Hi Savino,
I think you really could be onto something noticing the correlation between stress/depression and the severity of your eye symptoms. I've had this dreaded disease for over three and a half years now, and the stress, depression and anxiety it's caused has been so extreme there have been times I've considered ending my life.
I too have tried a huge number of treatments, with very little success, but what I do find for sure is that stress reduction is among the best 'treatment' there is. Easier said than done, of course, but for me, mindfulness meditation has been enormously helpful, and I will also say that antidpressants have been benefical too. I wrestled with this for such a long time, as of course you will always read about how they can cause extra dryness, but personally I am pretty certain they don't in my case, and in fact I think my eyes probably feel a bit better now I've been taking them for a few months, because of the improvement in my metal state.
It was just over a year ago that I finally found an excellent ophthalmologist, and one of the best pieces of advice he gave me was to emphasise the importance of staying positive through all this - not in a "hey, look on the bright side" kind of way, but he explained that it would help my immune system to function better, and my eye problems are immune-based. And do you know what, he was absolutely right.
Do I still have dry eye? Yes I do. Do I have hope that this will get bettter? Mostly, yes I do - there are always black days, but as you've said above - the next day may well be better, and there are always new things to try. Even your posts re seb derm, lipids, fat metabolism - have given me new things to consider, and I'm grateful to you for that.
I think you really could be onto something noticing the correlation between stress/depression and the severity of your eye symptoms. I've had this dreaded disease for over three and a half years now, and the stress, depression and anxiety it's caused has been so extreme there have been times I've considered ending my life.
I too have tried a huge number of treatments, with very little success, but what I do find for sure is that stress reduction is among the best 'treatment' there is. Easier said than done, of course, but for me, mindfulness meditation has been enormously helpful, and I will also say that antidpressants have been benefical too. I wrestled with this for such a long time, as of course you will always read about how they can cause extra dryness, but personally I am pretty certain they don't in my case, and in fact I think my eyes probably feel a bit better now I've been taking them for a few months, because of the improvement in my metal state.
It was just over a year ago that I finally found an excellent ophthalmologist, and one of the best pieces of advice he gave me was to emphasise the importance of staying positive through all this - not in a "hey, look on the bright side" kind of way, but he explained that it would help my immune system to function better, and my eye problems are immune-based. And do you know what, he was absolutely right.
Do I still have dry eye? Yes I do. Do I have hope that this will get bettter? Mostly, yes I do - there are always black days, but as you've said above - the next day may well be better, and there are always new things to try. Even your posts re seb derm, lipids, fat metabolism - have given me new things to consider, and I'm grateful to you for that.
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