dancingcavalier,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. You post sounds like just about every newbies post. Sorry to hear you are struggling so.

Yes, things do get better. Unfortunately, recovering from a concussion is not like most other recoveries. You need to let you brain recover by allowing it to have quiet rest. It also helps to moderate stress levels in all of your daily environments.

Please tell us more about yourself (age, job, living situation), your symptoms and what you have done to try to help you brain recover.

It will help if you read the sticky thread about Vitamins and nutrition in the top panel. It has some good links in addition to the nutritional information.

Since you whacked the side of your head, a side twist to your neck was likely part of your injury. Getting good diagnostics and therapy for neck injuries will be helpful. Often, there are no neck injury symptoms except for maybe some sore to the touch spots behind the ears. Icing will help while you seek care.

Feel free to tell us anything. We have heard it all before so nothing surprises us. Doctors may think you are strange with your complaints but we don't.

My best to you.