those tasks of vacuuming and showering down into movements that she needs to think about i.e thinking about how exactly to move the impaired side and where/what to go next to complete the task/trying to remember what needs to be done in order to complete the exercise, then it's like a major project for the equivalent of a normal person.
I'm going through this now with my Neuro-Psychiatrist and I'm not sure they fully understand the implications of my injury and what it's like with normal tasks and how exhausting they can be.
I really appreciate your videos Judy as it informs me a lot about my injury and gives me a sense of peace knowing I'm not crazy and there are others out there with similar circumstances.
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Giving up isn't a option we are survivors x
Fatigue is one of the many wonderful things I have to deal with with my TBI...
Stay strong stay positive stay safe everyone takecare becareful out there dont let guards down sending luck hugs prayers most of all love from headway Nottingham UK its a living nightmare but you got this keep going doing amazing things keep positive I have hypoxia brain injury I died 26minutes spent weeks months in coma rehab hospital learning talk walk again been a recovery massive discovery never ever give up on yourself many will never yourselves great post x
Hi Doctor. I just started following your YT channel. Thank you for the clear and concise information. Short yet informative about brains. It help me alot to understand my partner who just had Clipping of Brain Aneurysm Aug 24, 2022. It is on the left side so she has memory loss right now. Thnak you for your uploaded videos. Keep it up. Stay safe.
Thank you for this video I appreciate it. I am one year seven months, post brain surgery with complications and serious fatigue is something I still struggle with.
I suffered a brain injury over six years ago. I have appalling cognitive and physical fatigue. None of the causes mentioned on here proved to be affecting me, just the brain injury.
I am so, so desperate. I haven't had one moment without this terrible fatigue since my injury. My body is gradually becoming more and more deconditioned as I can't exercise - just getting through every day exhausts me. It isn't living, it's hardly existing.
I am in such deep despair. I have asked doctors and their attitude is that it's just the brain injury and that's that.
What can I do? I never got any compensation for my injury, despite it being caused in hospital, so I have no funds for private therapy.
I was a full-time teacher before this. Now I am lucky if I can get up and go out of the house twice a week. Then I have to rest for a day.
I can't stand this.
I am so sorry to hear that. Have you tried stimulant medications? They can really help after brain injury. Also taking baby steps to do some exercise can help: very small amounts, ie 5 minutes.
If you go out of the house, do so for a very short period of time and then go back and take a rest.
Hi M CJS! I'm James, I've had a BI as well and am at the stage as well that fatigue is defeating me, personally, in my ability to maintain employment, so I'm going through the process of seeing doctors and hopefully submitting a claim for Disability. For me I find maintaining simple things like coordination, balance, communication and facial expression require to be in a mood with plenty of energy and not being overwhelmed with too many tasks at once. A lot of people misunderstand simply for the fact that I'm up and walking around, yet I might look wonky when I walk and/or have a tired/grumpy expression on my face so they simply assume I'm an alcoholic/junkie and/or sad/angry person. It couldn't be further than the truth! As person's with a BI we have an uphill struggle everyday and we face it with more determination than anyone else. It's something we just have to conquer whether we like it or not.
I would say congratulations to you M CJS for at least getting out of the house twice a week. I know personally that there isn't enough help out there for people in our circumstances, it is often the case these days that we have to get by with what we have. If it's any help, I've found that I've improved my ability to get by by planning ahead with the major tasks and writing and breaking them down into small tasks to cross off the list. It certainly helps when you don't have to keep remembering and getting anxious about forgetting something.
I hope you are rested and taking care of yourself, don't be in a rush like me to try and accomplish too much in a short period of time. Take care, James.
14 months after a brain bleed, fatigue is a nightmare that doesn't seem to end leading to severe mood swings, ive developed patterned baldness and pretty much lost my sex drive. ive had multiple head injuries over the course of 5 years, then bang one too many and my life is changed for ever. 41 from England
Check out Building Brain Awareness with Daniel Avesar on RUclips. He had a severe brain injury many years ago and has a lot to say about this.
Hello I had a synagogue generated cause by a ruptured aneurysm and that's what I struggled with in my recovwry. I was exhausted and I was napping all the time. And sleeping for about 8 to 9 hours on a night.. I can't even go to meetings or college be wise I fall asleep it's bloody embarrasing. I can relate to angela. I am g
As she did over after the accident. Kind regarfs.
I’m always so tired, I was VERY active prior to a stroke at age 47. Stroke due to an air bubble going to my brain via a PFO
I had a TBI back in March. I was in a coma for one week, remember nothing of the second week and was in a brain trauma unit for six weeks. I lost my smell and I’m left with sequencing memory problems and what I call brain fog, which I’m guessing is post concussion fatigue. What I find irritating is that many people will say “are you ok now” and when I try explaining to them that I have memory problems and get exhausted they will say “oh, we all get tired” and “we all forget at times” it infuriates me 🤦🏻♀️ They reallly do not have a clue.
Yes, these comments from others are ridiculous. On the Utah Neuro Rehabilitation RUclips channel there is a play list on brain injury. One video that you might like is: I look normal, but I am not.
@@UtahNeuroRehabilitation thank you 👍🏼