Left feeling dizzy and lightheaded

[Clearasmudd]

I work 32 hours in an admin role. It’s pretty full on, working from home and can be all eyes down. Usually by the end of the week I’m left feeling dizzy and a bit lightheaded. I’ve managed to get to today, and feel like shit, more of the same symptoms. What can I do, I need the job?

Also it's not true that working 32 hours couldn't cause this.

It's about how many hours at a time you are sitting and staring at the screen and concentrating intensely.

If you are doing this for several hours in a row, it can definitely make you feel dizzy and lightheaded when you finally step away.

Breaks really are so important. You could try a pomodoro timer (google it) I find it really helpful.

Given the number of thanks I got, you are in a minority. Your opinion as to what is necessary hardly matters given I am not the one fainting and being dizzy after working 32 hours. It simply isn't normal - people work 32 and more hours in all sorts of jobs and being dizzy and light-headed isn't common. Otherwise most of the working population would be fainting all over the shop by Thursday. But if you want to refuse to consider that this is something abnormal that is your business. But it isn't rude - just something you don't like being told it appears.

@EmmaMaria Getting a lot of thanks doesn't mean you weren't rude, it just means people agree with you. They are two different things. The way you state your opinion is abrupt, dismissive and rude.

It is also not the case that being dizzy/lightheaded after 32 hours of DSE work automatically means there is something wrong with you. There's an equally good chance that this is to do with how OP is using DSE at home and how often/ when she is taking breaks.

I don’t need to be ‘told’ anything thank you very much. You will go far with an attitude like that, lol.

Since I have gone far, and without regularly getting dizzy or light-headed, then I am quite happy with my situation, thanks. And since you posted here to get people to tell you something, then you clearly wanted to be told. Just, as so often, you only wanted to be told what you wanted to hear.

At least I only offered advcie - not personalised abuse like you and others. Funny how the "rules" about being rude never apply to the people who actually are being rude.

Are you new to Mumsnet @EmmaMaria ? You seem a bit puzzled about what is a normal conversation on here.

As for abusive, your response to me was aggressive enough to get deleted.

All the best, anyway (I'm sure you'll be back to have the last word, go ahead).

All the best then, off you go 👍

I would also suggest blood tests; can you take regular breaks? Short walk? Stand outdoors for a few min a few times during the day? A bit of short exercise routine, short relaxation and excercises.

Doesn’t seem healthy if you have to be 8 hours continuously in front of a screen; and probably you will be more efficient with regular short breaks.

What is the light like in the room? Is it the monitor perhaps?

I didn’t think it was rude; I think the vitamin D is a good suggestion. People provide advice with whatever information the Original poster provides.

@Sunisshine Thanks, yes I’ve just booked in for a blood test so at least it can rule anything out. Im definitely guilty of not taking enough breaks, so have started to put this in practice more. I did wonder about the monitor and my manager spoke about this too.