Need to read big letters sometimes

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Sometimes, I think letters set in normal size are too small, so I have to make them bigger in order to read them comfortably. What on earth could be causing this?

At the same time, I feel funny. My head feels all blocked and stuff, and it feels like my eyes are tearing up and there's a weird forcefield running through my torso.

scotopic sensitivity syndrome?

Perhaps you could try changing the font size, and see if that helps any. Typically it's something like CTRL+
Sometimes keyboards have a pair of keys or perhaps a slider to control zoom as well.

That works for documents and spreadsheets, but the key to change the zoom may be different. (Check the "View" or like "Edit -> Preferences/Settings/Options" menu.)

Could it be shortsightedness? Without my glasses I couldn't read text in a normal font size. Could yours be the same?

Go for an eye test. You may need specs or have an eye related problem that needs attention. Waste of time asking on a forum. Get a professional to check you out.

I already wear glasses for nearsightedness and some astigmatism; it's just sometimes I get periods where my vision seems to get blurry, often accompanied by a weird feeling in my head and stomach, and sometimes by brightly colored squares flashing in front of my vision.

Maybe. I see a psychiatrist for a first-time visit on Monday. I'll ask him.

Is it a constant thing or a recurrent thing? Wiki wasn't clear about that.

The brightly coloured flashing squares sound similar to a visual migraine. I get those occasionally - the light show but usually without a headache. It normally passes after around 20 minutes but leaves me with a dull head and unable to think clearly for an hour or two.

I also have periods where my vision seems blurry; this was particularly bad around ten years ago and neither two different ophthalmologists or a neurosurgeon could provide any explanation. By consequence I've simply set my browser to display text with a minimum size. This mangles a few websites that can handle the resizing properly but it generally helps me enormously with most websites.

Yeah I get visual migraines as well. I didn't even realise they were migraines at first because of the lack of a headache - till the doctor explained it to me.

Optical migraines can do that. They can also lead to panic attacks, which I didn't know until recently. They also aren't always accompanied by a severe headache like I assumed. I'd see an eye doctor about it first. It sounds like something the eye doctor would be able to help you with. You said you are seeing a psychiatrist for the first time and will mention it to him, and that could help since they are MD's. He might be able to give you a referral to a good eye doctor first. The eye doctor might send you to a neurologist if need be, but I'd start with the eye doctor. A real MD eye doctor, not just the kind that checks your eyes for glasses and hasn't been to medical school.