Posted by nightlight on May 12, 2002, at 18:30:03
In reply to on 1,400 medications and (night) BLIND as a BAT!!!, posted by Jerrympls on May 12, 2002, at 2:53:46
> Can anyone help me here? I'm a 30 year old male and I am as blind as a bat at night or in dark rooms. I'll list my meds below and perhaps someone can analyize them and find that one or a combo is the culprit???
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> 200mg Desipramine
> 20mg Dexedrine 3x daily
> Topamax 150mg at night 100mg in morn
> Atarax 100mg at night
> Ativan 1mg 3x daily
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> I also take the following for allergies:
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> Zyrtec
> Rhinocort nasal spray
> Singualair
> Combivent inhaler
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> I'm thinking it's the Dexedrine and the Topamax. I know the Dexedrine makes my pupils HUGE - but then you'd think I'd see better in the dark right? Hmmmm.....
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> Anyone??? Anyone???? I wonder if the electriciity that zaps my vegas nerve contributes?? hmmmmmm
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> thanks in advance!!!!
>
> Jerry!Hi Jerry~
In my experience, all stims I've used (dex, adderall, phentermine) have blurred my vision, night or day. Don't know what the mechanism is for that, neurologically, but it has been consistent. But, my vision wd. clear as stim wore off.
Wellbutrin gave me mild hallucinatory effects, but only in the dark. I wd. see patterns or reach out for something that wasn't there, also saw (sensed?) movement at times, out of the corner of my eye. The peripheral 'phantom' thing happened often in the daytime as well.But, I think we've all experienced that slightly disturbing incident before. Maybe it was the WB, or maybe it was just 'the little man', as my grandmommy Marjorie used to call him/it...whatever!
Do check with ur dr. and let us know what He says it is.Luck~nightlight
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