Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group

Yes I have that too. Had my eye test 3 weeks ago and the optician told me that he thought the problem was related to my illness.

I did not have a problem with distance vision at all, but now I do and will have to wear spectacles for distance and near.

Hope that helps.

i dont know how it fits with what you have but I have had consisten... irritating visual "disturbances" as I have called them. Flecks across my vision field, dizziness, spatial distortions, flashing images..... its very annoying and it makes it hard to drive.

I have had vision problems, but I haven't seen it commonly cited as a symptom of CFS. I'm going to a neurologist, actually, because of them and some other symptoms to make sure that these symptoms aren't something other than CFS.

I have seen blurry vision as a secondary symptom of CFS (not one of the diagnostic 8) but this seems kind of wierd. If the vision problem was from muscle fatigue I had thought that it would cause problems all across the board not just with one aspect of your vision.

sigh.

I have an appointment with my Neurologist next week. I had a f/u scheduled in January but she said come see her if something changed and it did, so off I go.

I am working with a new primary care Dr. who wants to look at connective tissue issues first but getting my cortisol checked is on my list if her ideas don't pan out.

I also have the names of the two closest naturopaths in my area. I just feel like things need to be taken one step at a time, but it is very discouraging.

thats one of the strange things i've noticed about my own symptoms... that different muscle groups are randomly affected. I know if i strain my eyes for very long some of the muscles in my eyes begin to twitch.... i couldn't sleep for a week when it first started....

xanax/klonopin temporarily knock it out... resting helps a lot .... usually if my eyes are twitching im having exceptional brain fog and my body is usually shaking to some degree....

i have noticed HUGE improvement with most of my muscle issues after making my own kefir....

During my CFS journey, my eyesight has gone from long sighted to short sighted. I also have problems with general focusing that was explained to me by the eye doctor (optician) as being because the eyes are using muscles which (like my other muscles) have fatigue from the CFS... etc etc.

The flecks are floaters. Very common with CFS and FM. And very annoying.

I have had blurry vision a lot lately. It really becomes a problem in early evening and I don't feel safe driving in the dark anymore. The thing with this dreaded disease we have is you just can't tell if these type of things are CFS or something else. I'm so tired of all the tests. And all the tests that come back just fine.

On that note, I was a little shocked when my brain MRI came back last year saying I've had a stroke.

I saw my neurologist a few days ago and he is going to send me for another MRI on Tuesday. I show no signs of having a stroke and never knew I had one. Just having head pain and blurry vision.