Muscle relaxants....

[alisonW]

I just had to post - my eyes are not red for the first time in almost 7 years. I've done something to get my neck all out of whack and was put on a muscle relaxant Friday night. Since then my eyes have been white and comfortable. Supposedly stress is a trigger for ocular rosacea (which I have self-diagnosed myself as having) and perhaps the meds are taking away any stress....interesting.

[kitty]

Interesting. I notice whenever I take my muscle relaxant, Flexeril, my eyes and mouth are much dryer.

[suneetk1]

Makes sense as muscle relaxants often work as anti-inflammatory which can also reduce the inflammation in the eyes.
There have been a lot of post on the site where people have said a strong dose of ibuprofen has reduced the redness in their eyes.