Eye/vision problems

Holling VinCouer · 05-09-2008, 02:46 AM

Can anyone relate to this? I have been 5 months without seroxat and I have 2 vision/eye issues; Firstly, I wear glasses and I find that my vision is 'too sharp' and I get frequent headaches. Theres nothing wrong with my prescription, ive had them checked and double checked. I always want to take the glasses off, the blurriness I get without them seems to give some relief. Sometimes my vision seems so sharp it hurts, and magnifies the weird unreality feelings I get as well.

Secondly, I regularly (every 2 weeks or so) get a red itchy sensation around my eyes, especially under my eyelids, and my eyes puff up and get inflamed. The doc initially thought it was bletheritis or an allergic reaction to something but neither allergy meds or infection meds seem to work, which made me think it might be seroxat withdrawal related.

Anyone with similar experiences?
Thanks

LCrawford67 · 05-09-2008, 05:14 AM

I can't speak for the itchy sensation, but vision problems are very common. Usually, it's fuzziness and floaters for most.

Songbird · 05-09-2008, 05:50 AM

I haven't had either of these symptoms, but I guess it is quite possible they are w/d symptoms. I have had fuzziness and eye floaters.

paxilgirl · 05-09-2008, 07:45 AM

Paxil can affect vision. Mine got worse.

Samalabear · 05-09-2008, 08:01 AM

I had a lot of problems with unexpected burning tearing while on Paxil that came out of nowhere. Didn't matter if I wore eye makeup or not, so it wasn't that. It was so bad and so unpredictable I had to stop wearing contacts. I had this same problem during my brief time on Zoloft. It was one of the few things that I was to attribute to ADs when it started happening the more I used Paxil. This has gotten significantly better over my second year post Paxil. I still have the floaters in both eyes and didn't attribute them to the Paxil until I came here and found out how common it was. I thought it was age.

Sounds reasonable that it could be the Paxil. I've cried so much during withdrawal but my tears no longer burn and irritate my eyes.

scotia21 · 05-09-2008, 08:31 AM

I have the itchy, watery eyes thing too and allergy medicine doesn't help it at all. I am thinking that it must be a Paxil withdrawal thing. It usually hits me at night for some reason. I am just chalking it up to another lovely Paxil symptom and waiting it out.

elisa · 05-09-2008, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Holling VinCouer

Can anyone relate to this? I have been 5 months without seroxat and I have 2 vision/eye issues; Firstly, I wear glasses and I find that my vision is 'too sharp' and I get frequent headaches. Theres nothing wrong with my prescription, ive had them checked and double checked. I always want to take the glasses off, the blurriness I get without them seems to give some relief. Sometimes my vision seems so sharp it hurts, and magnifies the weird unreality feelings I get as well.cheesygrin:

It's probably sensory overstimulation or something like that.

When at the 75 mg dose of Effexor March 2005, I suddenly saw out of my right eye something like a spider cob web. Went to see an eye specialist who said it was vitreous detachment and that it would go away slowly. It did but still have a black spot that just won't go away. The optometrist said there was too much eye pressure. I think it was the Effexor that caused all this, partly because Effexor is known to increase the blood pressure.

enzo777 · 05-10-2008, 12:59 PM

I developed eye problems. My family all have excellent eyes. There is no history of anyone needing glasses other than my parents (in thier 80s) needing the drugstore magnifying-type glasses. On SSRIs I went from perfect vision to having field-of-vision problems ("holes' or "blocks" in my field of vision) to developing astigmatism. Maybe its unrelated to the Cymbalta/SSRIs... but Im deeply suspicious.

05-09-2008, 02:46 AM	#1
Holling VinCouer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Posts: 26	Eye/vision problems Can anyone relate to this? I have been 5 months without seroxat and I have 2 vision/eye issues; Firstly, I wear glasses and I find that my vision is 'too sharp' and I get frequent headaches. Theres nothing wrong with my prescription, ive had them checked and double checked. I always want to take the glasses off, the blurriness I get without them seems to give some relief. Sometimes my vision seems so sharp it hurts, and magnifies the weird unreality feelings I get as well. Secondly, I regularly (every 2 weeks or so) get a red itchy sensation around my eyes, especially under my eyelids, and my eyes puff up and get inflamed. The doc initially thought it was bletheritis or an allergic reaction to something but neither allergy meds or infection meds seem to work, which made me think it might be seroxat withdrawal related. Anyone with similar experiences? Thanks __________________ Paxil 20mg for 12 years. Always struggled to come off. Weaned from 20mg down to 6mg very slowly at 1mg per 2 months, made the decision in November 07 to go cold turkey...Been completely off seroxat since then, with the occasional diazepam 2mg and exercise to relieve the withdrawal symptoms.

