Hello All,

I writing about my post concussion syndrome, here is my story….Nov of 2010 I got my concussion it wasn’t my first I had got a few before all playing sports. The symptoms went away about 3 weeks later. Then on Christmas was wrestling around with my brother and the symptoms came back. Went to the ER on New Years Day because of the dizziness and the told me I had vertigo. They gave me some pills and sent me on my way . Well month went by and nothing, finally went to a neuro and he said it was classic PCS ..I had the normal PCS symptoms headaches, dizziness, anxiety , etc… I had the PCS symptoms pretty bad but I just dealt with it. Did what the doctor said rested quite a bit and went to therapy ….well that lasted till early May then felt better 100% better to tell you the truth . So for about a month and a half I felt great like my old self.. So about 2 weeks ago I went to a friends summer home…Had a few beers and got drunk thinking I beat the PCS( yeah I know dumb) well I went to bed about 3am and for some reason woke up about 5:30am. Tossed and turned for a few hours and got up and drove home. Well that night I felt dizzy and really thought nothing of it, lack of sleep I’m thinking. So I went to bed and woke up with my PCS symptoms again. I was like come on really? So I let it go for a little bit thinking it would pass, well it’s a week and a half later and my symptoms have gotten worst. I feel like its Nov all over again, plus I’ve got new symptoms then before. I’m now sensitive to light, never was before , plus the headaches are way more intense . So my question is could the drinking really of done this or is it something else? I know you can have a relapse with PCS but from drinking? And no I don’t need to drink, to tell you the truth I drink maybe once to twice a month and its normally a couple glasses of wine at a restaurant or a few beers watching the game with the guys. Thanks for any help I can get. I went though almost 7 months of hell with this ..... And for all you people thinkin its never going to end it will hang in there I'm proof you can beat it