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jam124
jam124

Ive been referred to CFS after 6 months of various symptoms. I wondered if anyone has problems when looking at a computer screen. Ive been back at work full time for a couple of months but I still get headaches and dizziness after I look at a computer screen for a few hours. Unfortunately, my work means im looking at a computer a lot. Ive had my eyes checked out - i use VDU glasses but the dizziness and headaches continue. Its not a symptom ive seen mentioned before.

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  • sally_14743
    sally_14743 jam124

    Posted

    Hi it's one of the main symptoms. Headaches sometimes continuously . Dizziness is a sign you are over doing it. 

    Dizziness generally occurs when you've just pushed yourself more than you should .

    it can be continious if you relapse.

    so may not be the screen. Just the length of time you are working using it. 

    Any chance of part time might be worth exploring as if you keep pushing yourself ignoring these warning signs you could relapse . Then it can be impossible to work at all. 

    Sorry to be so straight but you are in a position to avoid it .

    hindsight great but it's too late then to undo damage ...

    • jam124
      jam124 sally_14743

      Posted

      Hi Sally, thanks for your reply. Thats interesting, i had a graded return to work doing mornings for a month or two and it did improve. I am trying to take regular breaks and i will talk to my employer as you suggest .

      James

    • sally_14743
      sally_14743 jam124

      Posted

      My hubby has CFS and is unable to work but is recovering with an occupational therapist from m.e. Clinic. He is volunteering two mornings a week and one morning after 2 hours he became dizzy and felt really awful. She explained its a warning sign . So to try and finish before that happens . But just because one day you could only do 2 hours doesn't mean on other day you can't do 3 or 1. It's about stopping when you can say I'm glad I stopped then because I feel ok. Not I should of stopped earlier ...

      even if you have to say I should of stopped earlier it should be because I would of enjoyed it instead of feeling awful. Learning and being positive about stopping or pacing etc ... Hope that helps ..

    • jam124
      jam124 sally_14743

      Posted

      thanks Sally that makes sense and does help. I hope your husband's recovery goes well.

      Im due to have a meeting with my manager next week and have an appointment with the local CFS service in a couple of weeks. It does feel like ive had a lot of time off..but as you say altering my hours may mean im able to still come to work.

  • lefteris54687
    lefteris54687 jam124

    Posted

    Hi Jam,

    one program that helped me a lot with my eyes (by reminding me to take frequent breaks on the right time) was 5minutebreak (Google this):

    If I am not able to get up very often, I just turn off the monitor display and then I look as far as I can to help the eyes rest.

    Also when I take break, I sometimes use artificial tears.

    Changed the windows colour to a colour that was less tiring (for me light grey), the brightness and contrast (for me low brightness and a higher contrast) and also the gama (lowered it from the graphics card control panel if available). You may find other settings in your screen menu or/and your graphics card menu that you can change. Also activated the clear type font and set the refresh rate to as high as possible. Another thing was to use bigger font size instead of the default dpi that is 100%.

    A thing that improved significantly my energy was to diagnose and cure my digestive problems (the symptoms were not so obvious).

    I wish you everything goes well with your job and also to recover completely.

    • jam124
      jam124 lefteris54687

      Posted

      Hi Lefteris, thanks very much for your reply. I'll definately take on board these tips and give them a go. best wishes to you.
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