Posted by Mitch on November 1, 2001, at 23:47:28
In reply to Re: Psychotropic Meds and #$!@! Vitreous Floaters, posted by Rick on November 1, 2001, at 16:27:00
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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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> > Mitch
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> It does make you wonder...
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> Sorry to hear about the cataract. Have you considered treatment, or is that unadvisable for this type of cataract?
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> RickRick,
They can remove the cataract, but the doc won't do it unless it begins to progress suddenly. So far it has stayed its same little size. My brain even has gotten used to it being there-because I have to sequentially open and shut my eyes to be certain which eye is affected! I just see an opthamologist/surgeon once a year and they dilate my pupils and do a slit-lamp exam to see if it it growing or worsening. If it starts to take off then I guess action will be required.
Mitch
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