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Concussion......

Ok, I hit my head today on a bookshelf and feel incredibly ill now, ie bad headache and feeling sick.

Anyone got any ideas of how long it takes to pass and what I can take to help shift the annoyance of this?

Thanks

Reply 1

yazoo

u soposed to give it i think 24 or 48 hours, i hot my head in a tunnel against a pole..strange storry. BUt it was so sore- I chewed gum for abit!

Reply 2

username94219

Thanks!

Reply 3

yellow96

I'm probably talking ****, but I don't think you're meant to sleep if you're concussed. Maybe that's only if you start to feel sleepy straight away though.

I realise that's not helpful at all.

Reply 4

herbal bug

I think you should call up NHS direct or someone, just to be sure. Also yeah, I dont think you're meant to sleep for about 5 hours afterwards. dont trust me wholey on this mind.

Reply 5

pixiepeep

When I had concussion (not the last time the time before - tad accident prone me!) the doctor just recommended not sleeping until I stopped feeling like I was going to be sick - if you're just feeling a bit ill and nauseous but not like you're actually about to throw up you should be fine to go to sleep for a while.

Meanwhile take some paracetamol for the headache and keep drinking water.

Reply 6

Fluent in Lies

If you have symptoms (such as your headache and nausea) after a blow to the head you really ought to see your doctor I thought.

Reply 7

tsrrocks

Thelfo

I'm probably talking ****, but I don't think you're meant to sleep if you're concussed. Maybe that's only if you start to feel sleepy straight away though.

I realise that's not helpful at all.

Yes that probably is true actually. I got concussed and went to bed after 4 hours and when I woke up I still felt the same!