Whiplash and TBI symptoms are totally separate. Effects of Whiplash are from muscles spasming and locking to try protect bones from sliding out of alignment. TBI, as someone wrote here, is more from the brain being bruised from impacting with your skull, which affects neurological/nerve functioning. Sorting out whiplash symtoms won't affect your brain function, or lack thereof, other than possibly helping relieve headaches. An MRI can't tell you how long it will take your brain to recover from impact trauma.

I am taking a Herbalife supplement for anxiety called Tang Kuei. It's combined with chamomile and is working nicely. Also Arnica tablets help with internal inflammation. This is my second concussion in 3 months from mountainbiking. The first one I found the Arnica really helped. My second concussion/accident 5weeks ago is much worse as I lost consciousness and am having memory and many other issues. I had forgotten about the Arnica untill today! I am constantly spacey, dizzy or just zoned out!

From what Ive read there is no way to know how long ones TBI symptoms will last for. I've been feeling really anxious because I'm desperate to "get back to normal". But I'm learning there is no way to force that to happen. Every time I go out it takes me 1-2 days to recover. My whole nervous system gets totally overloaded by all the noise and movement. I was supposed to go to a restaurant the other day and ended up having a huge panic attack instead. So now I'm pretty much just staying at home. Its very frustrating but a good lesson in patience! I guess one just has to trust that slowly slowly things will get better. And even if they don't I'm just really thankful that Im still alive!
I had hoped to go back to work next week but am now off for another month. I just can't handle being around and interacting with of lots of people, which my job requires. Its totally exhausting. I don't know what I will do if I'm not ok by Jan as can't take more time off! It helps to know that there are so many people out there struggling with the same stuff though. There are thousands of us. You are not alone!