Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho

kilgore trout,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. Sorry to hear of your bike wreck.

First, you are very early in your recovery. There is no point is getting anxious when you have plenty of time to get better. What is more important is for you to relax, slow down your life, and be patient. It might be worth taking time off from work or working half days. If you are putting in a full day at work or school or whatever occupies your day, taking breaks during the day should be a priority if you cannot reduce your work load.

For the next two weeks or so, you should be living a very moderated life. Limit your socializing and NO alcohol or other mind altering substances.

Regarding the horror stories on the internet. 85% recover from a concussion within the first 6 weeks. Many more within the next few weeks to months. The scary posts you are reading are from the rest. You may experience an increase in symptoms before you start to recover.

A concussion is a process, not a one moment event. The impact starts a cascade of events including the roller coaster ride of emotions, etc. This is normal and to be expected.

I agree with you about avoiding Paxil. Most concussion trained docs prescribe amitriptyline or nortriptyline in small doses for before bed to help with anxiety, insomnia and headaches. It does not sound like your doc has much concussion training. A CT Scan is not much value unless you have severe symptoms that indicate a risk, severe headaches, loss of motor control, slurring your words, and other basic neurological dysfunctions. If you experience any of these, a CT would be advised.

Read the Vitamins sticky at the top. It has lots of good information, foods to avoid, etc.

You may have suffered a subtle upper neck injury. 80% do. The head bone is connected to the neck bone...... Sleeping and resting with a good head and neck straight posture is advised.

And, take a break about reading everything you find about concussions. Anxiety is not good for recovery.

Please keep in touch. We have heard everything and know what you are going through.

My best to you.