Hi, I am 23 and 3.5 months ago, a metal rod fell down on the back of my head from maybe 4ft while I was lying face down. I did not lose consciousness and had no memory loss or anything, only some headache at the back of my head.
On the way home I started paranoidly googling what region of the brain it was and if the hit could have an impact on my brain capacity, etc.
During the next days my headache didn't get better and I had a constant feeling of dizziness, so I went to the doctor. He said it is probably only a bruise and told me to put some ice on it and wait a few more days.
At home I continued googling and diagnosed myself with a concussion. So I continued doing research to find out what the worst possible outcome could be and stumbled accross PCS.
My symptoms didn't get better so I went to the doctor again, who only advised me to wait some more. At the next visit he sent me to an otologist to check my vestibular system, but nothing was diagnosed. So I was sent off to a neurologist. Then i got an MRI of the brain, which turned out to be fine.
2 months after the accident, the neurologist started giving me amitriptylin and told me it's all a psychological problem and my brain and in fact everything else is totally fine. The doctor also got me an MRI of the cervical spine, which also turned out to be fine.
I started taking the amitryptilin and went on holiday, which turned out to be great and my symptoms were gone. However, I was constantly tired and fuzzy-brained due to the amitryptilin.
When I came back I had to study for exams so I stopped taking it (I am a very ambitious and high achieving student). Then my symptoms (headaches, dizziness) came back and I started to feel depressive and felt totally helpless and did bad in the exams.
So at the moment I am not taking anything and I am getting headaches and nausea every evening. When I am in a car or a train I also immediately get nausea, which was nit the case before the accident. I have no idea what to do since all my doctors tell me everything is fine and I just have to get my mind off of it and carry on. They advise not to rest, but instead to get active.
Personally I feel that I have lost every bit of quality in my life and feel totally helpless.