I'm so miserable.....

[grandmamac]

You've heard all of this before, so I'm going to skip a lot of the details and just say I have had hideous dry eyes for the last 2 1/2 years. I also have glaucoma, and those meds are very drying, but after a major eye surgery in '09 I have suffered horribly from DES. I have tried everything that's out there (the plugs, Restasis, hormonal drops, doxy), and have had no long lasting relief. I even have a 3 month's supply of serum eye drops sitting in my freezer, but they have not helped (as I so desperately hoped they would). I have the usual blepharitis, poor tear film, some MGD, and ???
My questions - what pain meds do people use that actually reach your eyes when they hurt so bad you can hardly stand it? Neuropathic pain meds - Gabapentin (neurontin) do they work?
I developed an allergic reaction to doxycycline, then tried Flagyl (horrendous headache). Has anybody had any success with erythromycin in treating blepharitis?
Thank you for any input.

[poppy]

I've tried erythromycin for probable ocular rosacea, it doesn't seem to help.

[aga]

Two years ago I was at the same point - horrible pain of eyes, headaches and so on. Nothing worked. I was scared to take anything stronger because I was scared to make my eyes drier. My doctor gave me injections wit vit B12 and B6 (for two weeks) and then I started doing yoga and pilates. Believe me or not-but each time I've got any pain I do short exercises (yoga or pilates) and it helps a lot.

[grandmamac]

How long were you on it? Have you used any other antibiotics successfully?
Thanks

[grandmamac]

I do Tai Chi twice a week, and it helps when I'm there, but not so much on my own at home.

[poppy]

How long were you on it? Have you used any other antibiotics successfully?
Thanks

I've been on it for over three weeks. I've had no success with 3 months of doxy. I did once take a short course of amoxycillin (sorry if wrong spelling) for another problem and it was like a miracle happened to my eyes. However they were back to "normal" again very rapidly.

[aga]

I didn't use any antibiotics. There was no reason (that I was told). I had just dry eyes-2mm in a test of no direct reason :-(((. I used restasis-no effect at all. To make my headaches and eye pain smaller my doc gave me vit B for nerves and pains connected with this mess . In Poland they are called milgamma and in my case were prescribed by a neurologist.