Blurred Vision All of a Sudden
Blurred Vision All of a Sudden
8 days out this time and the last two days my near-vision has been blurred. Trouble reading the computer screen, for example---a pill bottle---forget it.
Anybody else had this happen unpredictably? I was fine day before yesterday---kinda scary. I've been sleeping, eating right, and drinking probably 20 glasses of water a day.
BTW, I wear glasses---bad near-sightedness w/out them. I've had blurred vision in withdrawal before---but not this far out, I don't think.
Anybody else had this happen unpredictably? I was fine day before yesterday---kinda scary. I've been sleeping, eating right, and drinking probably 20 glasses of water a day.
BTW, I wear glasses---bad near-sightedness w/out them. I've had blurred vision in withdrawal before---but not this far out, I don't think.
Last edited by anotherbottom; 07-13-2008 at 08:29 PM. Reason: typo
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Only wise thing to do is see an optomologist quickly.
Just too be safe....I'd be heading to an ER
where they have optomologist on call.
Prayers coming your way
Just too be safe....I'd be heading to an ER
where they have optomologist on call.
Prayers coming your way
Still going to the ER in the morning, but I may have found out a known side effect of a drug that I just started taking for help w/ sleep/BP: Clonidine.
Opthalmological; Blurred vision; burning of the eyes and dryness of the eyes.
Pretty much got all three. Let's hope.
Opthalmological; Blurred vision; burning of the eyes and dryness of the eyes.
Pretty much got all three. Let's hope.
Last edited by anotherbottom; 07-13-2008 at 09:51 PM. Reason: added
Try not to assume the worst.
About every 2 years, I wake up after only 2 or 3 hours of sleep with a stabbing pain behind my right eye. These head aches usually last for about a week or two and then go away for another two years.
When I first started getting them, with my paranoid mind, I though I had a brain tumor.
I had a CT scan and one of the best radiologist MD's in the state to look at my images and said that everything looked fine. They call what I have cluster head aches.
Don't assume that worst, it's not worth the wasted energy.
Tom
About every 2 years, I wake up after only 2 or 3 hours of sleep with a stabbing pain behind my right eye. These head aches usually last for about a week or two and then go away for another two years.
When I first started getting them, with my paranoid mind, I though I had a brain tumor.
I had a CT scan and one of the best radiologist MD's in the state to look at my images and said that everything looked fine. They call what I have cluster head aches.
Don't assume that worst, it's not worth the wasted energy.
Tom
Stopped taking my clonidine for sleep and today my vision seems quite a bit clearer. Got some Remeron for depression, and it's an excellent sleep aid, too.
Unfortunately, clonidine is good for taming alcohol cravings....
Unfortunately, clonidine is good for taming alcohol cravings....
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