# Computer and tv screen intolerance **URL:** \ **Category:** Symptoms 🌡\ **Tags:** medication, vertigo, triggers, migraine\ **Created:** [October 30, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373 "2017-10-30T04:24:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GetBetter](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/getbetter/32/2761_2.png) [@GetBetter](https://mvertigo.org/u/GetBetter)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:18am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/21 "2018-06-26T06:18:26Z")
Definitely worth a try. Theraspecs is expensive. There are cheaper ones too but i dont know how effective they are. ---
**Author:** ![Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/u/Jojo65)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:31am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/22 "2018-06-26T06:31:18Z")
Thank you for the advice..i may even try to get my employer to chip in they know how bad im struggling Cheers Jobxxx ---
**Author:** ![Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/u/Jojo65)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/23 "2018-06-27T18:10:02Z")
My goodness!!! I am day 5 of taking nortriptyline 10mg and im struggling…can i cut my pill in half…in fact can i cut my pill in quarters? I have been dizzier and feeling “odd” since starting it. I NEED this to work ive heard so many good things about it. Any advice? Thank you. Jo xxx ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/24 "2018-06-27T18:16:04Z")
> [@Jojo65](#): > > My goodness!!! I am day 5 of taking nortriptyline 10mg and im struggling…can i cut my pill in half…in fact can i cut my pill in quarters? I have been dizzier and feeling “odd” since starting it. Be careful of confirmation bias: it might just be your symptoms are fluctuating - too easy sometimes to blame the meds. 10mg is a very small dose indeed (tricyclics are taken at 150mg a day for depression). My psychotherapist called my 20mg dose of Amitriptyline “positively homeopathic” lol 🙂 I’d persevere if I were you and things should stabilise. (btw, such bias can be an annoying problem because it puts some people off meds that would have otherwise really helped them) ---
**Author:** ![Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/u/Jojo65)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/25 "2018-06-27T18:32:03Z")
Thank you so much for your prompt response. I have actually said once myself i blame everything on the meds each time one doesnt “suit” me. I will follow your advice and put my pill cutter back in the cupboard!!! Not looking forward to taking this…well here it goes down the hatch as i have to be up for work at 5 45😣 Thanks for your help Jo xxx ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/26 "2018-06-27T18:33:48Z")
Good luck! 😉 Jo, if you _really_ want to experiment, by all means cut it in half in the future one night as an experiment. Going up or down 5mg won’t have much of an effect though I suspect, but at least you will have tried it. Dividing by 4? Really not worth it imho. also, as @Manatee pointed out the other day, by cutting the pill you can damage the release mechanism. I can attest to this as one day the Amitriptyline that I cut into sent my tongue to sleep … oops! ---
**Author:** ![Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/u/Jojo65)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/27 "2018-06-27T18:38:23Z")
Hi again I feel like an 1/8th would be too much for me!!!🤣 i will try and persevere. I was the same with Gabapentin but got used to it. And i agree 5mg will take me forever to see results… Thank you Jo xxx ---
**Author:** ![Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/u/Jojo65)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/28 "2018-06-27T19:02:48Z")
James Ive just checked my trialled med list and ive actually had nortriptyline before for 4 weeks along with Buccastem…i was in one of my worst attacks then and now remember giving them both up as i couldnt cope with anything except sleep I have a bit more stamina now…i think. Jo xxx ---
**Author:** ![Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/f08c70/32.png) [@Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/u/Onandon03)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/29 "2018-06-27T19:46:19Z")
Dr Silver wrote that the drug which initially causes side effects often proves the most effective one long-term. ---
**Author:** ![Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/u/Jojo65)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/30 "2018-06-27T19:53:09Z")
Wow…really Helen! Well ive taken my full dose 10mg even though it makes me feel rotton. Hope Dr Silver comes up trumps and is right. Jo xxx ---
**Author:** ![Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/f08c70/32.png) [@Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/u/Onandon03)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/31 "2018-06-27T21:13:42Z")
[Thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk](http://Thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk), Chronic Migraine. Top Page 4 from memory. 7 pg doc. A pdf. Written by Dr. Nicholas Silver. If you are feeling up to it you can read it for yourself. See if you can prove the theory maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Jojo65](https://mvertigo.org/u/Jojo65)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/32 "2018-06-27T21:19:29Z")
👍thanks Helen Jo xx ---
**Author:** ![shazam](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@shazam](https://mvertigo.org/u/shazam)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/33 "2021-06-07T19:16:49Z")
Please please please tell me where to find info on vertigo and screen usage. I had s relapse and can barely use the computer. And please tell me any tips and tricks you all use. Thank you!!! Suzanne ---
**Author:** ![Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/f08c70/32.png) [@Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/u/Onandon03)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/34 "2021-06-07T20:35:53Z")
[MAV’ers triggered by computer use – your advice needed!](https://mvertigo.org/t/mavers-triggered-by-computer-use-your-advice-needed/3047) [A little hint for those that have problems with screens](https://mvertigo.org/t/a-little-hint-for-those-that-have-problems-with-screens/7022) [NEW LED TV and increase in symptoms](https://mvertigo.org/t/new-led-tv-and-increase-in-symptoms/18389) ---
**Author:** ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/35 "2021-06-08T07:43:32Z")
thanks, I’ve tagged those all #screens ---
**Author:** ![Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/f08c70/32.png) [@Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/u/Onandon03)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 8:33am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/36 "2021-06-08T08:33:35Z")
There’s certainly plenty of them. Computer Use is obviously a big problem generally. Personally I think excessive computer use may play a hugely influential role in creating MAV in the first instance for many. Me included. [Do you worry about your eyes?](https://mvertigo.org/t/do-you-worry-about-your-eyes/12085) ---
**Author:** ![Katharina](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Katharina](https://mvertigo.org/u/Katharina)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/37 "2021-07-08T07:44:12Z")
There is a term for getting dizzy when using the computer/phone: Cybersickness. It is worthwhile googling it. ---
**Author:** ![Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/f08c70/32.png) [@Onandon03](https://mvertigo.org/u/Onandon03)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 10:19am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/38 "2021-07-08T10:19:49Z")
Well I never knew that. Visually induced dizziness/nausea is very common with VM for sure. It’s a main trigger for many but also a symptom. Its horrid and if your job involves much computer work (and these days whose doesn’t?) extremely inconvenient to boot. If it isn’t coming from the Brain messaging dysfunction circuit as a result of a vestibular condition an optician would explain it as generally the result of an eye misalignment whereby the constant staring at the one spot causes visual issues. I also blame evolution! It doesn’t seem to be keeping up with modern demands.😃 ---
**Author:** ![andreac](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/andreac/32/3219_2.png) [@andreac](https://mvertigo.org/u/andreac)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/39 "2022-07-13T14:05:35Z")
I have a similar problem. When I look at a screen- computer, iPad, tv ( but not phone for some reason)- I immediately get dizzy, nausea, headache. I haven’t been able to work for the past month. I’ve used all my leave, am trying to get leave donation and FMLA until I figure out a solution. Otherwise I lose my job. I am lost. Im grateful there are others like me and I can identify with your story. I hope we can overcome this and be successful in keeping our jobs. ---
**Author:** ![Brian88](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/brian88/32/4764_2.png) [@Brian88](https://mvertigo.org/u/Brian88)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373/40 "2022-07-13T18:15:41Z")
@andreac dim your monitor.. and try to get one that omits less NITS. This has helped me use a small lap top again but not full 24" screen. [Previous page](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373.md?page=1) [Next page](https://mvertigo.org/t/computer-and-tv-screen-intolerance/14373.md?page=3)