UPDATE: eyes are nearly free of all red veins!!!!

[Faith1989]

I will give it more time for sure, and am going to increase the dose my second week. I have cut back on restasis but do not want to be off completely right now.. See how this goes. Thank you for sharing your story, it gives us hope. My doctor also told me "this is as white as your eyes can get, the veins are normal" I don't buy it lol At least I'm sleeping better on the taurine!! Please keep giving updates

[Logandly]

Faith,

Are you still on the restasis? Also mind you, I started seeing results in the second week. Perhaps you should give it time and in the meantime, stop using all other meds?

[Logandly]

Hmm that's an interesting theory and I wouldn't be totally surprised as I've had several vaginal yeast infections that was treated with flucanazole. Doesn't taurine feed candida though? I don't have any pets.

The opposite: Taurine inhibits candida. Taurine is a sulfur-based amino acid- sulfurs kill candida and yeast. Also- foods with sulfur also inhibit candida: such as garlic. I think my lack of itchy scalp could be both due to Taurine + L-Arginine. This is something I've had for a long time, as long as I can remember! So glad to be rid of it now

[Faith1989]

It's been a few days using taurine, and I'm sleeping better but no eye progress

[hosanna13]

Hmm that's an interesting theory and I wouldn't be totally surprised as I've had several vaginal yeast infections that was treated with flucanazole. Doesn't taurine feed candida though? I don't have any pets.

Hi LaDiva and Faith,

I don't have meibomian gland dysfunction- and this might seem controversial, but I actually think MGD is just a symptom of yeast overgrowth in the entire system. I did suffer from itchy scalp constantly until recently when I started taking the 2000mg L-Arginine and it was only accident that I discovered this since I was on holiday and didn't use my usual shampoo with selenium and sulfur to counteract the itch.

I've had dry eyes since extended contact lens wear and every ophthalomogist told me that my tear evaporation was faster than average, but the eye redness problems came on suddenly late last year when I switched to Acuvue Advance lenses from Acuvue 2s.

Anyhow, I'm wondering how many of you have pets? Pets are also carriers of yeast, and it is important to bathe them every week, even cats, as I think cats are the biggest offenders.

Logan x

[Faith1989]

I'm thinking of doing an anti Canadia diet. I have not tried this but have been on antibiotics long term and am starting to have skin issues. My eyes have also just gotten redder. They aren't THAT red but they are compared to how they looked before! I'm starting to get depressed a little! I don't know what diet to do? Raw food? Anti Canadia?

[Logandly]

Logandly, do you have meibomian gland disfunction? What is your dry eye diagnosis?

Hi LaDiva and Faith,

I don't have meibomian gland dysfunction- and this might seem controversial, but I actually think MGD is just a symptom of yeast overgrowth in the entire system. I did suffer from itchy scalp constantly until recently when I started taking the 2000mg L-Arginine and it was only accident that I discovered this since I was on holiday and didn't use my usual shampoo with selenium and sulfur to counteract the itch.

I've had dry eyes since extended contact lens wear and every ophthalomogist told me that my tear evaporation was faster than average, but the eye redness problems came on suddenly late last year when I switched to Acuvue Advance lenses from Acuvue 2s.

Anyhow, I'm wondering how many of you have pets? Pets are also carriers of yeast, and it is important to bathe them every week, even cats, as I think cats are the biggest offenders.

Logan x

[Faith1989]

I was curious about your diagnoses also. I think any redness I have is from mainly mgd. When my lids aren't inflamed (which is never lol) my eyes are more clear and don't hurt.

[LaDiva]

Logandly, do you have meibomian gland disfunction? What is your dry eye diagnosis?

[Logandly]

Hi Faith,

Nearly all of the redness is gone- although I still have one horizontal squiggly line in my right eye that is a light pink. When I drink caffeine though, my vessels get slightly more visible by turning pink- but definitely not the flaming bleeding red it was before. But I really don't want to give up drinking tea or coffee

I also noticed that when I take 2000mg L-Arginine and immediately do high aerobic exercise- inside at the gym or even outside in the cold in near freezing temperatures, my eyes become SUPER WHITE!! Before my eyes would turn really red when cold outside but not anymore!

The one remaining visible pink vein in my eye tells me that I probably have some sort of arterial obstruction somewhere, which is probably going to take longer to heal.

Anyhow, please let me know how you're doing on your progress! And I mentioned this before in another post you want to check out Faith, but the Vitamin E oil drops really help with the dryness. Since using it, I do not have dry eyes anymore. http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/showt...for-your-eyes!

Logan x

[Faith1989]

Logan is the redness still gone?!

[LaDiva]

I also bought some taurine, and ordered some Oasis Tears. Fingers crossed for everyone. If I can remember to report back here, I will, so Faith and hosanna, let me know how it goes!

[hosanna13]

Faith, I'll also be trying the taurine so let's keep eachother posted on the results. I also use restasis, I can't tell if restasis is causing the redness or if it's just the dryness. Shouldn't restasis theoretically decrease redness because it decreases inflammation?

[sleek822]

Have ordered L-Arginine, Taurine Powder, and Milk Thistle off the internet. Will be interesting to see how the progress goes.

[Faith1989]

I appreciate it thank you!!