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JJCHEEK · 03-18-2005, 10:52 AM

Does anyone have trouble with there eyes. My eyes are very sensitive to outside light, I have floaters really bad, and my vision at night is not that great. things look staticky at night. If I go outside without dark sunglasses on, in about 10 minutes my eyes can hardly stand it they want to close, my head starts hurting and my eyes hurt. I do have body aches and head aches pretty regularly. Does anyone have a problem drinking alcohol? Is anyone real sensitive to medications? Im just trying to understand why my body is so screwed up, is it from fibromyalgia or from my anxiety/panic disorder, a chemical imbalance. Please give me some opinions.

GodsGirl4ever06 · 03-18-2005, 11:20 AM

The only thing I can help you with is eye problems. My eyes are also sensitive to outside light (sometimes even inside light), and they also just start hurting really bad all the time. However, accupressure helps that, so I do that... sorry I dont drink alcohol, so I can't help you there (I'm only 17 =)

JJCHEEK · 03-18-2005, 12:00 PM

Thank you so much. I was really worried about my eyes, since you have the same problem its got to be from fibromyalgia. You are so young to have fibromyalgia. Im 23. I think mine stemedfrom being sick with mononucleosis. It took about 9 months or so before I felt like I was getting my strength back. When I started getting my strength back it seemed like my body aches really started kicking in. If its not one thing its another.

SuzU · 03-18-2005, 12:54 PM

Hi,
I get the eye floaters really bad lately also. Do yours look like shooting stars?

I can relate-I don't know what I had, but something made me really weak after a sinus infection and I could barely walk for like a month. I still have limited strength, my muscles shake a lot when I use them, and now they are starting to hurt a lot also.

I'm reading a book about FM and CMP and it seems the eye symptoms are not uncommon, though it only mentions pain, double vision, light sensitivity and others, but not floaters.

I have them though. I'm not dx'ed with FM yet, but I've been told it is the strongest possibility of all the things the doctors are ruling out.

Oh-and I also have the night vision problems you are describing.

spotty · 03-18-2005, 01:13 PM

I have all those problems except the staticky thing. I have fibro and anxiety/panic disorder. I have had the floaters for a long time. My eyes get dry and blurry. I think I have more tolerance to alcohol its doesnt really do much for me except make me feel sick. I try to avoid medications and am very sensitive to cafiene.