[mezzo17]

I am new here, and come after an interesting 3 months.

In January I was rear-ended by a semi-truck. In addition to having whiplash, after about 3 weeks I was finally diagnosed as having suffered a concussion. I'm not quite sure how they did not notice this for the first 3 weeks as I seemed to have every symptom, but I digress.

Things are slowly starting to improve - my body is moving better for sure. I still notice that it takes me quite a while to recall information to have an intelligent conversation and that I am forgetting things often. However, I've been having a very strange thing happen that I am now starting to wonder if it is linked to the PCS. I am 30 years old and have always been cold, but now I find myself having what I can only term hot flashes. Has anyone else experienced temperature sensitivity such as this following a concussion? I'm going for a CT scan in a week, related to the concussion but not related to these hot flashes as I didn't mention them to my doctor.

[Mark in Idaho]

mezzo,

Welcome to NeuroTalk> Sorry to hear of your injury. Whiplash and concussion often have many overlapping symptoms.

Your hot flashes as you call them may actually be hot flashes. Both injuries can cause a disruption is hormone regulation. It would be worthwhile to get a full hormone panel starting with Thyroid and including sex hormones, etc. Your blood sugar is also worth getting checked. The metabolic disruptions that can follow your injury can be difficult to diagnose.

If you are interested in finding a women's hormone specialist, there is a good referral system at https://www.womensinternational.com/..._referral.html. It is best to avoid hormone replacement that uses the Brand name synthetic hormone look-alikes. There are too many side effects for someone in your condition. It could make it hard to tell what is due to your injury and what is due to the hormone look-alikes.

You will also need a good attorney who specializes in mild Traumatic Brain Injuries. You have suffered an injury that requires very special knowledge to protect your rights.

A CT scan will likely be normal except for maybe a cervical injury. A functional MRI or Diffusion Tensor Image MRI may show some abnormalities.

You will benefit from a few online resources. The TBI Survival Guide atwww.tbiguide.com can be downloaded and printed out. It is very good information.There is a YouTube video series by John Byler called "You Look Great" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Xso...ature=youtu.be. John Byler was rear ended,too. There are 6 segments that take about an hour to watch.

This should get you started. Let us know how else we can help you. There are plenty of people here who understand the symptoms you are experiencing.

My best to you.

[worried_mom]

My son also has hot flashes and cold ones too. (I am always cold) When the rest of the family is fine to warm, he's wearing flannel pants and needs a blanket. The opposite is true too: all winter in the snow, he wore flip flops and sticks his head out the car window bc he's hot. That's our new normal.

Oh, and there's no in between, no just right, only hot or cold.

[EsthersDoll]

I've had a lot of weird temperature changes including hot flashes too. I never had them before the injury I sustained. But my blood panels are within normal ranges according to my wonderful and supportive PCP.

[Hybernating]

Mezzo...

I wonder myself ? At times, along with all the noise, ringing going on in my head
I have severe, throbbing ear pain and at times it is warm, hot feeling that accompys
the pain.

[pandrews]

Originally Posted by mezzo17

I am new here, and come after an interesting 3 months.

In January I was rear-ended by a semi-truck. In addition to having whiplash, after about 3 weeks I was finally diagnosed as having suffered a concussion. I'm not quite sure how they did not notice this for the first 3 weeks as I seemed to have every symptom, but I digress.

Things are slowly starting to improve - my body is moving better for sure. I still notice that it takes me quite a while to recall information to have an intelligent conversation and that I am forgetting things often. However, I've been having a very strange thing happen that I am now starting to wonder if it is linked to the PCS. I am 30 years old and have always been cold, but now I find myself having what I can only term hot flashes. Has anyone else experienced temperature sensitivity such as this following a concussion? I'm going for a CT scan in a week, related to the concussion but not related to these hot flashes as I didn't mention them to my doctor.

I am 62 years old, post menopausal and since my Moderate TBI and PCS since Jan. 2015 MVA I have made progress but remain on disability, however I am researching these "hot flashes" I now have, they are horrible. I found a site that talked about Neuroendocrine disorder after a head injury, this may help you, it did me. Just have to take a lot of cool showers

[Mark in Idaho]

esthersdoll has posted info about hormone assessments. She is not around much anymore but maybe somebody can post a link to her comments. I highly recommend checking out https://www.womensinternational.com/..._referral.html They also have the best prices for bio-identical hormones. My wife has used them for almost 15 years.