Double vision and worries about PSP.

[Walking Circles]

A while back I found out that a distant relative (grandfathers half brother) died of PSP or Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. It's a degenrative disorder that often starts with vision problems, particularly double vision. For at least a year or so I've noticed that if I'm really tired, like nodding off kind of tired I will get double vision and it feels like my eyes are kind of out of control until I either fall asleep or get up and force myself more awake. I also noticed that if I look at something directly above me or below me with my eyes (without moving my head) I get a bit of double vision for a couple of seconds. Now I know it's fairly rare about 3 per 100,000 new cases per year, and the mean onset age is 65 and one government site said that virtually no autopsy confirmed cases have been noted under that age of 40 and I'm 32.

However I'm still very worried about it. It can cause tremors and other Parkinson's like issues and I have a tremor in my hands when I use them as well as some minor balance issues.

Anyone else have the double vision issues I mentioned? I can't find much online of people talking about just having some double vision without some condition and I'd honestly feel better if I saw others that didn't have some neuro disorder saying that they experience it.

 

[Gooze17]

I think vision problems when you’re bone tired are pretty common. I’d also feel relieved knowing is never been diagnosed in your age group and is still exceedingly rare in older age groups. With a family history you should probably be cognizant of the possibility as you get older, but I do know from my own health anxiety, the more you think about and focus on something, the more symptoms you seem to have

 

[Walking Circles]

I think vision problems when you’re bone tired are pretty common. I’d also feel relieved knowing is never been diagnosed in your age group and is still exceedingly rare in older age groups. With a family history you should probably be cognizant of the possibility as you get older, but I do know from my own health anxiety, the more you think about and focus on something, the more symptoms you seem to have

Makes sense. I looked in to the family history deal and apparently the vast majority of cases are totally random with no apparent family history so I guess that's good news.