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Glasses :-(

TWGarrett
TWGarrett
I'm soooo tired of sguenting. The past few days my eyes have really been bad. I just went thru my drawer of reading glasses(which I use for everything) but none of them are doing good for me right now. I have 2.5 up to 3. Then for reading fine print I have 5.25. They went this bad overnight. Usually 2.5 do fine for everything but fine print. But I've been having that blurryness in my right eye. You know, you think there is a smudge on your glasses. You take them off and discover it's not your glasses. But there's nothing in your eye neither. I've been having a bad flare up with Fibro and RA and I'm hoping when the flare ups are over my eyes will be better.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes my eye range varies a lot and get blurry too. I think it's Fibro bcause my optomitrist can't find anything wrong with my eyes past my script for bifocals. I also get the spot in the eye issue. Drives me crazy. Sometimes I gotta use all capital letters just to read what I'm typing or texting.
CarrieinSK
CarrieinSK
Have you gone to an Opthamologist (not Optometrist) before? Our daughter has juvenile, rheumatoid arthritis since birth and because she has less than 5 joints affected, put her at a greater risk for Iritis, an eye disease. She had to get 3 month and then 6 month check ups for years. She never did get it but it could make you go blind.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am very near sighted - a year ago when i got my vision checked (and i'm sure its gotten worse) I was -9.5, -10 and I have an astigmatism. I squint a lot but I've had glasses since I was 5 so I'm used to it. Probably the worst part for me is even getting my lenses "thinned" at lens crafters, my glasses still feel like they weigh 10 lbs on my face, especially when i have a pain flare up.

I remember reading somewhere with fibro, our vision is affected, like with the temporary blurry thing. Also, certain medications can mess with your vision.When I took cymbalta I couldn't see straight the entire few months I took it.
horseluvnhoosier
horseluvnhoosier
My eyes get really blurry during a flare. Other days I can see just fine. I haven't gone to the eye doctor in years because I don't want to go on a blurry day. I never know when my eyes will be bad so I never make an appointment.

I tried Cymbalta for a couple of weeks and it made my eyes 10 times worse. My pupils were so dilated that I couldn't read a thing and I got so dizzy when I stood up.

I know I need to go to an eye doctor but I don't want to explain the whole fibro vision thing. Do you think that eye doctors are aware of this?
PeaceN2You
PeaceN2You
Cymbalta did that to me in six days. It's a rare side effect but it is known and listed. I think I read five percent of people who take it have vision issues.

Consider that you may have cronic dry eyes - mine got so dry at one time that they made my vision blurry. I used drops and it took months to get them back to something like "normal."

Dry eyes are a side effect of a lot of meds, as well as a side effect of chronic dehydration (I NEVER drink enough water). It's an "easy" fix but not a quick one.

My opthalmologist said my corneas looked like the dessert on that skin care commercial with the lizard.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I use to work for an Opthalmologist group up until I couldn't work anymore and applied for Disability. I would suggest scheduling an appointment with an Opthalmologist not an Optomotrist. Make sure you tell them you want to see a M.D. (Opththalmologist) and not an O.D. (Optomotrist). Ophthalmologist are are of Fibromyalgia and what it does to an individual. You don't want to let your eyes go. Something simple could turn into something serious if not address. I hope your sight improves soon.
JudyPrudy
JudyPrudy
Sorry you're having these problems with vision. I'm praying for you that you get help with this and one less problem to deal with. Gentle hugs!
Judy
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes I have blurry vision too at times. I had Lasik done 6 years ago and now I wear glasses again since my flare-up started in January 2010. Some days I have blurry vision while other days I dont. It drives me crazy.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have read that blurry vision is a common symptom of Fibromyalgia. I can't see for lookin'.

When I was young, say in my mid twenties, every six months my eyes would get 50% worse! I ended 20/200 or thereabouts. I have also read that fibromyalgic's eyes tend to get worse faster than most normal people's eyes.

Mizroze