Symptom Checker
Fatigue
People often present Tired All the Time. Often the reason is stress: stress at home or stress at work. Or perhaps a viral infection that lasts a few weeks. Or perhaps one virus after another. It is important to see the doctor, as there may be other reasons, and the GP may ask you to go for blood tests.
Hypoglycaemia rebound low blood sugar,due to bad eating is common, and makes people feel faint.
Carbon Monoxide from poorly serviced boilers can give fatigue, even kill!
Wheat can make people feel tired. A fortnight off wheat or dairy can make you feel great. Try it!
Lack of physical exercise ("I walk everywhere" doesn't really count) causes fatigue.
Being overweight makes people tired.
Stimulants like coffee, tea, cocacola, and nicotine(smoking) can have a rebound effect of fatigue, after they've stimulated you.
Depression, even low grade, often presents as fatigue.
EYES
EyeTests a regular eye test, for both spectacle users or not, is important to exclude other diseases of the body that show themselves in they eyes, even brain tumours! Make sure you ask for a full Field Test too: this is where you are asked if you see various dots on the edges of your vision left and right.
The larger chains are cheaper, but sometimes use opticians who are training and switch every few months. So it is helpful to stick with one family optician, if you have chronic problems with your eyes. Glasses for children aren't always free, please note.
Optique at Rosehill 8641 6665 and Beeches Opticians 86425966 are well known to us.
Hair Loss
Mostly due to stress, occasionally due to underactive Thyroid or Anaemia. If patchy, maybe due to fungal infections.
If no cause found, why not visit Belgravia which has proven popular with patients as the assessment only costs about £15-20. No NHS provision for hair problems.