Need advice - very bad headache after fall

Hi. I haven't posted anything on this site in a while. Life got busy with a full time job. Can I please ask anyone if they've ever dealt with similar symptoms as me? I don't know what to do, & I would appreciate any & all feedback.

To make a long story short, I tripped while carrying a large load of clothes up the steps. I fell backward and tumbled down about 15 steep steps, & my head then crashed into the front door. I remember my dog barking, but I think I may have very briefly been knocked out. My head began hurting right away, but I had to get back up & keep working. I took some headache medication and continue with my work.

I was evicted from my apartment yesterday and had to pack and move everything quick. I can't describe how stressful everything is.

Anyway I woke up this morning really nauseated & the headache is much worse. I just started throwing up. I don't know what to do. I don't know if my symptoms are due to the extreme stress or the fall.

I really do not want to go to the ER. So I want to ask if anyone has any suggestions on what I can do to help my bad headache. I've taken zofran, fioricet, & oral Toradol. But it is not helping.

Thanks in advance for your feedback. All of you are in my thoughts & prayers.

You REALLY need to go to the ER now...I would not keep trying to take any more of your medication as it could sedate you. Head injuries are very serious and the fact that you blacked out and now are getting nauseous is a huge red flag.

Please go to the ER and let them check you out and then you can go from there.

I had an accident on my bike when I was a kid..We didn't wear helmets back then....My mom was already in the hospital recovering from her back surgery. I blacked out as well and had the same symptoms you are describing a day later. They took me to the ER and I wound up in the ICU for a few days with a concussion and swelling in the brain.

I am not one to use the ER for just anything but this is the type of thing that needs immediate attention so they can run the appropriate tests.

Please go and then update us when you can..

Post Edited (Snowbunny21) : 1/23/2013 6:19:54 PM (GMT-7)

Oh bless your heart. As others have said, get to ER asap. Some things cannot just wait to get better. I will keep watching to see how you are........bless you....hugs.Cathy

i agree...15 steps and a hit on the head is very bad with your symptoms. brain swelling can be fatal. please hit the ER to double check.....pal pete