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What are the chances of my head healing?

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I know I dosed again too quickly without letting my body heal. I thought I was superman for awhile and it is a mistake that probably will cost me everything. I probably waited about a week or so before trips. I did my last trip of DXM (1200 mg) about almost 4 months ago. My previous trip was about 900 mg. When I came down I noticed a weird feeling in what seems to be my brain stem that has not gone away. It feels like a tight pressure in my head at all times.. sometimes it's more mild.

I tried to let it heal, for awhile to see what happens. After about a month or 2 .. I barely noticed any changes. I noticed some changes at the 3 month mark, where I started to feel like it may be healing. Later on I had smoked some cannabis and it seemed like that had brought me back to square one as if it may have irritated the injury more. Is there any chance my brain will heal again?
 
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It's not really for us to tell. There is always a portion that's psychosomatic and it's not a good idea to dwell on it.

Especially with weed, where a little anxiety can run away on you.

I would say that the chance of recovery is high, modulo the natural effects of aging.
 
what if you have a serious brain disorder that has nothing to do with the dxm but just happened to coincide with taking it. also, move to a country with free healthcare, its the business.
 
My personal opinion is that it's psychosomatic and if you stop fixating on it it does fade away with time.

If you have no money and no insurance you can try to find a free clinic. They won't be able to do much at all, though.
 
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My personal opinion is that it's psychosomatic and if you stop fixating on it it does fade away with time.

If you have no money and no insurance you can try to find a free clinic. They won't be able to do much at all, though.
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I really just want to be able to speak with a professional though, and maybe do the tests necessary to find out what I have. I doubt ANYONE can cure it. Is there a chance that I can get this from a walk in at an ER?
 
Not in the slightest. ER doctors are not equoipped to deal with vague complaints and when a MRI/CT scan shows nothing (which it probably will) they will give you aspirin and send you home.

Contact a drug abuse counselor or somrthing. There's nothing we can do.
 
If the MRI/CT scan shows you've had some sort of brain trauma the treatment is usually supportive unless the doctors can do something like remove a tumor.
It's very unlikely that anything shows in the case of drug-induced problems, however.
 
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If the MRI/CT scan shows you've had some sort of brain trauma the treatment is usually supportive unless the doctors can do something like remove a tumor.
It's very unlikely that anything shows in the case of drug-induced problems, however.
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I have seen posts of people on this forum where they have said they've known someone who got tested and found lesions etc. How did they find this if the MRI/CT scans are not very successful in finding things like that?
 
I'd like to see those posts.

MRI/CT scans are effective in finding lesions but then once you've found them... what do you do? Inavsive surgery is out of the question and huge doses of corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatories is overkill if you can still walk, talk, and function.

Generally if you have full cognitive function and your only complaint is derealization/depersonalization/"head pressure", you don't have brain damage.
 
It's more like a sinus type of pressure that I feel in my nose/mouth/eyes area.. it varies in intensity, but there is a pain in the back of my head that just seems never ending. Some days it's light.. some day's it's almost unbearable. When I first wake up from sleep is the best time because the pains all seem at there lowest and gradually return once I fully wake up.

Is there a chance that I may not have brain damage but perhaps that the DXM damaged something else like nerves or blood vessels or something?

Sorry for the multitude of questions. I really do not have many people to go to for this.

I really just want to find out what it is so I can rule out other things that have come to mind, such as tumors etc. The past 3 days I have been having panic attacks due to sitting and overthinking my condition and it's severity. I have never had panic attacks before and it was really something scary for me. I think I need to find out exactly what it is so I can just KNOW and not have my mind wandering about trying to figure out what this condition is.
 
With no health insurance/money and a complaint about health, what do YOU think you can do to make things a bit better for yourself? Live healthy seems about the only option to me, and hope for the best, and try not to dwell on this because worrying ALWAYS makes these things worse (and never better, unless you can actually get some professional help in which case a little worry over things like this is healthy). So how do you 'live healthy'?

#1 in your case seems to be quit drugs, since you believe the problem is a direct result of drug use, and that further drug use has exasperated it. Whether drugs are truly to blame is irrelevant if you can't find this out for sure, and already have some belief that they are to blame. Includes Alcohol and Cigarettes obviously, Caffeine/Coffee always gives me a headache, but I do find having a cup or two of tea a day to be negligible on my health.

#2 is exercise, because this will promote a healthier body and brain, give you some pain relief (releases endorphins), and will also promote the next steps very well also. 15-30 minutes of cardio 3-5x a week and some push ups, sit ups and light free weights 2-4x a week is all that is needed to really reap most of the rewards exercise gives you. That's about 4-5 hours a week. Also STRETCH, or else you'll be in pain.

#3 is sleep, since your chief complaint is with your brain and sleep is when the brain can rest and heal the most. 6 hours minimum, 10 hours maximum, every night around the same time, at or before midnight is a great rule to follow, as this will ensure you are awake when it is light out, the sun and seeing it often is good for your mental and physical health (vitamin D!).

#4 eat healthy, as this will provide you as much protein, vitamins and nutrients that your brain needs to heal itself. Focus on fruits (especially high in anti-oxidants), vegetables, and meats. If you don't think you're getting enough of any of these, then replace your chips with an orange or banana, fries with a salad, and simply eat something high in protein at least once or twice a day. That reminds me that eating every meal is incredibly important and even better is just eating healthy snacks 6x a day.

I ain't saying this will heal your brain, but its the best chance you have and if anything you will feel incredibly better in every other way at least in a few weeks to months following these fairly easy to follow rules.

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After reading your post before this, it does sound like something I often experience and I think most people do, and generally don't worry too much about. Look up tension headaches. Also, watch your posture and how much stress you are under in your life. Tension headaches could be causing your sinus/back of eyes pain and poor posture could lead to a sore neck/lower back of the head.
 
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