At 12:51 PM 2/25/01 -0500, R Bartlett wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Does anyone have any insights into reducing sun sensitivity, seemingly made
>worse by heat? UV protected sun glasses have helped somewhat.  Symptoms
>include terrible fatigue and headaches lasting hours.
>
>As there are no skin rashes, gastrointestinal upset etc... porphyria is not
>suspected.

This is probably a stupid question, but could dehydration be a factor?  I
know I get dehydrated *very* quickly and those are the symptoms...  I just
keep drinking lots and lots of water--slowly and constantly...

And by those symptoms I mean I feel weak, tired, headachy, hot,
sun-sensitive, almost faint/dizzy.  If my lips get dry--I'm already badly
dehydrated at that point, I've found.  I live in CO Springs where it's
semi-arid, 6200 altitude (strong sun), and breezy (little to no air
polution or clouds to block those rays) and I go through at least a quart
of water an hour on sunny days (even in the winter!).

Just a thought...

Dianne