Originally Posted by Mrico2

Hi Javier,

Once the occipital neuralgia was gone and my vision was back to normal I could half way function and returned to work part time. I was actually in my office resting every other hour. And yes, I'd say mental fatigue was the main symptom that remained. What I was told is that it was caused by lingering anxiety from mild PTSD and my vestibular problems which made my brain feel like I was always falling a bit even though I did not notice any balance issues.

I don't think I had much in the way of headaches, but it took a while for the occipital neuralgia to fully resolve - probably 4-5 months before I was totally off of the pain cream I was applying to the affected areas (where it hurt on my head) and my regular dosage of etodolac and Tylenol. After that I don't think I had headaches associated with the concussion. And the pain cream that I got at Hopkins was diagnostic. Once I applied it, the headache went away miraculously - for a bit. That told them that it was very likely occipital neuralgia and that the injections would probably help.

Hope this helps!