Hallucinations and Delusions After a Brain Injury

I had a TBI from a fall at home alone, unknown time of loss of consciousness, husband found me when he came home from work. No intervention in the emergency room other than a follow up with primary care doctor a week later and then no referral and no intervention then other than being erroneously labeled with bipolar disorder and subsequently medicated with psychiatric meds which only complicated the head injury symptoms which led to being more heavily medicated then falls with fractures, psych hospitalizations and ultimately ECT for my supposed mental illness, which of course added more head injuries. This was my life for over five years until I realized the meds might be part of the problem and proceeded to taper myself off a cocktail of five psych meds. I immediately stopped falling, depression began to lift and I have not been hospitalized since. The doctors statement regarding the use of psychiatric meds with extreme caution cannot be emphasized enough. That being said some psych meds, require careful and slow tapering under medical supervision, never stop them abruptly, it can be life threatening.

I have mtbi and recently had a episode of hallucinations and paranoia which ultimately led to a couple charges with the law which I had previously gotten into a motor vehicle accident in November of 2016 and had a couple times where I know I was not in the right state of mind but it was never this bad so to make a long story short I altimate Lee and getting charged and I am worried about the outcome of my injury getting worse I am just trying to figure out any preventative things I can do to help myself so I never go through an episode like that again just to even think about it is scary because I do not remember anything which I won't forget I was also prescribed Xanax and Adderall which is no one to be brain stimulants which you should never be prescribed with this type of injury thanks Doc

My fiance and myself both suffered violent assults by our neighbors..He was beaten with double fisted brace knuckles which split his skull.. his tooth was knocked through his cheek and lastly the neighbor hit him in the head four times in head with a breaker bar simlar to a a very large crowbar..For three months I brought him to hospitals who made accusations was he must on drugs but never bothered to run a toxicology test..And because He tried to stop a fully grown man and woman from stomping my skull on the pavement he was put on probation which I can't understand I was and am disabled failed cervical fusion..So we fled our home and after 3 days of watching him talk to noone and smoke fake cigarettes and see dinosaurs and monsters.I brought him to the hospital dredding the drug accusations cuz he can appear intoxicated during an episode..This time they said drugs I said toxicology screen..And he was diagnosed..Up until March 3 it had only happened 3 times during stress..He began acting strange Asking if feds where calling and he thought he heard walkie talkies..But I really did think it would happen again.So I let him leave ..We went to the police and alerted them that he has a servere brain injury and was missing..Well some man failed to turn his car off left the keys in the ignition idling and he began hallucinating and tried to escape in a vehicle that which was is in violation of NY State law..What him suffer with impared speach expressing him self struggle and his fustration ..And now he is being victimized again..And the man who's car it wants vengeance not justice .. Because justice would be having him spend a year or two in in a TBI community..But jail will only provide with more danger to his head and treatment..This is not something he would do he fell in love with despite we both knew that he would have to be my hands..He was not a saint as youth but he's a different man and what can I do to help ..Where do I go we just moved to the mountains..Thank u ..I pray for all TBI paitents they suffer in silence..

Thank you very much. I thought I was the only one.

I personally experienced the things you are discussing you actually or I should say I did go thru this rest support limited stress acceptance all play a part

Our son with MTBI has also been talking and gesturing to himself and often gets angry. Medication seems to help, but it's gotten worse lately. As parents, it's very disconcerting and scarey. I don't think his doctors realize how difficult this is to live with, both for him and us. I hope it will gradually go away. I pray to Jesus for healing.