Can I Study?
 

6 months of PCS, i only have mild headache,dizziness.. I can exercise, i can jog for 20 minutes. However, i still having the symptoms of headache and dizziness, especially after i have been studying for a long period of time

I think you have answered your own question. If studying causes a return of symptoms, then you need to shorten the study periods. I hope you are not studying rocket science.

Taking breaks during your study periods will help.

Look up the Pomodoro technique. In other words, take 1-2 breaks per hour totaling maybe 15-20 minutes per hour. I do a simple 45/15 split when I can. I use a timer app on my phone.

You can test yourself on an hour per day with a free online course. Try MIT open courseware. You can gradually increase your study hours per day, but do not skip breaks.

I just restarted school myself... it's been a mess. If not for breaks I'd be toast.

Do not miss sleep. Do not miss sleep. DO NOT MISS ANY SLEEP.

More often than not in last week or so I have not been able to have a nap/rest period between work and duties.

As Soak said: bad idea.

I study and write, with a plan that lets you get physical/mental rest you will be fine. Go for it! Just remember to stop before you are fatigued, and to make sure pressures of expectation or commited hours to one place are not too great. (I work from home.)

Thanks for the useful advice! As i'm reading my books on an Ipad, so i'm just thinking if it is over-studying that causes the headache,or reading an electronic device.

Hello theaceet,

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

Apart from the fact that reading on a computer for long periods of time could be the cause of your headaches, I was also wondering if you wear glasses or contact lenses and if you have had your eyes tested recently or ever?

Hi, I'm wearing glasses and i had tested it 3 months after my concussion, soo i think it should be fine :)

Im also returning to school. Only taking one class (Biology of fungi wooo!) but I find it difficult to study. I have been doing multiple breaks an hour and I try to study from either the textbook or hand written notes since that is easier on my brain than reading on a computer.

Oh, regarding pcs and using computers: look up something called bi-nasal occlusion. You put tape on your glasses basically. It's helped me a lot, my OT told me about it. I can't use a computer without it for more than an hour or so.

She also recommends a weighted pressure vest, but I've only tried it for a day or two. It helps you to focus, but you will stand out a lot, which is socially awkward. I don't know. I will maybe try it again...

Neither is a miracle fix, but the binasal thing especially does make a noticeable difference. It doesn't make you feel good but makes it take longer for you to feel bad.