Iggle24,

I had no history of anxiety before my head injury. When my doctor brought up the idea that I have an "anxiety disorder" it was very insulting to me. I had never had the slightest anxiety about anything in my life and was always a layed-back kind of girl. She prescribed Ativan which I did not take. I decided I'd rather wait for it to pass (which it did). She was very stubborn and refused to admit that my symptoms were from a concussion because the only other case she had only suffered double vision. Now, some people DO benefit from things like anti-depressants during their bout with post-concussion syndrome and it IS helpful for them. It just was not for me. I was unwilling to face what others told me was a "withdrawal" when you come off it.

I think the heart beating harder is because you brain NEEDS more blood and so the heart works harder. Not sure on this, just a hypothesis. This will not be permanent but could persist for a while.

Carmell