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Temporary dimness of sight in one eye with a silvery ...


Sent to Health Experts June 18, 2006 9:18 p.m.
Temporary dimness of sight in one eye with a silvery shimmery effect. Lasts about 15 minutes. The eyesight returns completely. Can this be a reaction to a medication? This has happened twice in the last two week period.

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June 18, 2006 9:38 p.m. (19 minutes and 13 seconds later) 		REPLIED to Info Request Check Mark
Hello,

Have you begun any new medications within the last month?

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Sent June 18, 2006 10:25 p.m. (47 minutes and 16 seconds later)
Hello:
My physician changed my blood pressure to Lotrel 20/40 and my Effexor to 150mg to help relieve my hot flashes.
   
My cholestorol medication was changed to Zetia.

(Happy to say that I have dropped my cholestorol from 295 to 184 over the past six weeks with a no carb diet, Zetia and exercise.)

I plan on seeing my optometrist this week to check my eyes for new glasses.

Thanks for your reading this.
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June 18, 2006 10:26 p.m. (1 minute and 29 seconds later) 		ACCEPTED Check Mark
Congrats! That is phenomenal results!

Did you notice the visual disturbance as a result of startinf any of thes medications?

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Reply to Deborah
Sent June 18, 2006 10:37 p.m. (11 minutes and 1 second later)
As I think about it, the problem was after I went off my no carb diet and ate regular food for a few days. I had a glass of milk and (Shame on me!) a piece of cake today to celebrate Fathers Day with my husband and about half an hour later we were in our garden and I noticed the dimming in my right eye.
I was facing the west but it was overcast.

The time before when the dimming occurred, I think I had been outside in the heat and sunlight.

Oh yeah, this did occur after I went on this new medication.
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June 18, 2006 11:02 p.m. (24 minutes and 57 seconds later)
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