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Have you reported that to your doc? If not you need to it could be a sx of toxicity. I will try to remember to look it up at work today for you. But don't hesitate to call your doc today if you can.

When I was on the doxy I had blurred vision from time to time but never the burning you have mentioned. I have not heard this ever as being a side affect of this drug. Please call your doctor to see what he thinks. I know the doxy does strange things to all of us but have never seen anyone mention this before. Let us know what your doctor says. In the mean time I will pray for you to get well. Take care & God Bless

Hello,

I spoke to my Doctor and he told me to stop taking the pills for two weeks.

Thanks for your support.

A couple summers ago, I was on lipitor for high choloestrol. I had burning, aching feelings in my eyes, and stopped taking lipitor.

I have heard the medicines can do that, but I also remember reading the eye pain can be a symptom of Lyme.

I never called my dr (dumb...) about my eye pain, since it went away. So I've wondered if it was the lipitor or Lyme that caused it. But when I mentioned that to my LLMD this week, she was very interested in hearing about it. Not sure what that meant, or if this is relevant at all :-)

Guess it's going to be one of those rambling on and on days for me - LOL.

Hope your eyes feel better, it's painful when it hurts when you open your eyes OR when you close them....

Hi,

They burn when they are open and are worse if I am outside.

Thanks

D.

my lyme first presented in the eye. I was dx with glacoma, then iritisis (which is imflammation of the space between the lens and cornea. My eye hurt and burned and were red like if I had contracted pink eye. Left eye was worse but it happened in both. this passed on its owe without antibiotic after about 2 weeks (not Dx with Lyme at that point). My vision also decreased by 50% and I was very light sensitive.

I have read that late stage chronic Lyme is so hard to Kill because it hides in the eye.

PS:
my eyes have bother me throughout my Dx, but never like the first time. Now its mostly blurred vision and floater. My vision changes daily. Sad to think I once had 20/10 (better then 20/20)

I have had over the span of this disease.

flashing swirling lights in my peripheral vision particularly when I'm over stressed or work out too hard

floaters -- dark shadows.

eye pain.

photophobia
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Hope you overcome it soon.

Hi Ponder. I take 200 mg. of Doxy but I have never had burning in my eyes just wateryness and blurryness. Hope you figure it out. Good Luck,
Bert S.

Hi everyone, thanks for your comments.
I have decided to come off the Doxy for a couple of weeks to see if my eye site improves.
Its a calculated risk as my lyme might get worse, but I am prepared to
take the risk.
Hugs to you all
thanks
Dave:)