Originally Posted by courtney.w

Friends,

I just got home from my visit with my pcp regarding my headaches and my incident yesterday where I saw stars.

My doctor was pretty clear that my symptoms could easily be from my concussion or they could have been a migraine. I told her I have never had a migraine in my life (that I know of... I have had some pretty terrible tension headaches, but nothing where I saw stars, had nausea, etc until yesterday).

I never got a definite diagnosis of having a concussion three weeks ago because today was my first doctor visit since then. I don't make much money right now and my insurance is horrible... in fact I didn't have insurance at all when it happened, and what I have now is a cheap, catastrophic plan to tide me over until I can afford real insurance. However, I am fairly confident that I did have a concussion, based on the fact that I remember very little from after the head injury, the next day I felt very groggy, fatigued, and had a headache from hell (think like a hangover times ten), and since then I have had off and on headaches, particularly when I get tired, which happens more easily than before.

Is it possible that the concussion could have triggered a migraine problem? Or is it more likely that my post-concussion symptoms are just mimicking migraines? On some level, does it even matter which it is, if my main objective is treating the symptoms?