I had my fall about 2 weeks ago now, and I still have a pretty bad stutter. I'm just becoming pretty self conscious about it, and I'm not sure what a typical duration is or if this is a long-term thing. Any insight would be great!
Hi all, I’m almost to my 4th week post concussion after spiking my head on a cabinet edge and causing some bleeding. I’d started to see vestibular specialist and I’m actively working on the activities for gaze focus and tracking. My question for the sub is around driving cars. Ive been able to drive some short distances with varying success. I just tried to do a little day trip with the girlfriend this weekend that required me to get on a highway and my eyes and brain made me pay for it. Was easily a 5/10 symptom inducing event. Has anyone found any success with driving during recovery? Should I totally avoid it for a little while till I see much less symptom uptick?
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some honest opinions or medical insight.
When I was 13 (April 2024), I got into a fight and was knocked out. I hit the back of my head pretty hard (against a heater). I didn’t call an ambulance and I didn’t get checked by a doctor at the time.
A few days after, I felt “off” and like the world was kind of weird/unreal for a bit. About a year later, I started getting migraines with visual aura.
Around the same period, I also had a big growth spurt. I went from about (5,6)164–171 (5,7) cm to around 186 (6,1) cm within 1–2 years.
My doctor recently told me everything looks normal, but I still keep wondering:
Is it even possible that a head injury or concussion could affect growth (like through the pituitary gland/hormones)?
Or is it much more likely that this was just normal puberty timing and coincidence?
Also, could not getting checked right after the injury cause any long-term issues?
I’d really appreciate any insights or similar experiences. Thanks 🙏
I bonked my head on a metal ramp. The initial hit caused a laceration and a large welt to form, I sat down and then stood back up and blacked out for maybe 20 seconds. Medics checked me out and said pupils were fine and I seemed in right state of mind. I’ve iced it and it’s gone down a lot.
I feel a bit foggy and head achey, but maybe from the ice. Do I need to go to the ER… my mom is convinced I do, my Dad says to “eat a snow cone and brush it off”
Thank you very much for clicking, I hope you're doing well.
To preface: 2 days before this happened, I had 2 minor flare ups due to me spiking my heart rate too high at the gym, and going all out on the buffalo treadmill test. I've gotten both flare ups from tapping my chin and anxiety/stress induced ones in the past.
My concussion happened on Oct 9 2025, I have PCS. On Mar 2 2026 I was doing incline bench, and when I leaned back I bumped the upper back part of my head on the bench. I thought I had abit more room till my head was at the bench but I guess I didn't, I just felt fine from it, then when I moved to a different exercise I was thinking about it and wondering if I should be worried about it.
Later that night I was laying down beside my partner we each have our own pillows and we also have a long body pillow ontop of our top of our 2 pillows. I'm laying on my back in between them (so my head is on my pillow, and the body pillow is on my face), and my partner is propped up on her pillow and the body pillow, when she's done reading she pulls the body pillow to try and put it in between us, but essentially pulls it across my face hard, hitting the side of my head. I felt really worried and upset about it.
The next 5 days or so I was feeling significantly worse, if my concussion was 8/10 this would be a 7/10 but for sure the worst flare up I've had. I had a bad headache, my whole scalp felt like it was burning, issues stumbling over words, screen time tolerance went down alot, my vision was worse (my vision has been in and out since the concussion but it was definitely worse post these incidents) and I now have alittle of visual snow. It took me about 4-5 weeks to come to a new baseline with some of these symptoms only lasting a couple weeks and others staying longer, my baseline is worse off than before these incidents took place. I was really and anxious and stressed about this for about 6 weeks.
I asked my sports med doctor and my concussion physio about it and they both said I didn't sustain another concussion, although the discussion was highly focused on the incidents and now how bad I felt. My neruo optometrist said it's possible to get visual snow without another concussion, but wasn't sure if I sustained another one.
I can attach my day to day notes on symptoms and how I felt if that'd help too.
