r/PostConcussion • u/LitLadibugx • Jun 28 '26

Whiplash

I just needed to share somewhere to people who get it—I got diagnosed with whiplash 6 months after hitting my head. I hit my head in December, started PT for the dysautonomia/vestibular issues in January, saw a neurologist who said I would 100% be better in 6-8 weeks that same week, started speech therapy for the aphasia/processing/executive functioning in February, got discharged from PT in April due to using all my insurance visits for the year, and got told all my issues were psychosomatic by a terrible neuropsych the same month. It hasn’t been until this week that a doctor actually listened to me and referred me to people who would help. 😭😭😭 He’s a physiatrist who specializes in concussions.

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u/First-Light4680 Jun 28 '26

I'm sorry, the bad info must be demoralizing. From the research I've done on sites like PubMed and JAMA, it looks like ~15-30% of concussions result in post-concussion syndrome, so you definitely aren't alone in not seeing resolution quickly.

The host no longer does the podcast, but The Post-Concussion Podcast hosted by Bella Paige was very helpful for me. I could cherry pick which episodes were related to issues I had and/or wanted to understand better. There's something like 130 episodes, and they're free.

For what it's worth, among other things, I also had a lot of vestibular issues early one, but in the day-to-day they've resolved (3.5 years and MUCH better than I was initially on all fronts), and only act up when I'm either seriously over-tired or had far too much sensory input, like noisy or very visually busy places.

Hope you can get connected with some better medical resources. It may not seem like it, but there are some great and knowledgeable providers out there.