@margaretallen

I am at month 13 but this is not my first TBI and I have Epilepsy from two no fault car accidents. I can’t stress enough not to allow anyone or anything to get you upset, TBI’s make panic attacks happen and they are no joke, they can set back recovery, cause symptoms and pain that you never even suffered with on the original TBI. The balance issues for me was severe vertigo at first but is now caused by the cognitive fatigue. I would recommend a speech pathologist as they can test to see what areas of the Brain are affected and come up with a treatment plan to teach anyone how to function as highly as possible with their specific circumstances. Know you are not alone and I get it, so hard to explain anything that a person with a TBI suffers with but I know if you get the right Neuro specialists to help it significantly improves your odds and helps with the quality of life.

I don’t think there is a blanket answer as to how long but my symptoms have improved significantly, I just have to live a different kind of life now, not so fast, no stress, not as quick with thinking but still fully functional, good thing God gave me more to start with, but you are right and very blessed to have a great support system, never stop pushing to get better in one area or another and remember physical therapy of all kinds is a huge key to success. I recommend a neurophycologist who understands how the TBI and the brain activity can impact how you feel as it’s not just simple depression or anxiety there are all kinds of factors that contribute to the things we must overcome.

You are in my thoughts and prayers

@margaretallen also I don't see much improvement after 6 months. Is this normal