Posted by CaffeinePoet on July 8, 2010, at 10:25:21
In reply to Re: Day 1, Effexor restart at 12.5mgs » CaffeinePoet, posted by Phillipa on July 8, 2010, at 0:36:18
> Throid eye disease? Only eye involvement I've heard of is the buldging eyes from Graves disease? Is there another one? Phillipa
The diagnosis seems iffy to me too. But I saw an optometrist, 2 opthamologists, and a retinal specialist. Basically, the blood vessels on the surface of my eyes became red and inflamed over a short period of time. I had started taking Cytomel previous to this, and Cytomel can cause transient hyperthyroidism just like in Graves' disease. I have a mild case if I have it, but it has disrupted my vision. I went off Cytomel 3 weeks ago in the hopes of improvement, and the vein swelling went down but I have a bit of distortion still.
I of course worry that something more sinister is afoot, because I'm a hypochondriac. But at this point, practically every eye test has been done that could be. Also neuro tests; both eyes are dry and inflamed, that's all they know.
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