Fatigue - light sensitivity

Hi I wonder, do you have dry eyes and mouth? There could be several causes. Are you Hypermobile? if so look up the Beighton scale, have you ever had joint dislocation? Are your teeth OK? With a dry mouth, vagina or eyes you could have the Sicca symptoms. The tiredness is certainly chronic fatigue. Look up chronic fatigue in NHS. If you have pain, it may be fibromyalgia, look that up too. The light sensitivity is called photophobia, there could be several causes. If you have the sicca symptoms and cronic fatigue, and photophobia it may be a problem called Sjogren's Syndrome. Look that up too! Most people haven't heard of it, I hadn't! If you think that might be you ask your GP to do an ANA it's a blood test. If your Hypermobile try not to worry, are you short sighted, do you have to wear glasses or contacts, if so a pair of sunglasses may help. Do tell your GP I'd you are Hypermobile. It's nothing to worry about and due to an historical error few GP will have learnt from their medical schools mine hadn't and he's Hypermobile too! I told him! I hope this helps if you think you may have Sjogren's there is a charity the BSSA. I and my admins are members. The BSSA don't do FB but British Sjogren's is a FB group for members and those who have Sjogren's Syndrome. Good luck x

 

Hi, I'm wondering if it's a balance problem. Google labyrthinitis or BPPV.

This is just how I felt prior to being diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency and osteomalacia. I could never catch up on my sleep enough to feel normal, and felt like a mental zombie. Jobs that used to fly by could take all of an afternoon. I also had (and still have) ridiculously dry skin all over, but put that down to the thyroid problem I was diagnosed with at the same time. Both of these conditions can cause the type of symptoms you mention and can be readily checked with a simple blood test. What does your GP have to say? 

Have you thought about Vit B12?

There sounds as if you you have a great deal of fatigue, do you wake up feeling sleep hasn't helped. If so you must explain this to your GP and ask him to do bloods, you may be anaemic, you may have a slightly raised ANA, you need to find out what is going on. Do you feel cold, are you getting strange feelings in your hands or feet. These may help your GP to decide what your probs are. Chronic fatigue can be caused by lots or things, heavy periods, weight gain,,weight loss, Vit deficiency etc