Tired

[Val G]

Pat

I think I am in the same boat as you. I can see relatively well, even close up, but at the end of a working day I feel that my eyes are hanging out and have resorted to early nights or sitting around with my eyes closed in the evenings. If I do occasionally have an evening out I have to take a days holiday to 'rest up' my eyes beforehand!

[Pat A]

Thanks for the advice Andrew - and my hubby will vouch that I sure don't have a problem with things being untidy! (poor love - he really does put up with me well!) But I do think I will have to get him to put up a bannister - we don't have one at the moment.

Val - certainly sounds very similar - like you sometimes I just have to shut my eyes - but it's a shame I can't manage it a bit more when I'm supposed to! (was up all night last night - just couldn't sleep!)!

[IH]

I can't put my lenses in first thing. In fact, it is the last thing I do before I go to work. I am lucky enough to be able to get around without them (I also am lucky to have a specs option as well).

When i am having a very late night I am always panicing about how tired I am going to be the next morning and how I won't be looking forward to putting my lenses in tired eyes!

[Louise Pembroke]

Tired eyes don't like lenses, and in the morning I have to pull out all the gunge before I put the lens in.
If I have to remove my lens whilst out I get very tired because I'm stressed and panicked by the extra effort it takes to get around, the stress tires me. At home, not as much because I know the environment, but I feel miserable without the lens in because I can't read/use the PC/watch tv.

[Matthew_]

Hey Guys,
Defintely feel the same. Before I got my lenses fitted I used to get extremely fatigued. I suspected that this was due to my brain having to sort out the multiple images etc. Now I have my lenses, I know this was the case because I feel much better. I am also getting used to surrendering to poor eye sight when I do not have the lenses in. Its difficult however because I am have reasonable eyesight (6/60 & 6/36) so you tend to squint at things you think you might be able to make out. And if you have just had your lenses in its frustrating that you cannot see things you could see a moment ago.
I think its gradually letting go of good eyesight ALL the time which is the key as Andrew states. Not easy though. I tend to remove my lenses when I get in from work and so have given up on TV unless there is a specific programme, in which case I can slip the lenses back in after a rest. I am tending to read instead because I can still see well enough to do this.

[Sweet]

Yes i find that i can still read quite well if the book is very near to me and i can use the computer so that is something. Seeing the TV from far away though is something i can't do!

Sweet X x X

[Kirsten]

Tiredness.. now this is something I have issues with!

I've had really bad tiredness for years, although I feel it's been getting progressively worse.

I've actually been to the doctors and had blood tests etc but nothing has showed up...

I then worked out it's probably stemming from my eye problems although when I had 2 hard lenses i'd wear them from just after I woke, until right before bed and even though I could still see clearly i'd have the same level of tiredness.

If I go to bed and don't set my alarm I sleep about 11-12 hrs. Also, I nap a lot during the day.. but my naps are usually 2-3 hrs long.

I'm still unsure if it's all caused by my eyes, but it does seem worse if I don't have my proper lenses in.

Kirsten

[jayuk]

Kirsten

Are you sure your tiredness is not something else?...Iron deficiency for example?....If this has been happening for long periods...def worth getting to GP and telling him...more than likely hell send you for Blood Biochemistry which will check for anything tha may be causing this.....iron, thyroid, etc..

J

[Kirsten]

Thanks for the quick reply Jayuk.

Nah, I seriously have no idea what's causing the tiredness. I've just kind of resorted to the fact that it must be my eyes since I've already had blood tests.

I got all the usual stuff that they test (i'm assuming iron included) as well as thyroid. I then saw a gyno as I had a hormonal imbalance and he put me on the pill (sry if this is too much info for anyone).

I asked if that could be the cause of my tiredness and he said it's possible and that if it is then it should fix it in a few months.

About 7 mths later it's still no better so I'm not sure. I guess I really should go back to my doctor, or even to another one to see what they suggest!

[GarethB]

Environmental factors can make you feel tierd.

If the building you are in has a poor airflow, the carbon dioxide levels go up and you feel lethargic. Giong for a quick breath of fresh air does not work as it takes time to purge your system.

I find being in any city envoronment has this effect due to the higher levels of pollution compared to where I live in the country. Routine blood tests would never detect this sort of thing.

Routine blood tests check to see if everything is within normal levels, they do not show things like inbalances, just see if things are within a certain range.