05-09-2008, 05:14 AM	#2
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 26,493	Re: Eye/vision problems I can't speak for the itchy sensation, but vision problems are very common. Usually, it's fuzziness and floaters for most. __________________ aka LC aka Laurie C. Paxil, 20 mg since 1997, for IBS Two unsuccessful attempts to quit. Started tapering 11/27/06 PAXIL FREE 12/29/07 If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants. ~Kevin James

05-09-2008, 05:50 AM	#3
Songbird Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 7,046	Re: Eye/vision problems I haven't had either of these symptoms, but I guess it is quite possible they are w/d symptoms. I have had fuzziness and eye floaters. __________________ Jul 01-Feb 02 Aropax Feb - Dec 03 Citalopram Jul 04 Aropax Jan 07 - Feb 08 20mg - 5mg Apr 4.5mg 5mg Jun 10mg zopiclone > seroquel Jul 20mg Aug + methionine Oct aropax > loxamine Dec off seroquel 7 Dec 17.5mg 30 Dec 15mg 24 Jan 12.5mg 16 Feb 10mg 10 May 9mg 30 May 8mg 5 July 7.5mg 2 Aug 7.25mg 1 Sep 7mg 9 Oct 6.75mg 8 Nov 6.5mg Appreciation is the antidote to stress - Trust is the antidote to fear

05-09-2008, 07:45 AM	#4
paxilgirl "Stinks of lavender" Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 10,382	Re: Eye/vision problems Paxil can affect vision. Mine got worse. __________________ Paxilgirl Put on Paxil for situational depression in August 2003. Was also on .5 mg of Clonozapem. Started on 10mg and increased to 30mg. Weaned off during the summer of 2004. Became PAXIL FREE October 4, 2004. Completely recovered!!!

05-09-2008, 08:01 AM	#5
Samalabear Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: East Setauket, NY Posts: 1,675	Re: Eye/vision problems I had a lot of problems with unexpected burning tearing while on Paxil that came out of nowhere. Didn't matter if I wore eye makeup or not, so it wasn't that. It was so bad and so unpredictable I had to stop wearing contacts. I had this same problem during my brief time on Zoloft. It was one of the few things that I was to attribute to ADs when it started happening the more I used Paxil. This has gotten significantly better over my second year post Paxil. I still have the floaters in both eyes and didn't attribute them to the Paxil until I came here and found out how common it was. I thought it was age. Sounds reasonable that it could be the Paxil. I've cried so much during withdrawal but my tears no longer burn and irritate my eyes. __________________ Cathy Zoloft 150 mg. June '97, CT September '97, 2 wks brain zaps, then fine. Prescribed for "the blues" September '99 Paxil 20 mg - life problems Switched Paxil CR 2004 CR 2005 recalled Switch generic Paroxotine 2003 start poop-out April 21, 2006 CT September 21, 2009 Paxil-free 3.6 years! ADVICE: NEVER CT Looking for Angels and a Miracle Most persistent issues: Morning anxiety, depression and anhedonia

05-09-2008, 08:31 AM	#6
scotia21 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5,419	Re: Eye/vision problems I have the itchy, watery eyes thing too and allergy medicine doesn't help it at all. I am thinking that it must be a Paxil withdrawal thing. It usually hits me at night for some reason. I am just chalking it up to another lovely Paxil symptom and waiting it out. __________________ 1/05/07 20mg-17.5 1/20 17.5-15 2/24 15-12.5 3/08 12.5-10 3/29 10-7.5 4/12 7.5-5 6/15 5-3.75 6/30 3.75-2.5 7/28 2.5-1.5ish 8/11 1.5-1 8/25 1- zero "Keep lighting candles, eventually nobody will be in the dark" me "Why is it so hard for everybody to believe that a pill can change brain chemistry for the better but not for the worse?" me "Time does not come in pill form" me

05-10-2008, 12:59 PM	#8
enzo777 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: FL Posts: 20	Re: Eye/vision problems I developed eye problems. My family all have excellent eyes. There is no history of anyone needing glasses other than my parents (in thier 80s) needing the drugstore magnifying-type glasses. On SSRIs I went from perfect vision to having field-of-vision problems ("holes' or "blocks" in my field of vision) to developing astigmatism. Maybe its unrelated to the Cymbalta/SSRIs... but Im deeply suspicious. __________________ Drugfree since Nov 07 Started SSRIs around 1994-6. (prozac, celexa, zoloft, effexor) Summer 2007 tapered off cymbalta Around first week of Nov, was off SSRIs. Cardio (75% target heart-rate 4+ times a week) Vitamins and magnesium, fish oil, soy lecithin. Post-SSRI issues: suddenly in late December: intense anxiety panic, insomnia. Dread in the mornings. But as of late Jan, doing much better. Feb and March were very good in spite of anxiety attacks.

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