Friends,

I'm sorry that I'm blowing up the boards here, but everyone here seems to be such a wealth of sound advice and knowledge that I'm almost more comfortable coming here for information than I am going anywhere else at this point LOL.

On Monday, I had what I think of as my first real migraine since my concussion. The pain was bad enough that I would have laid down in a dark room and stayed there for hours if I had not been at work when it hit. I also saw stars and spots... it was like everything around me shimmered. Since then, I have had a dull headache that seems to improve temporarily with rest and pain medicine, but it never seems to fully go away. I made the mistake of trying to exercise Tuesday evening, and I learned very quickly that I was pushing myself too hard too soon. Last week I was able to do my normal workouts with no exacerbation of headaches, but Tuesday night the pain was magnified about ten times while I was on an elliptical.

The thing is, I have lost half of my body weight from my highest point in the last year and a half, and I am terrified that I'll gain weight back if I stay away from my workouts for too long. I'm already fluffing back out a little from trying to go easier on myself in the three weeks since the concussion, and I have real anxiety about sliding too much further backwards.

I guess my question is: if you suffer from migraines post-concussion, how long do you normally wait before resuming physical activity? I don't want to make things worse by going too hard too soon again, especially since that dull ache still hasn't left me, but I don't want to keep going without my exercise either.

Thanks as always!