u/huenium

Hi I had a head injury Jan 2nd and was diagnosed post concussion syndrome and post traumatic headache intractable / migraine phenotype, but I’m struggling to know when I have a headache?

I don’t feel pain but will feel a pressure in the side of my head where the impact happened, I spent the last 4 days basically bed ridden because I was so uncomfortable and in pain ( injury struck my head, stretched out my neck and hit my collarbone/shoulder ) the neurologist gave me rizatripton, which seems to help a lot but I keep forgetting it, I forgot I even had it and when I did remember, I’d walk away to get water or tell myself to grab something for my dog or something meaningless and I’d completely forget the medicine again.

I use to be in software engineering and couldn’t handle it after the injury, so to keep my scholarship I switched to business which I’m familiar with, but now that I’m taking my second class I find myself struggling a bit to retain information.

I also can’t work, sure I’m getting paid a bit to replace my lost wage but it’s not enough, I can’t keep up with bills and I’m afraid to get a job, but I’m trying anyways at least for something remote.

I guess my question is..will this ever go away? And what can I do to identify when I’m having a migraine/headache/ feeling like my face/head is swollen? Bcz I expect headache pain, but it seems that’s not what’s happening and then I get confused, forget I even have medicine and end up just suffering for days-weeks before taking it.