Hi has anyone with lupus felt really ill or fainted when exposed to fluorescent lights. This happened to me a few days ago and was alarming.

[moondance]

[steph1]

Hi I havnt fainted but ive felt dizzy and it affects my head

steph

[lynzard]

Interesting you should ask this cos I quite often feel dizzy, weak and vision a bit blurred when I'm in big supermarkets! Hmmm?

[Elle-26]

Hi Moondance, yes I suffer badly, usually get a migraine/dizziness and then inflammation the next day I was diagnosed with Photosensitivity, so energy lights, fluorescent lighting, sun etc causes flares ... x

[moondance]

Thanks for all the replies I shall have a word with my doc at the lupus clinic. Have such bad migraines - this is prob the cause. The fainting was really scary though and I felt ill all the next day

[caninecrazy]

hi, I work in a supermarket and by the end of my shift I have a headache and blood shot eyes and dizziness. never fainted though thank goodness as I know from experience its frightening. im saving for light reactive glasses to wear at work but that's taking ages as money so tight x

[Melinda]

It's happened to me a few times but they weren't fluorescent lights they were just very bright lights. On one occasion it was halogen lights. I passed out for a few seconds and my husband caught me. It hasn't bothered me for a while though.

[moondance in reply to Melinda]

Thanks for all the replies it helps to know I'm not on my own. I'm going to have to try and avoid fluorescent lights in future - it's hard though they are all over the place

[Elle-26]

Hi Moondance, you can buy incandescent bulbs on ebay, they are fine to use. I had to go to the DWP centre and they sat me under 3 energy bulb lights which inflamed my face and burnt my ear. I had to go in yesterday but phoned my Advisor and told her about my condition. When I arrived the lighting in the centre was reduced lol and no light in her office. Glad I dont have to go there anymore at the moment. Even driving when the sun is out has caused all my face to inflame makes me really ill. Going to look into getting Dermaguard for my car windows and home xxx

[kb281]

i work in a school and the lights are really affecting me.They are fluorescent not sure if anything can be done.I had a dizzy turn /stroke and have felt really sensitive to the lights ever since.

[jay621]

I have had sle lupus for 19 rears I pass out for 3 min from the sun all summer. I wish this would stop when I put on sun glass I do not have this.