I am really glad that I got back to reading a board like this. I learn so much
and you have all had experiences that help me make sense of the strange
things I experience. It's like learning about a disease the way the blind men
discovered the shape of an elephant!

I had some MS related problems due to a runaway infection, mostly familiar
ones, pain, spasms, etc, but never related my occasional problems with
fluorescent light

The clinic where I went for IV antibiotic infusions
treated us in a small room full of Lazy Boy type recliners and extremely bright
fluorescent lights. The first day my eyes went crazy! They ran tears,
hurt, couldn't keep them open. Terrific headache. I guess they must have
figured I was a nut, but I wore a visor hat every day after that, and life was
a lot better.

Now I have a clue about why it bothered me so much and not most of the
other patients or staff. One day while I was there another woman had on
tinted/sunglasses. I should have asked her about what was troubling her!

Hi Everyone,

I'm new here. It's sure comforting to know that the flourescent lights aren't my imagination. I'm never quite sure whether some of the things that I experience are a result of the MS or of getting older. Thanks for the information and another thank you to Snoopy for introducing me to this site. I think it might help me in dealing with this. I have many questions since I was diagnosed just over 1 1/2 years ago.

Have a great day.
G

Hi Geetz! Welcome!

It is strange how many different things can at least be associated with this confounding disease. The lights thing was one of those that I kept thinking was all in my head. It's very affirming to learn that things like this are authentic issues for a lot of people with MS.

Gad you joined us, and I hope you'll stick around.

Waving! Count me in on the light thing! Sunlight...inside lights....can't stand any of them!

Did anyone else dim the light on their computer?

I have terrible problems when I am assisting in the OR. I always thought it was because of the heat from the large OR light, but perhaps it is the light.

I know that the lighting in places like Costco and Home Depot (where we seem to be spending a lot of time these days) is very annoying to me. I also find the large array of items in both these stores very annoying and I often feel dazed and confused when I am in there for longer than 10 minutes. Does anyone else experience this too?

That is exactly what caused me to start this thread. I thought it was just the dingy blond thing. So glad it is real, hate it though. SO loves to shop in the middle of the night. So restocking leaves boxes down every aisle make an obstacle course adds to my confusion. I sometimes have to stop and put my head down for a bit and clear out the confusion.

Last night SO had the two TV's on, one with music videos, and the other with closed captioning. I was so overwhelmed with sound and trying to read, I went to take a shower and clear the mind. It seemed to help alot plus I decided to do some sudoku which I find very calming and didn't look ad the tv's.

I feel your pain. Wish I knew of something to help. I sure can't give up shopping.
Beth