Thank you so much for any input you have, if I'm tweaking please tell me but I'm genuinely concerned
I was playing lacrosse back in february and got hit in the head, initial concussion was fairly mild, but a few days later i hit my head in the bathroom. When i thought i had fully recovered i went back to playing lacrosse about 2 weeks later, and i threw up a bunch. I waited a few more weeks and went skiing, and i felt the headache coming. I have had a migraine for about A month or so. I would really love to get feeling better before summer so i can do fun stuff. Tips? Also i continued to use adderall up until about 2 weeks ago. Not sure if that makes a difference.
Long story short I fell out of the short on Sunday and whacked my head really bad. On Wednesday I went to the er cause it was really hard to sleep and they confirmed I had a mild concussion. I was feeling much better today and was going into the shower when I lightly hit the back of my head on the shower rod.
Is this something I should worry about. I know the protocol is wait 4-6 hours to see if symptoms get worse but I’m afraid I could have done irreversible damage. Any advice would be great thank you
got a concussion in january and im still seeing so many doctors and specialists all through the summer my head hurts all the time. I've always wanted to do a PhD and be an academic/scientist, but I keep getting rejected from programs now. I'm not stupi d I have a Master's and a Fulbright but It just feels like I'll never be able to do what I wanted in life anymore and im sad. Is there any hope do i just be a brain damaged chud for the rest of my life and give up
How did ubrevly work for you? Nurtec doesn’t work for me, only lessens the pain but I have severe 24/7 migraines from waking, maybeeee also compounded from the fact tha Dec I started waking up with migraines and starting to wake up during the night and my neurologist said sleep disruption can cause migraines… due to Amitryptaline and dry mouth but I’m dosing off of it now that I just got ajovy last week however neuro also said it takes 3-6 times for it to work (monthly injection )
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About an hour I was locking my bike and didn't see a metal sign hung really low maybe 5 feet and ended up hitting it on the front/top of my forehead. Hit it kinda walking/getting up.
I didn't even see it, but then when I hit it, thought what a dumb height for a sign
Anyway, I didn't have stars or anything like losing conscious no broken skin either, just kinda hit it and my hat fell off. No visible bruise, I might just be anxious. But it did definitely hurt...
Does this warrant ER trip? I am living alone if that matters, I wanted to go enjoy my day, but a little nervous if this was enough to cause a concussion? Should I immediately go to the ER?
No history of concussions
A little nauseous, but unsure if it's cause I'm a little anxious?
A few days ago i hit my head really hard on a sharp metal under a school table. I know what you’re thinking wtf was i doing under a table point is it was bleeding only a little though but I’m not sure because the next day someone told me there was dried blood at the area only a little though, but on the day in which i hit my head i had showered.
The next day after hitting my head my mom, for the first time in years brought me to the clinic and i had a tetanus shot in case it was rusty but my mom says it was over 24 hours so she doesn’t think it will take much effect. The doctor gave me pain killers but it doesn’t really work. I didn’t tell them i was bleeding or that my world is shaking in my eyes from nausea and i slurred my words more, felt weak, had more trouble remembering, sleeping, discovering new ways my head can hurt, and instances where my vision loses color, usually no more than 2 seconds though, and also i felt like I didn’t have control of my body and like i would be walking and feel like I’m falling (what i am seeing) but I’m not. Cry for no reason at all, and so on.
I skipped school again today and lied saying i was really dizzy so i could study for a test, ended up going to the clinic again but my headache and dizziness was coming back so i guess it was at the right time, the pain changes like ever second. Like controlling the volume on your phone, it goes 1%, 2%…making its way to 100% in not so long of a time then goes down one number at a time again, and the pain is also pulsing. This time though, the doctor diagnosed me with a migraine and gave me cough drops, medication for dizziness and migraine medications. I’m sure I’m fine but i have a test and i just wanna know I’m fine (I didn’t end up getting to study because the whole school hour i was at the clinic.)
I had a gun kick back into my face and chip a tooth. It 100% hit my mouth. I went to an UrgentCare on 4/21 and they told me i had a “possible” mild concussion. I know for a fact i did get a concussion because i saw bright white for around 25 seconds. Im debating going back in just because they seemed rushed to get me out because i came in 30 minutes before they closed.
I’ve been feeling a little drowsy, a very slight headache. And have worse brainfog than i normally do (I work around jet fuel). Should i go back and get a scan/evaluation done under different staff or am i okay?
Im fully capable of driving myself places, doing most things i normally do without issue. Just curious