# I (might have) got a concussion.........from shaking my head too hard **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629 "2018-01-28T01:31:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/1 "2018-01-28T01:31:24Z")
In what would be one of the most ridiculous concussions (if it really is one,) I shook my head too hard and suddenly yesterday and then got nausea, a headache, a whatnot. The headache lasted for around 10 hours. IF it’s a concussion (I haven’t seen a doctor,) it’s pretty mild but ridiculous. No amnesia, no vomiting, etc. Time I broke that bad habit of swiveling my head around super quickly to look at something or answer something. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/2 "2018-01-28T01:42:56Z")
Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/3 "2018-01-28T01:44:56Z")
Are you sure it isn’t the rabies finally coming in? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/4 "2018-01-28T01:50:45Z")
It’s Lupus. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/5 "2018-01-28T01:55:52Z")
It might be a tumor. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/6 "2018-01-28T04:36:10Z")
It’s not a too-mah! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/7 "2018-01-28T04:46:03Z")
That’s a pretty forceful head shake. You should get looked at, by a doctor. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/8 "2018-01-28T04:54:37Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > In what would be one of the most ridiculous concussions (if it really is one,) I shook my head too hard and suddenly yesterday and then got nausea, a headache, a whatnot. The headache lasted for around 10 hours. Yep, it can and has happened. The brain injury part actually comes from your brain striking the inside of your skull, which has a rather rough surface in many places. Similar types of injury are seen in whiplash patients as well as things like shaken baby syndrome. It’s actually nothing to joke about. ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/9 "2018-01-28T12:02:21Z")
I think I did the same thing the last time I saw Trump speaking. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/10 "2018-01-28T12:13:44Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > …I shook my head too hard and suddenly yesterday and then got nausea, a headache, a whatnot. From my understanding, whatnot’s require immediate medical intervention. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/11 "2018-01-28T12:15:03Z")
I had the same experience after a Modest Mouse concert 5 or so years ago. A dull headache for the entire next day that felt somewhat different from other headaches I’d experiences, feeling a bit like something was detached in my brain. I got better. Oh, and Username/OP combo! ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/12 "2018-01-28T13:46:21Z")
> [@Asylum](#): > > I think I did the same thing the last time I saw Trump speaking. Metallica, damn near killed me in the early 80’s. The old headbanger’s whiplash.😃 ---
**Author:** ![SeniorCitizen007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-have-got-a-concussion-from-shaking-my-head-too-hard/807629/13 "2018-01-28T20:45:27Z")
It could be something as simple as a Tension headache. Soaking in an Epsom salts bath (1 kg) helps. Aspirin (1000 mg) usually relieves the acute symptoms.