Wildcard, your symptons are just about the same as mine other than the dislexia. (spelling?) What interests me the most about yours is what you said about the base of your skull. I have the feeling there that when I am extra tired and not the just tired feeling, my skull feels like it is not attached to the very top of my spine. I have asked and asked about it. Like you, nothing showed up in the MRI. My blood pressure is also high and I have to now take pills for it. 2 years ago I was rushed to hopsital with a hypertensive crisis 230/190 - the pain in my head was absolutely unbearable fortunately I didn't have a stroke as was expected! Pre accident I didn't have any signs of high blood pressure. I don't know if there is any link. I also feel that I know more about PCS than my GP - even though he had it at med school. I note that the insurers psychologist has actually criticised me for studying up PCS - but it we didn't ourselves who would! The accident that caused this for me was in 2001 and was very minor. Since then I have re injured about 4 times, the latest being 3 weeks ago - the last brought back the worst headaches and memory problems. The headaches have got better and are mainly when I let myself get too tired. The key is not to get too tired.

I think that is the key too. My headaches are worst when I am stressed or tired so I always try to get enough sleep.

Mint, do you find that if your night's sleep is interrupted it can ruin your next day and in some cases the next few days. I notice that if I am too tired going to bed I can't sleep that night (just like a grizzly todler) and then the next day is a mess and then it takes a couple of days to catch up. I had eye surgery the other day and was given vallium - great sleep that night!!!! I can't control the icons - can't put them where I want to and now I can't get rid of the jolly thing!!! It was a grin to go after the vallium!

@Lucy

Yes, usually if I have had a bad night's sleep then the next day I feel terrible. Very sleepy, headache and generally not alert, although this has happened after a few days of good sleep too.

I've had what I believe to be PCS for 22 years now. I haven't been clinically diagnosed with PCS but here are my symptoms after suffering a severe concussion / seizure disorder when I was about 10 years old.

- Headaches (constant dull pain)
- Fuzzy thought (but I get by)
- Memory problems (I'd tell you what they were, but I can't remember. )
- Depression (difficulty being happy at or feeling good, if I am happy it doesn't last longer than an hour.)
- EASILY Irritable (my girlfriend can attest to this)
- Dizzy (well it's kind of dizzy.. It's like I can't see straight/focus)
- Trouble concentrating (I can't even focus on conversations many times)

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someone here also mentioned difficulty forming sentences or speaking sometimes. I also have that problem that may be related to PCS.

A more complete analysis of my condition is below, which I have pasted from my first post here.

I wasn't diagnosed that long ago, probably mid-May, early July. But with having 3-4 head injuries in my life, the doctor said I should have probably had it checked earlier. Go figure... lol But, my family is helping me cope with it because I can't seem to get it around my head that I can't be rude to them lol

March 2009
April '09
July '09
September '09
December '09
January '10
January '10
July '11
Those are the dates of my concussions.

Headache
Dizziness
Light Sensitivity
Sound Sensitivity
Irritability and Anger
Concentration Problems
Trouble Following Conversations or Written Stories etc...
Constant fatigue
Pressure in my head
Heat and Cold Sensitivity
Listlessness
Trouble Translating what I hear into something that makes sense
Clumsiness
Dullness of Thought
Any Heart-rate increase = more of the above (therefore no exercise)
etc...

Anyways, speaking of fatigue, I need to try to aggressively fight it by making ZZZZZ's
Good Luck!
God Bless!
Margarite