New Member seeking advice

[Camila]

I am a new member and have been dealing with severely dry eyes for 6 years now. I have been to so many doctors, tried Restasis, I have plugs in my lower tear ducts, I increased flaxseed and efs intake, I spend a fortune on 10 different kinds of over the counter eye drops (systane, refresh, optive, similasan, etc, etc) and nothing seems to help. I have had the tests which test for tear production and they show that I have no natural tears being produced in my eyes. I used to be able to wear contacts everyday, then switched to dailies and could only wear them for a couple of hours (with contact eye drops) and now hardly at all. Now after a few minutes, the contacts feel like they are sticking to my eyes and they get blurry. I also use eye ointment every night before sleeping otherwise I wake up and my eyes feel like sandpaper. I still have to use eye drops during the middle of the night and in the morning. My eyes always feel tired. Can anyone relate to this level of severity of discomfort in their eyes? I have heard that with age, eyes can get drier but I am only in my thirties. I would greatly appreciate any advice anyone may have to offer!