It starts on monday.

Well in your case the car drive wasn't that rough I guess? You said at least that you are able to do some things. I'm down since tuesday, have to stay in bed the whole day. I also feel like in the first days after my concussion. It's quite amaizing that everyday stuff like car or bus drives have such an effect. At least in my case i would say the bus was just shaking for a few seconds, it did not hit a real pothole that would cause the passangers to lift. Let's hope it's no new concussion.

The ride was pretty rough with a lot of potholes, it just didn't affect me as much as other events have. I was in bed Friday evening after the restaurant through Wed.

I doubt it was a concussion. Can you think of any things that might be causing the symptoms to flare up again? Like you said it was only for a few seconds. It's hard to believe it would have such a dramatic effect.

Good luck with the semester! I know how much anxiety it can cause. Have you thought about taking another semester off because of your increased symptoms? It might not be the worst idea. I know that I tried to push myself too hard this semester and am going to have to withdraw and lose some tuition.

Can you describe the feeling you get upon potholes? All this gets better with time don't worry. I am recovering from this symptom too. Take fish oil and curcumin suppliment. It reduces the inflammation if that's the cause of it.I think possible causes can be neck or inner ear for this sensitivity? Any thoughts? Do you think potholes can damage the recovering brain? I doubt . it can at the most irritate some nerve or inflammation in my opinion .thoughts ?

Also eat a lot of blueberries. I think it helped with my fatigue and brain fog big time

The potholes cause a feeling of dizziness after and then a wave of emotions like confusion, then anger and anxiety.

It's funny I take all the things you mentioned. Maybe we are doing something right! Curcumin, Omega-3's (High DHA and EPA content), blueberries. I can't really tell if they are helping that much, but I continue to take them in hopes of getting better. These are said to reduce inflammation so it makes sense to keep taking them to hopefully reduce inflammation of nerve tissue.

I doubt that the potholes damage the brain but I do think they can prevent healing. The problem is we need to get places and just have to suck it up for now I guess.

I definitely have neck sensitivity. It doesn't help that I've had to shovel a lot of snow this winter which I'm sure has been the reason for a lot of my continuing problems. This puts tremendous strain on the neck muscles.

I think we should just let mother nature take care of our injuries and heal them. Our necks will heal with right posture and regular icing as Mark in Idaho says. Chiropractors can be pretty harsh so I avoid them and don't want to take any risks. At least we can give it some time maybe 6-7 months before thinking about the next step
There is a renowned herb called ashwagandha (Indian ginseng) for stress and depression. It has worked miraculously for millions all over the world. Best alternative to drugs without side effects in my opinion. It calms the mind and makes us more adaptive to the situation. You will easily get it on amazon if your interested but take an opinion of some holistic doctor. Its claimed that it even helps regenerate brain cells and i think one study was conducted regarding this in varanasi, india.

Good luck

I've heard of it and done some research on it. I was definitely interested in getting some just didn't know what brand and all the usual questions. Are you taking it now?

Yea I take it. Few of the good brands are Himalaya, planet ayurveda and organic India

Well I'm sure it was the bus ride. The same thing happened to me in late january. Back then I didn't know why i suddenly felt that bad(I first thought it were the twitches). The shake only occured for about 10-15 seconds i would say. honestly i dont know how much my head absorbed of it. I will go to that spot and record it, from the outside, maybe to undersand the situation better.

About the concussion concern - No one can tell if this would be sufficient for a new concussion. If yes, it would be probably the most ridiculous thing ever. I would mean that my brain cells are too fragile for everyday life. And all that 3 months after the initual injury. The only thing i know is that excactly the same symptoms occur like right after the concussion(especially extreme fatigueness, even after 11 hours of sleep and deep (belly) breathing) - speaks for a new brain injury.

I planned to start studying again, because I felt pretty good. At the moment
I absolutely don't know where my standpoint is. 4 days passed - no improvement

I was thinking about a vertebra issue or PTSD. Both seems unlikely to me.

One week is over now and I'm still unable to get up. Knowing now that this incident resulted in a major setback makes me sad and really frustrated. 3 months for nothing, it feels like I start at square 1 again. I'm still searching for an explanation. Everyone tells you to not hit your head again. That's it. Nobody says be careful with any physical influence, also everyday phenonemons.

Writing this post costs me enough energy to be done for the day.

Hang in there Griffin,

I'm sure it will get better with time. I'm sure you are doing this but remember to keep stress to a minimum and try to keep positive thoughts in your head. This is very difficult as I myself wonder if I will ever get better.


All we can do is keep pushing and taking every day as it comes. I know if you continue to fight you will feel better soon enough. Just don't give up on the basics like nutrition and sleep hygeine.