r/Concussion

Hi! I got a head injury by accidentally slamming the back on my head into a wall two weeks ago. My ct scan was normal so they just gave me strong pain meds for the head and neck pain.

It’s been two weeks and my neck still hurts. It’s worse when I’m sleeping (I sleep on the side) and I’m starting to be a bit concerned it hasn’t gone back to normal after two weeks.

Is it still in the normal timeline? After how long with neck pain should I see a gp for that?

I have chronic health issues that are making me mostly housebound and most health care providers are an hour away so I’m a bit worried I wouldn’t be able to get pt for it anyway..

Thanks in advance :)

Edit: is there anything I can do to make it better at home also?

At 46 I was VP level at work until I got rear ended while I was stopped at a red light (she was going 50 mph when she hit me). My car was crushed better her car and a truck in front of me. It’s been 2 1/2 years and now I can’t remember the procedure manual that I helped create even after I’ve been re-trained so many times that I can’t count. It takes me 80 hours to do the job that I used to do in 40 and I don’t do it any where near as well. I was misdiagnosed until a month ago with narcolepsy because I deal with insomnia and I could sleep 20 hours a day some days. Because the hospital and doctors told me that I was fine other than getting narcolepsy I didn’t file workers comp and now it’s too late. I’ve had to go on leave of absence twice and I’m so far in debt now from trying to get my brain back that I had to move from a $500,000 house into a travel trailer. I have time blindness, can’t remember anything that I just heard because I can’t comprehend it and I keep getting disciplined at work. I’ve tried sodium oxybates that left me drunk and I think fried my brain even worse. I use notebooks and I try my hardest but my brain just can’t keep up. I can’t lose my job because there’s no way I could learn a new one and I have to have insurance. The driver that hit me had State minimum insurance which barely covered the chiropractor and physical therapy for my back and neck which still kill me all day long. I have constant headaches where my head feels like my ears need to pop, when I read things it doesn’t translate like I’m reading a different language. What meds help you sleep and what helps you wake up? What meds help you get your brain going again? I use a cpap now and still have sleep studies showing that I get zero restorative sleep. I’m trying Aimovig for my head but it’s not working. I have constant body pain. I tried Wellbutrin and Duloxetine but that didn’t work out. Xywav, Xyrem and Lumryz left me feeling like I can’t remember the year of my life that I was taking them. I finally got in with a reputable neurologist and he diagnosed me with TBI but now it’s too late and I can’t do anything legally to have the money I need to get treatment and I have to work or I’ll lose my insurance but I’m literally a zombie at work that can’t remember how to do things that a new hire can do. I just want the pain to stop, my body to stop this hibernation mode where I’ve gained 50 pounds from switching to a much healthier lifestyle and I want my brain to get restorative sleep at night and function during the day. The dr scheduled me to try Botox next month. What has helped you get your life back because this is killing me. Thanks

I’ve taken creatine for about 3 months, it’s been about 7 months since my initial injury (which I’m convinced I re injured at around month 1.5 based on symptoms).
Creatine has helped me a lot with pcs symptoms. I’m at a point where I can get through my days without symptoms while using.
Because I don’t want to rely on this forever, and farther get back to normal, I want to stop taking it. While the easy answer is to just try stopping and see how i feel, I’m interested to hear other people’s experiences are so I know what to expect. I’m at a low demanding point at work for about a month so I figured now would be a good time to try

I quickly read that brain fog can come back after people stop taking creatine

I got my concussion in 2025. I’ve pretty much made a good recovery I think. The only thing that I noticed is that sometimes if I hear something really loud, it’s like the sound will repeat for a little bit if that makes any sense. The sound usually feels like it’s kind of far away, but it’s definitely like ringing or echoing in my ears and I just noticed it more than anything.

I went to an audiologist she said there was nothing wrong with my hearing, except for I probably have tinnitus, and I really tried to explain that ever since I got hit over the head. I really noticed that I am hyper sensitive to noise that sometimes when I hear a noise, it will echo almost. I also am just not really sure why this is happening apart from damage to the follicles and the ears when I was hit over the head.

How fast should you get help after having 2 MILD concussions an hour apart with only head pressure as symptom? Is it not a concern if I wait a few hours?

Update: Doctor said it's not a concern but I'm bit sceptic, does top-of-head pressure headache even exist?

Also, do symptoms appear or do I have to worry about some level of SIS?

Short version: Has anyone experienced bosses not taking concussions seriously?

Long version: I feel I already got an answer before I could type this. (Urgent care just took me off work altogether.) But I was diagnosed with mild-moderate concussion occurring on Saturday night. Dr offered to give me the week off but I had so much work to do he agreed to put me on “light duty.” My supervisor basically said she didn’t know what to do with that and proceed with business as usual since most of our work isn’t physical. It’s typing tons of documentation and reports and meeting with clients in the field. I have to finish some reports before I give her the new note that I’m off work because I don’t want to get in trouble for not meeting deadlines.

