I am unsure of how bad your symptoms are, however before my accident I was an avid runner/racer. In my experience and no matter how hard I try, I cannot push through these symptoms. Inevitably, the more I try to do, the worse I feel. As a long distance runner, I have acquired the skill of learning how to ignore or push through pain, however I am unfortunately realizing that for me it's not possible with the symptoms of PCS. I am treating this like any other injury in that I would rather take a break now and be out temporarily, rather than indefinitely.Good luck to you :)

Thanks for the response, Penny. I must count myself lucky then, although I certainly wouldn't say my symptoms are "good." I've had PCS for a month and a half. My problems have been mostly cognitive (difficulty reading/writing/communicating, and my brain feels like it's getting squeezed anytime I'm under stress, but when I'm relaxed, I mostly feel ok, although definitely not myself and still very out of it).

A few weeks ago, I started doing some light jogging, and it seemed to help. But after a few days, I pushed it too hard, and that evening I had a full return of symptoms (confusion, difficulty communicating, pressure in my head). So I totally freaked out, and decided to quit jogging. However, in the back of my mind, I couldn't shake the realization that jogging had seemed to be helping until I pushed it too far (which, in that case, meant jogging for a full 25 minutes).

I jogged for 25 mins again on Monday, and then 25 mins yesterday and today. The past two evenings, I've had a similar return of symptoms, although not to the same degree, but then I feel fine in the morning. Right now I feel a little better, thinking more clearly, and I'm able to type this easily.

I just wonder if the return of symptoms is some sort of boogeyman, and not a real setback. I'm going to keep going with my jogging routine, because I feel much better, and seem to experience an overall reduction in symptoms after I jog for a few hours at least.

I'm sorry to hear that you are unable to jog. What symptoms are you experiencing while you are jogging? I know most people are getting headaches, but I haven't had that as a symptom of PCS, for some bizarre, and fortunate, reason.

Sleepy,

Actually, you are just now entering the time where your condition would be called PCS. Otherwise, you are still just recovering from a concussion. 85% of concussions resolve by 6 weeks. Those that don't are considered to have PCS.

I have a challenge for you. Take your next jog with foam ear plugs in. You will hear the trauma the impact of each foot plant makes. A delayed onset of symptoms after the jog is quite likely due to the jog.