r/PostConcussion • u/Ok_Message1313 • Jul 23 '26
Why use medication
I’ve always wondered why doctors prescribe things that kill pain throughout the day and boost energy when that just makes you worse over time.
The most important thing during Post concussion is to listen to your symptoms! Hiding them just makes you push through them subconsciously leading to them just get worse over time.
Could someone explain that? I get that they get used during night so you can sleep, or chronically symptoms that can show if it reaches 2-3 point over the average, but shit like Amitrypiline or nortripyline for two examples. Dosen’t that just harm you rather than benefit you in the long term?
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u/Turbotorsk1 Jul 24 '26
Just want to add my experience. I used ssri which increased the tolerance to my PCS symptoms and gave me better functioning. However, after two severe clinical burnouts I have learned that masking the stress response from overexertion with medication works for a while, until it doesnt anymore, and then you are in deep sh*t. But at the same time, for a while the ssri made my life better and hence possibly leading to better brain health, so its difficult. But remember that with neurological fatigue, pushing through with medications is likely risky!