Hey everyone, on April 10th/11th, I sustained injuries that led to me being diagnosed with a concussion. Recovery has been an uphill battle and I feel really different in the weeks since then.

One of the concerning things I’ve noticed is that twice then… two completely nonsensical, off the wall, quite frankly crazy thoughts have popped into my head. My brain works differently now, I feel like I’m slowly improving on the memory front but that’s still a battle too. However these thoughts are freaking me out.

The first occurred in either very late April or very early May. My dog had a vet appointment… we were in the exam room waiting for the vet and my dog was up on their hind paws looking out a window… I was petting her and I had this thought process pop into my head… “Where am I? Oh yeah… the vet… I’m here because I brought my dog in… she is a dog right? What if she wasn’t a dog and I only thought she was a dog but everyone else could see she wasn’t and thought I was crazy?” - and I thought about that for a moment and of course I know she’s a dog and so does every one else and she’d already been to the vet countless times, so of course she’s a dog.

The second occurred today, May 19th - where I was just sitting, thinking and a thought popped into my head… “What if I can’t get pregnant because I only look like a female but inside biologically I’m a male?” - I thought about how crazy that thought was and was like “No, obviously that’s not true because I get my monthly cycle and I’ve already had one baby.”

Anyway, these thoughts are concerning and have only ever occurred after the concussion. They are like weird, paranoid thoughts that both are actually similar… things looking like something but not actually being that…. I’m able to quickly challenge these thoughts and know they’re real and extremely weird and peculiar… but my question is… why would the concussion cause this? Will they ever stop or will they get worse? Especially since the first didn’t occur until weeks after and here I am over a month out and I had a second weird thought.

Please tell me I’m not the only one and that it gets better and they go away…. Or if not… tell me the truth. I know it is from the concussion because they never occurred prior to that. If it helps, my concussion was caused by oxygen deprivation, lack of blood flow to the brain and impact to the back of the head. I know every concussion is different but I can’t be the only one getting weird thoughts…

Basically title. Got bonked on the head. Tested and diagnosed with a concussion. Typically symptoms: memory, speech, mood swings. Except for anxiety- I had it before and now afterwards… it has just gone away? It feels freeing. But at the same time during my recovery I don’t want it to go away.

Ive had my fair share of injuries since 2021, done my knee 4 times, broke my leg, sprained an ankle so bad its been swollen 5 years, but those are nothing compared to the amount of concussions ive copped, My first one was Feb 2021, Second in Feb 2021, by end of 2021 i probably had copped 5, by end of 2023 when i was retired from sports at just 15yo, i had probably copped 15 diagnosed concussions (and who knows how many undiagnosed), then in 2024 I was in a severe car accident in which I sustained a proper TBI, but now, two years later, the symptoms have not improved at all, Headaches so bad i cant sleep some nights, Cant watch TV or look at a computer for a long time, Memory loss, Fatigue, Loss of appetite and severe mental health issues leading to multiple psychiatric admissions,

Im worried I will never get better, That how ive felt for basically 5 years is permanent, Anyone else in my position have any advice for me

I’ve been a heavy hash and marijuana smoker for around 20 years, and I believe it has affected my brain and cognitive abilities over time. I struggle with memory problems, brain fog, difficulty concentrating, and it feels harder to think deeply or process complex thoughts the way I used to.

I’ve stopped/reduced my smoking and now I’m looking for ways to help my brain recover and heal as much as possible. I’ve been reading about peptides and their potential effects on neurogenesis, brain repair, cognition, and recovery.

Are there any peptides that could help restore brain function, improve memory, support neuroplasticity, or help heal damage caused by long-term cannabis/hash use?

I’m especially interested in peptides that may help with:

Memory and focus

Cognitive clarity

Neuroprotection

Brain regeneration or repair

Dopamine or neurotransmitter recovery

If anyone has experience, scientific information, or recommendations, I would really appreciate it.

Hi all, I got two concussions last year and the second one left me quite disabled. However I never had any behavioral issues. It was all just fatigue, horrible head sensations and 24/7 pain, brian fog, autonomic issues, sensory sensitivity. If anything ! was less angry than I was before because I just didn't have the energy.
I still have all those problems, none of it has gone away, but now after a year of living cooked up unable to do anything (for awhile I was entirely bedridden couldn't even talk/walk/eat), 1 am suddenly so triggered and angry all the time. Never at people, and I have no violent instincts. But just at
*situations* Like unjust medical bills. Or our refrigerator breaking. Maybe frustrated is a better word. It makes me want to shout, and scream, and thrash around. I never would, instead | just sit there and chant over and over that I wish I was dead and then sob and blow money on DoorDash that I don't eat and make lots of Reddit posts about random crap. Or if I'm around people I just bottle it up completely.

I remember when I was a kid I was a little like this. I remember one time at age 12 I wailed on the couch for an hour because I came home to discover that someone had drank my chocolate milk that I'd bought specifically to get me through my homework. So like I've definitely never been a chill person. But this feels so much worse. Because I'm still sick, and my body has no energy to get the anger out. I can't run around the block, and can't go into the garage and sing as loud as possible. I can't throw fits like when I was a kid. It's the most horrible feeling in the world and I've never had it this badly even when I was a kid. It makes me want to stop existing, I just can't stand it. Anything but this.

