Hello everyone,

I've just joined the group but I've been finding useful information here for the last few weeks -- thank goodness as I haven't found any real answers from my doctor or the neurologist that I saw!

So, my situation is the following: I had a minor head injury (CAT scan was clear) after fainting and falling backwards and hitting my head on a wall. Although I had a constant (mild) headache and general pressure in my head afterwards I continued with my life: working, a couple of weekends away, working out, and I was also drinking a fair bit as (unfortunately) I had a lot of parties and social events in the 2-3 weeks directly after my concussion. Because I had an MRI which came back fine and my Dr didn't tell me anything particular (he didn't even tell me to rest) so I ignored the few symptoms that I had and pushed on with my normal life...

However, about a month after the initial concussion, following a week of a lot of work and a weekend of late nights and partying I began to feel extremely tired, then came the nausea, bad headaches, sensitivity to light, dizziness, etc, etc. I went back to the doctor who signed me off work for 2 weeks. I spent 2 weeks resting and avoiding light as much as possible as well as taking a range of vitamins and supplements (including Omega-3). Now back at work I'm taking it easy but my symptoms are still very much there -- plus the insomnia and bad dreams during the little sleep I do get have got even worse to the point that even with strong sleeping pills I'm not getting much rest.

My Dr. cleared me to go back to work saying that I'm now okay, but I'm clearly not and even taking transport to the office (the noise, the light, the movement) makes me feel ill.

I'm scared that because I didn't rest and in fact did extra during the few weeks after my concussion, including drinking much more alcohol than I normally would, (I really wish I had got some good medical advice in the beginning because I would have followed it had I known what I was dealing with!) I may be stuck with these symptoms in the long term, especially the insomnia, and that I may have done some permanent damage. I'm now doing things "right" as much as I can but I fear that it might be too little too late.

Has anyone had a similar experience of delayed concussion symptoms like this and do you have any advice?

Thanks a lot!