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Hello all,
I got to see opthalmologist #3 today for the first time, for DES and blepharospasm/photosensitivity (quite severe at this point). He theorized that even though I do not feel pain at all, that the pain receptors at the eye are firing off which could explain why I have blepharospasm - involuntary closing of my eyes to shut out the "pain".
He then prescribed Lyrica, a painkiller, he said, which may help. That is the only immediate solution he offered, apart from telling me to continue using the serum drops and hyaluronic acid drops I had been on (which was not enough to put the extreme symptoms under control).
I looked up side effects for this drug, which seems rather concerning. Most of the literature I find on the internet points to that it is for treating anxiety or pain. I cannot find much info on it treating blepharospasm.
More alarmingly, here is a single mention of the drug from DEZ, possibly CONTRIBUTING to photosensitivity:
Originally posted by nutteetart View Post
i have been on lyrica since oct 2009 for anxiety and initially helped me with only weight gain as a side effect. Having said this, i didnt have any eye problems until i first noticed i was photosensitive about 8 months later and its been getting progressively worse until now where i am functionally practically blind. i wonder if lyrica has a cumulative affect?
if i get my magic wand. you are all top of my list x
Any experience or comments?
More on my background:
http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/forum...clerals-botox/
Thanks all!
I got to see opthalmologist #3 today for the first time, for DES and blepharospasm/photosensitivity (quite severe at this point). He theorized that even though I do not feel pain at all, that the pain receptors at the eye are firing off which could explain why I have blepharospasm - involuntary closing of my eyes to shut out the "pain".
He then prescribed Lyrica, a painkiller, he said, which may help. That is the only immediate solution he offered, apart from telling me to continue using the serum drops and hyaluronic acid drops I had been on (which was not enough to put the extreme symptoms under control).
I looked up side effects for this drug, which seems rather concerning. Most of the literature I find on the internet points to that it is for treating anxiety or pain. I cannot find much info on it treating blepharospasm.
More alarmingly, here is a single mention of the drug from DEZ, possibly CONTRIBUTING to photosensitivity:
Originally posted by nutteetart View Post
i have been on lyrica since oct 2009 for anxiety and initially helped me with only weight gain as a side effect. Having said this, i didnt have any eye problems until i first noticed i was photosensitive about 8 months later and its been getting progressively worse until now where i am functionally practically blind. i wonder if lyrica has a cumulative affect?
if i get my magic wand. you are all top of my list x
Any experience or comments?
More on my background:
http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/forum...clerals-botox/
Thanks all!
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