I’m 1 year post concussion and still dealing with vestibular and ocular deficiencies.

Any resources in this community who’s gone through similar that I can talk to about this?

Was hit bad on the head 5 weeks ago and developed neck pain on week 3. Its burning, radiates into my upper traps and feel it in my head. Neck has been stiff, achey, cracks a ton.

No amount of stretching has helped. Muscle relaxers/ibuprofen dont do much.

I havent been to PT yet cause its hard to get it figured out with workers comp (injury from work). Im moving states soon for a new job and worried about this ongoing pain.

(I have a lot of other lingering symptoms too but I think it could be related to neck).

Basically...did you need any further scans and would that be of any importance to pursue? Did PT alone help you?, did self exercises or lifestyle changes help any?

Hi, all. Mostly just checking in because a few minutes ago a friend slammed on their brakes with me in the car and i’m afraid of another concussion (seatbelted, but still, scary)

Anytime something like this happens, i get freaked out to the max. Adrenaline spikes, and a sudden doom feeling and everything that accompanies that.

I don’t know what is enough force to concuss me at this point, but i’m terrified that this is one of those things. Does anyone else experience this? All I know is right now i am terrified 🥲😭

I cannot seem to stay awake. When I am awake for more than 7 hours, I get so exhausted that I fall asleep on my desk. I really need to study for an exam next Wednesday and doctor said I only need to rest 48 hours after my concussion, but I don't know how I am going to study being constantly fatigued.

This might be a long shot but on April 7th i got a mild concussion at work. The reason why I’m on here is that I still get very severe headaches and at work i have a hard time thinking and remembering things. Is this common? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Sometimes also I feel pain where I hit my head too.

I just got a concussion a few days ago and have since been exhausted and not hungry at all. It feels like a chore to eat and don't want to, which is strange because usually i am really hungry. I haven't found this as a main symptom though.

Location: Texas, United States of America

On April, 8th 2025,

My dad and I were tackled and I was sent to jail for 3-4 months facing felony charges (which have been dismissed.)

The officer was off duty and moved on my street and has harassed me multiple times since.
I was the only person who was bloodied up and I was still sent to jail. The guy tackled my dad and I when I had my dad by the arm because he tripped out of the garage and I caught him just before he faceplanted into the driveway.

Nonetheless mine head was crushed under my dad because I was about to let him hit the ground after all the damn work I had just put in.

I blacked out on impact.

Then my other neighbor who ran over saw me I guess squaring up to Joe or something and he tackled me into the smooth stone garage. Hitting my head even harder.
I unblacked out with my legs scissored around the other neighbors neck. All on my own property. Then I relaxed and felt defeated all at the same time to get cuffed and sent to jail for the case to be dropped because my dad started idealizing during the PD. This is beyond upsetting.
I DO NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE POLICE. But the man who tackled my daddy needs to be held accountable at least.

Since getting out it has only caused me working to odds end to still have nothing. I had just graduated with a bachelors degree in November 2024. To which the officer who tackled my dad and I, told me drop out and focus on “real work” roughly Three months before I graduated nearing $60k in student debt. Smart?

My head hurts and it’s getting harder day by day. They didn’t scan my head at the hospital that night and I sat in jail with a swollen head and couldn’t sleep at night for over two months and since have been experiencing vertigo and stuff. I have not had any head imaging done……….I do not mean to be vulgar but my feelings are hurt. My rights have been violated. As well as I cannot get anyone to take me seriously in a legal or lawsuit pursuit. My parents and friends tell me to do something but every one I’ve talked to regarding legal advice has turned me away.

Reddit, where you at!

I have had 2 previous concussions, 1 year ago and then 4 years ago from contact sports.

I was in a grocery store today and walked right into the glass door while trying to exit. I hit my head on the glass door. I was walking at normal pace and wasn’t running or anything but it was noticeable enough that a women asked if I was okay. I didn’t blackout or get dizzy or nauseous. I don’t think I have a headache right now but I’m constantly monitoring changes in how I feel.

Would walking into glass like this cause a concussion? Am I overreacting?

Also I cannot see a doctor because I am in a different country on vacation for 3 weeks.

I fell back and i didn't bump my head but i got whiplash and my head shook bad then for the next 6 days i felt so "different" it happened Saturday, sunday i was ok, monday i went to do a test and i couldn't remember a thing. Completely blanked out. I just felt sad and confused and didn't realize i had a concussion. Everyone in school kept asking if i was ok, and i just said yeah because i didn't have much pain.

Today is day 6, i started feeling better. Better mood no longer as sad. Went to the doctor and he said i had a concussion but since its getting better he was ok. He did a bunch of finger tests and eye test, and said if it gets worse then come back.

I am hoping this concussion is nice ro me and just gets better day by day from here on out lol