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Medical Forum / General / Vision / June 2008Prozac and Vision Changes?
Hi... I am a 43 y/o male and have been wearing bifocals for 3 years now. My current prescription is: OD: -.25 OS: -1.00 ADD +1.25 I rarely wear my glasses. I can still see my computer monitor quite well without my bifocals. I only wear my glasses for night driving and prolonged close-up work. My general practitioner prescribed Prozac 20mg once a day. I took it for 2 days, and my vision felt really weird. I was having great difficulty focusing on my computer monitor, even WITH my bifocals. It was the same sensation as if I had just had my eyes dilated, but my pupils appeared normal. There was no way I could tolerate this, so I stopped the Prozac and after 24 or so hours, my vision returned to normal. I have read that Prozac can cause "blurred vision", but can't find anything about *why* this happens. Can anyone explain this? Thanks! Ed Yes, dilated pupils are a common side affect from taking fluoxetine hydrochloride. Can I first ask - exactly why did your general practitioner prescribe Prozac 20mg anyway? On Jun 29, 11:36 am, Edwardo Alphonse Elric <absolutelyinvinci...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Yes, dilated pupils are a common side affect from taking fluoxetine > hydrochloride. Can I first ask - exactly why did your general > practitioner prescribe Prozac 20mg anyway? Ed, >I have read that Prozac can cause "blurred vision", but can't find >anything about *why* this happens. Can anyone explain this? Yup, blurred vision is a pretty common side affect resulting from the use of anti depressants. Prozac causes blurred vision in about one out of every 10 or 12 people. AFAIK, I fear that there is no real answer to your question. There have been various trail and error studies here and there, but no real organized studies as such. In some people this blurred vision will go away soon enough, but in others it does not seem to disappear with time. But I am not really sure, so check with your eye-doc!! On Jun 29, 3:01 am, edutital...@yahoo.com wrote: > Hi... > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Thanks! > Ed Ed, >I have read that Prozac can cause "blurred vision", but can't find >anything about *why* this happens. Can anyone explain this? Yup, blurred vision is a pretty common side affect resulting from the use of anti depressants. Prozac causes blurred vision in about one out of every 10 or 12 people. AFAIK, I think that there is no real answer to your question. There have been various trial and error studies here and there, but no real organized studies as such over the cause of this affect. In some people this blurred vision will go away soon enough, but in others it does not seem to disappear with time. But I might be wrong, so check with your eye doc. -KH On Jun 29, 3:53 am, Kisame Hoshigaki <absolutelyinvinci...@hotmail.com> wrote: [snip] Why are you responding under two different names (in this case. Normally, you shuffle through about eight) -- this Edwardo Alphonse Elric character and Kisame Hoshigaki. What should people glean from that? > On Jun 29, 3:53 am, Kisame Hoshigaki > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Normally, you shuffle through about eight) -- this Edwardo Alphonse > Elric character and Kisame Hoshigaki. > What should people glean from that? Gee, I don't know! -- maybe they should glean that you are stupid. Get lost, old man. > > On Jun 29, 3:53 am, Kisame Hoshigaki > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Get lost, old man. Nice non-sequitur, coupled with an ad hominem attack. I see you're getting logic lessons from Otis Brown these days. I hope that's all he's giving you..... BTW: when DID 43 become "old?" >BTW: when DID 43 become "old?" About 28 years ago. Go play bingo, old man. Better Use Isotine Eye Drops which is 100% safe and Ayurvedic for more information visit: http://www.isotineeyedrops.com/
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