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Graves-Basedow disease is a medical disorder that may manifest several different conditions including hyperthyroidism (over activity of thyroid hormone production), infiltrative exophthalmos (protruberance of one or both eyes and associated problems) and infiltrative dermopathy (a skin condition usually of the lower extremities). This disorder is the most common cause of...

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Excessive eye tearing

dsgreen5
dsgreen5
Hello, has anyone found a way to deal with excessive eye tearing. I had my eye plugs removed hoping that would help, but it's bad today. It pooling of tears in the outer corner of my eye that actually feels dry despite being tears. Any advice would be appreciated.
worldofblah4
worldofblah4
I have a mild/moderate case of this, never knew it was a symptom. I wish I had advice. That sucks. I wish you luck and keep me posted.
dsgreen5
dsgreen5
Will do. I'm taking a bunch of supplements. If I find one that help alleviate the symptoms, I will let you know.
mmztcass
mmztcass
If you can tolerate such supplements as flaxseed oil and certain and safe fish oils that don't make you hypER, that's what I would do.

I could not tolerate flaxseed oil as it made me feel bloated. I researched Salmon oil after trying several brands of fish oil I could not take and have been happy with it.

I also take the dry form of A (not oily A), B complex, Magnesium, Zinc, and other vitamins. I have also tried Bilberry.

{{{hugs}}}
dairytech
dairytech
Excessive tearing is a symptom of TED...Thyroid Eye Disease. I had this as well early on with my diagnosis. Tearing is a sign of dry eye. I know this sounds crazy but according to my Opth...this is the cause of tearing. Using eye drops ( Refresh ) will help with this. Also keeping out of the wind or bright sunshine will help. If you live in colder areas..using a humidifier in your bedroom will counter act the forced air heating that drys out our eyes.

Taking supplements also is very helpful...the omega 3's and evening primrose helps with your dry eyes...Big Hugs...Kathy