Long term effects of SAH

1. Guest 28 November 2009 at 10:01AM
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   My husband had a SAH in June 1985 at age 37. He had the aneurysm clipped and made a slow recovery. We had no counselling post SAH; we noted many changes to his personality - including anger, irritibality etc. 24 years on and he is now suffering increased and debilitating fatigue which has impacted on his ability to work to the point where he has been forced to retire. Has anyone advice to give (or experienced similar?

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2. Guest 11 November 2010 at 22:07PM

   [color=darkred:a1de437226][/color:a1de437226][b:a1de437226]Hi, I have just come across your post and it rings all the bells in my head. I am the partner of a now 42 year old man who had a Subarachnoid Haemorrhage 3 and half years ago. He was lucky at the time to survive and had 3 bleeds coiled at the time.

   His symptoms after these 3 years are debilitating fatigue which has impacted on his ability to work, (He still works but gets so exhausted that he needs rest days in between), he is extremely irritable. Gets angry very quickly and easily, can't \"multi task\". Speed of cognitive thinking has been effected as in, it is just this little bit slower which is very frustrating for him as well as for myself. (It is usually the smaller things in life which seem to be causing the most problems). He is very forgetful and finds it really hard to communicate within the relationship.

   The change in personality is huge and very frustrating. He has been prescribed anti depressants which do help a little for a while, but there really is only a small improvement.

   I am sorry for all you have had to go through and think I do understand where you are coming from. I don't have any answer to what is helpful as we are struggling ourselves with similar issues, but am wishing you well for the future.

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3. waterball 24 April 2012 at 11:43AM

   My hubby suffered his SAH 2009 but not through an aneurysm his was a bleed of no know cause, very lucky. he is back at work but his memory is not very good, long term or short term. we have been married 17yrs but he feels it is 3yrs as he cannot remember anything prior. this is very upsetting for me, i have had the short fuse temper, have been threatened and hit, he was never like this before. the worst bit for me is that his inhibitions have gone, like most men they look at women but my hubby stares now and says to me "that woman has great T..S" yeah it does wonders for my confidence. what do i do? many a times i have felt like leaving him but one day i will as all want is to be loved. i am never going to get that now.

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