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Just reading everyone's comments. Really helpful to hear what you are all going through, I got teary knowing I am not alone. My accident was a month ago, falling hard direct on my chin on asphalt pavement, slicing it open. I didn't have a bad headache at first, and the concussion symptoms affecting cognition only became obvious days later. Week 4 and I've developed a persistent headache like a band around my forehead, easing a bit with bed rest. The brain feebleness/cognitive incapacity is freaking me out. I'm seeing a physio next week and they will decide (in week 5) whether I get sent for scans. At my first concussion screening online the day, I was told to expect recovery in about 3 months, and that rest and cutting down as much as poss on stimuli is the most important thing. Has anyone else heard that magnesium glycinate (up to 3 mg) is helpful for sleep? I was also told that being on anti-anxiety/antidepressant meds and taking progesterone both of which I happen to be on are actually helpful for brain recovery. I'd be grateful to know what therapies/strategies others are finding useful. Thanks!

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@lisanz My brain injury occurred 2003. (fell off garage roof and my head hit the concrete below ...then hospitalized 5 months). Today, I am able to converse, yet public speaking has been removed. Recently, 4 weeks, I have been taking Magnesium L-Threonate. It provides me with sleep, virtually all night long. I also take Lion's Mane. I enjoy this medicine very much as it has worked beautifully. I now brag my "brain has become attached to tongue!" The words would be there in thought but not speech! Fluency in speech has not been this good in the past 20+ years. Both these products have provided excellent service. Fear to speak has lessened.