Why is shopping so hard??? - Fibromyalgia Message Board

bleigh · 04-15-2008, 02:12 PM

Okay. I'm going to take a minute and share my total frustration with shopping. I almost can't make it though the BIG store without feeling like I'm going to pass out. My eyes feel all funky, things look like they're vibrating, get hot flashes...Lord, have mercy, it's miserable. I'm honestly very shaky feeling and on the verge of throwing up by the time I get to the register. Now, if I go and only have to deal with one side of the store, I'm usually ok, but to take it on in one trip is overwhelming. I posted in the eye message board about these strange visual disturbances I've been having, but wonder if any of you have them too. Some things do this more than others and times (particularly under flourescent lighting) almost everything looks like it's vibrating. Being that it does not happen all the time and to everything I'm looking at I don't believe there is anything wrong with my brain and feel more confident it's just one of those weird fibo things. Any thoughts on the eye stuff? Anyone else hate shopping in the BIG stores as much as me??

Glojer · 04-15-2008, 08:00 PM

bleigh, I have had the eye thing before. Don't have any idea what it is, but it went away. I have to have my eyes thoroughly examined every 9mo. to a year because of meds I take and the opthomologist has never said anything was wrong. I didn't mention it to him because it had stopped.

I do hate any shopping big or little stores. It is the walking and the feet hurting and the worst for me is the middle of my back begins to hurt and that can be the most painful of all. Shopping really just wears me out!

Glojer

bleigh · 04-15-2008, 09:24 PM

I know it's not a nice thing to say, but I'm glad someone knows what I'm talking about with the eye thing. I'm hoping it goes away soon. I had to walk around that store with my sunglasses on looking like a crazy lady. Told my best friend I'm going to have start going with sunglasses and a huge wide brimmed hat as shielding my eyes from the lighting is the only thing that may allow me to shop in comfort (eye comfort anyway). But, I can't wear sunglasses in my house all the time so I'll just have to look away from the offending "vibrating" objects. Praying this will pass quickly....

Ishla · 04-15-2008, 11:18 PM

I know what you're talking about. You might try getting a pair of the amber "driving glasses" to wear inside the stores. It may be enough to stop this effect for you. I've just been trying to find a pair dark enough for out in the sun. The sun just kills my eyes.

niecsey · 04-16-2008, 08:41 AM

Hi Bleigh x l get that too with my eyes

have done for along time. I always thought it was due to my graves disease but l now know it can be with fibro too.. some days everything is just to bright.. its awful. Ive come to hate shopping big time now... bending down to reach things searching through coat hangers... you know your going to have some mega pain later on that day or for the next few days

never mind xx