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Dear all,
I am posting to see whether anybody has the same visual problems I have, currently.
I am finding them difficult to cope with, but I am currently taking Pregabalin (50mg), Mirtazapine (15mg) and Duloxetine (50mg).
My visual problems are as follows:
- Grainy Vision
- Dark vision (outside and some objects look darker)
- Colours and some objects look brighter - Red, White, Yellow, Blue, Green
- Double Vision
- Hazy Vision
- Blurry Vision
- light and object afterimage
- Halos around lights (Sometimes large with wavy lines in them)
- Lights seem more yellow
- Fuzzy vision
- Blue dots
- Busy dots on walls
- Cloudy Vision
- Lights seem more yellow
- Dotty vision
- Objects appear to be sinking
- After a nap my vision is more disorientated for a short time.
- When my eyes are closed I see swirling lights, blues lines and waves.
Mental Problems:
- Urge to sleep
- Very disorientated all the time (That is all I feel)
- Strange behavior e.g. talking to myself
- Chemical like smells
- I forget what I am saying alot
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Unsteadiness on feet
- Brain fog
- Tinnitus
I have had my eyes checked by an ophthalmologist and they said they are ok.
Thanks for your time.
Regards,
Paul
Are those meds meant to be taken together? and could these symptoms be side effects? I know it's common with Sertraline to have nausea, vomiting, tiredness and tinnitus.
Dear LunaLiuna,
I am currently reducing the Deloxutine as it may be causing me more visual problems.
However I had alot of visual problems before hand. Thus I am going to take some medications I have taken before I had anxiety related visual problems.
Thanks for the response.
Paul
it could also be causing you the mental problems, especially if your not suppose to be taking the three at the same time.
Rennie1989
13-01-14, 16:56
Visual problems are a symptom of anxiety. Adrenaline causes our pupils to dilate which can cause disturbances, like what you've mentioned above.
Pregabalin has caused me to have visual problems ,but only at a higher dose.
I find I can go up to 300mg ,but any more is too much for my eyes.
It is a listed side effect for pregabalin, but you are on a very low dose.
Do you happen to clench your jaw or grind your teeth a lot, or when you are asleep?
I do that and my jaw is always firmly shut and toung pressed firmly on roof of mouth
Visual disturbances can have a number of causes. If they started since you started taking medication, its likely to be medication related. I experienced 'visual snow' on citalopram which has persisted to this day, even though I've been off it for over 3 months now. It also caused cognitive dysfunction and sexual side effects, which was a shame because it worked really well for anxiety and intrusive thoughts, even at a low dose.
How long have you been taking each of these medications for?
I'm not on any meds and having constant vision issues, trouble focusing. The way I can explain it is the last 15% of whatever It is I'm looking at doesn't equate in my brain even though I can see everything. Like I have a filter that preventing me seeing a clear image. I would describe blurred vision as needing a new windscreen wiper. Nearest to your description would be cloudy vision. MRI scan tomorrow. Dreading it. Not the process but the result.
Good luck
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I've had my eyes tested and my eyes are fine don't even need new prescription. Optic nerve in eye is fine.
thekinginthenorth
14-01-14, 02:22
Hello, I have most of your visual disturbances. I got obsess with my vision after taking LSD(worst mistake of my life) the constant worry and dread made me developed more symptoms the more I searched for them. My GP says it's all anxiety related, I didn't believe him but it seems that anxiety can affect your vision greatly, as we can see in you and me. I recommend to take medical test to put your mind at rest.
Hi. I know it's been a while since the post, but did your vision get better? I have been experiencing the same symptoms for a bit now. Update?
Ok I realize this is a super old post, but I'd be interested if anyone else had anything similar? I was on mirtazapine in May-June for a month and I got all of the weird visual symptoms that you've mentioned. I've been to an ophtamologist & neurologist and all the tests came out fine, but my vision is still not back to normal even though I'm now off mirtazapine for 2 months. My psych doesn't believe it could be from mirt, but it literally started on the day that i started taking it and never went away even though the rest of my symptoms subsided and my anxiety is much better.
CYMBALTA makes my vision blurred at times. makes driving a bit tricky
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