Post Concussion Syndrome Treatments - What did I try after my first 2 years? (part 2)

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In my previous post, you may have read about the post-concussion syndrome treatments I tried during the first two years of my recovery. In this post, you can read about the treatments I tried after those two years.

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My post-concussion syndrome treatments after two years

1. Two years after my accident - Cognitive FX in Utah "Again, I started Googling my symptoms and came into contact with someone who was struggling with similar ones. She sent me an article by a woman who shared her story and wrote about Cognitive FX in Utah. I recognized everything in her story. I don’t know what it was, but I just felt I needed to go there. To read more about my experience with this post-concussion syndrome treatment, I wrote a post about it:

Further reading: My experience at Cognitive FX Concussion Center.

2. Two years and two months after my accident - Neuro Optometrist Vision Therapy (8 months) "It’s so weird—my eyes hadn’t been working well all this time, but I just blamed my concussion/head. I never thought my eyes could be the cause. Well, I was wrong. In Utah, they referred me to a Dutch neuro-optometrist (Hans de Bruijn in Haarlem), and I started vision therapy and light therapy with them. This whole process took around eight months. I gradually noticed some changes—I could focus better, and screens became a bit easier to handle. Month after month, I saw improvements until I completed the vision therapy.

3. Three years after my accident - Neuro Optometrist - Prism Glasses "After completing vision therapy, I felt a bit disappointed. Yes, I had noticed improvements, but my eyes still weren’t functioning normally. My optometrist re-evaluated everything and diagnosed me with fixation disparity. He recommended Yoked Prism glasses to help with this issue. I was excited to try something new.

After receiving my glasses, I felt nauseous almost all the time, BUT I also noticed significant improvements in how I handled sensory overload. Sounds and lights didn’t bother me as much as they used to. I had never realized that my eye issues were connected to my sensitivity to sound, but it all started to make sense—everything seemed to be connected.

I wore the glasses for three months until I felt they had done their job. My optometrist had done everything he could, and I truly believed that. I was grateful for all his help. 4. Three years and three months after my accident - Psychologist (8 sessions) As you can imagine, this has been quite a journey. I felt grateful for all the improvements, but at the same time, I still wasn’t fully healed. I was always afraid of setbacks—and I still had to deal with them often.

Additionally, my limits were constantly changing, so it felt like I was always trying to figure them out; I couldn’t rely on them. Talking to a psychologist who specialized in TBIs was really helpful. She provided me with tools that made a big difference!

5. 3.5 Years after my accident - Naturopathic doctor Before my accident, I had never been involved with alternative therapy, but now I believe in it more than in the regular healthcare system. I had always considered seeing a naturopathic doctor, so I decided to go to him.

He conducted various tests and prescribed herbal medicine for me to take over the coming months. I don’t know if it helped me. I don't think so.

6. Now (2021) - Planning to go to The Mind Eye Institute in Chicago My eyes are still my biggest challenge at this time. Within my community, my members mentioned this name so many times that I decided to reach out to them.

Once again, I had the same feeling I experienced before going to Cognitive FX—it feels like treatment at the Mind-Eye Institute is exactly what I need right now.

I’m also very glad that Dr. Deborah Zelinsky is hosting a class for my community—I think she’s great! At the moment, I’m waiting for the U.S. borders to Europe to reopen.

Update: In the meantime, I have been to the Minde Eye Institute. Read here how it went: "My appointment at the Mind Eye Institute -1 month after wearing my first therapeutic glasses - review "

Listen to your gut feeling

I tried many things, but only a few truly helped me. I also want to mention that we are all different—what didn’t work for me might work for you, and vice versa. The best thing you can do is trust your gut feeling because it’s always right!

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