I put this in the new member section then realised it should probably have gone here, I'm not too with it a the moment!


Hi everyone,

Have been reading the advice on here so thought it would be a good idea to join and introduce myself

Am dealing with PCS symptoms a month after getting concussion. I managed to bang my head on a low ceiling at home (yes, it is a little embarrassing to admit this..!).

It's been difficult but today I am back at work on reduced hours and this feels like a major achievement. I'm really hoping this doesn't set me back as I seem to have almost-good days followed by extra bad ones....

Anyway, I have a question...

There seems to be some opinion out there (on the web) that there are pre-disposing psychological factors as to whether or not people get PCS, i.e. stress, tendency to depression etc. What do people think about this? When I first read it I was not impressed as I thought there is no way that something that feels this physically bad can have 'psychological' factors as part of its cause but thinking about this now I do fit the profile if I'm honest....And maybe this is one of those 'wake up' calls.....

I also found that GP's here seem to have little or no knowledge at all about PCS. At one point I was told that my CT scan was fine so I probably have a virus, how crazy is that?! Have people found much knowledge out there about PCS when trying to get help?

Jane