Posted by Rick on November 1, 2001, at 16:27:00
In reply to Re: Psychotropic Meds and #$!@! Vitreous Floaters » Rick, posted by Mitch on November 1, 2001, at 9:45:27
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> > Seriously, it IS interesting what kinds of visual effects psychotropics can have, whether or not they increase floater perception. I ran across an article recently (I forget where) railing about how visual effects, some irreversible, are a highly under-publicized effect of psychotropics.
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> > I've seen some posts here in the past where people said they have to change their eye prescriptions every time they start or stop taking certain meds.
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> > Rick
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> Oh, there was one thing I didn't mention. I DO have a *cataract* in my right eye. It is very small, but unfortunately right smack near the center of my focal vision! This cataract appeared suddenly one morning when I woke up about 15 years ago-I was just 26. Interestingly, I had been taking low-dose Mellaril for about two-three years. Mellaril (and other AP's) can cause that, BTW. ALSO, when I had the slit-lamp exam a couple of years ago that confirmed a cataract was what was causing the blurry spot in my right eye-the doc also mentioned that one of my eyes had some retinal pigmentation (Mellaril can also cause that).
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> MitchIt does make you wonder...
Sorry to hear about the cataract. Have you considered treatment, or is that unadvisable for this type of cataract?
Rick
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