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    Published on 24th July 2009 01:39 PM
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    Long Term Effects

    Recovery from a subarachnoid haemorrhage can take many months or years and can be slow and uneven. Most effects improve with time but therapy or rehabilitation can help with the more persistent problems.* You should discuss this with your GP. Long term effects include:
    • Physical disability such as limb weakness.
    • Impaired or double vision.
    • Personality changes such as increased irritability or disinhibition.
    • Memory problems.

    Karen (45) from Dorset, SAH July 2005 says:
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    ImageI have found that my pre-menstrual tension is a lot worse since the SAH. My emotions seem to be more exaggerated or enhanced than they once used to be.* My temper is quicker, but still fair; it's just that I really don't want to waste my life with stuff that doesn't matter anymore.* I get irritated when people make a mountain out of a mole hill or kick off about silly thingsImage


    Keith (46) from Hampshire, SAH August 2006 says:
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    ImageI am a bit more irritable than I was before and find myself taking it out on my family from time to time.* My short term memory is not what it once was and I need constant reminders of certain things.* I get tired very easily if I overdo things, so I must learn to listen to my brain telling me it's had enough!Image