Hi everyone,
I'm going through a really rough patch and I'm not sure what to do. I started having problems about 6 weeks ago, and went on Zylet 2X a day for about 2 weeks, the inflammation was still no better, so I saw my doctor and was prescribed Lotemax 4x a day. After two weeks with no improvement, I went back and now she has me on Pred Forte (supposed to be stronger steriod than Lotemax) 4X a day, Xibrom (NSAID) 2x a day, and Restasis 2x a day (just starting this off). After a few days on that, I'm still struggling. My right eye has calmed down a bit over the last week (still drier than normal, but manageable), but I'm very concerned about my left eye. It feels drier than it has ever felt to the point where my vision is suffering. My upper eye lid aches terribly and just scrapes against my cornea every time I blink. After over a month on steriods and still pain in my left eye, I'm not sure that steriods are the answer, and now my doctor has thrown the other prescriptions into the mix, I don't know what to do. I've only seen this doctor a few times (my old doc left town), and I've voiced my concern with the treatment, but she insists she knows what she is doing and wants me to stick with it another month.
My question is this - If after a month on steriods I have not made a significant improvement in inflammation isn't it safe to assume that a steriod is NOT going to help me and maybe something else is going on? Or is it all of a sudden going to kick in after all this time? I hate to keep taking them and putting my eyes at the risk of side effects if they are not helping. I have had several flare-ups over the years and I always feel better after a week or so on Lotemax 2x a day, so I don't know what is different this time, and I don't know what to do about it. Also, my left eye is SO dry and SO achy in my upper eyelid that I'm even wondering if somehow all these prescriptions are making things worse. If anyone has any advice or similiar experiences, please let me know.
Thanks,
Shells
I'm going through a really rough patch and I'm not sure what to do. I started having problems about 6 weeks ago, and went on Zylet 2X a day for about 2 weeks, the inflammation was still no better, so I saw my doctor and was prescribed Lotemax 4x a day. After two weeks with no improvement, I went back and now she has me on Pred Forte (supposed to be stronger steriod than Lotemax) 4X a day, Xibrom (NSAID) 2x a day, and Restasis 2x a day (just starting this off). After a few days on that, I'm still struggling. My right eye has calmed down a bit over the last week (still drier than normal, but manageable), but I'm very concerned about my left eye. It feels drier than it has ever felt to the point where my vision is suffering. My upper eye lid aches terribly and just scrapes against my cornea every time I blink. After over a month on steriods and still pain in my left eye, I'm not sure that steriods are the answer, and now my doctor has thrown the other prescriptions into the mix, I don't know what to do. I've only seen this doctor a few times (my old doc left town), and I've voiced my concern with the treatment, but she insists she knows what she is doing and wants me to stick with it another month.
My question is this - If after a month on steriods I have not made a significant improvement in inflammation isn't it safe to assume that a steriod is NOT going to help me and maybe something else is going on? Or is it all of a sudden going to kick in after all this time? I hate to keep taking them and putting my eyes at the risk of side effects if they are not helping. I have had several flare-ups over the years and I always feel better after a week or so on Lotemax 2x a day, so I don't know what is different this time, and I don't know what to do about it. Also, my left eye is SO dry and SO achy in my upper eyelid that I'm even wondering if somehow all these prescriptions are making things worse. If anyone has any advice or similiar experiences, please let me know.
Thanks,
Shells
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