a metallic taste in mouth, a vein in the eye, fingers bruise easily, popped up vein, ................... all these symptoms need certain more investigations to be doneand certain more questions to ask for. 1) bleeding time and clotting time 2)vitamin b12 levels in blood 3)allergy component to some thing, 4) a professional hazard 5)over worked mind and body. please let me know if you have some more rare symptoms or any rare habbits, dreams, or occupational problems.

Long hours of work and a tired mind with loss of sleep lowers body resistance, SINCE you mentioned now that you did not have regular periods over a years time gives me enough , to definately think about anaemia, your haemoglobin levels and blood platelet levels should be done as early as possible, because now with anaemia(low haemoglobin) you are also showing signs of loss of blood through your periods, leading to low iron, low calcium, low vitamin b12, low vitamin k, and over all, low platelet count.all this is causing may be micro bleeding through the gums(so a metallic taste). your menstrual bleed starts again (so its low bleeding and clotting time and vitamin k deficency) stiffness in fingers is again due to micro bleeding in the joints causing arthritis (inflamation and stiffness of joints. I am sure , please get a check up for ANAEMIA , LOW HAEMOGLOBIN LEVEL, low calcium level, and low platelets level. In A LAY MAN TERMS IT IS CALLED DILUTED BLOOD WITH IRON DEFICENCY.