Posted by kattay on January 16, 2004, at 11:01:22
In reply to Re: My Pdoc quit on me! scarier than I thought » Mercedes, posted by omegon on January 15, 2004, at 20:12:53
> > While on effexor, I also got blurred vision expecially after using the computer (doing research on my illness for goodness sakes!) and had to have my glasses changed six times in 14 months. And I still get the blurred vision.
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> I'm wondering if it's not something to do with pupil dilation. I had both. The blurred vision _seemed_ to decrease with time on efexor, but judging by the difference I've noticed coming off it, this may have been purely subjective, "getting used to it" (by which I mean forgetting how it used to be, rather than learning to see as clearly with blurred input). I'm now on fluoxetine, and my pupils seem permanently fixed at HALF their efexor size, as if in rebellion. Shame. I kind of liked my big eyes, drinking in the world - such as I could see, anyway. Now I look disinterested. Feel it, too.
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> Strangely enough, even while on efexor, people at work often said I have the text size on my computer set very small and they couldn't read it! Crystal clear to me. Can the brain compensate for persistent blurred vision by getting better at decoding blurred symbols, "turning up the sharpness"? I doubt it. Maybe our vision is clearer than we think
The blurred vision made me think of something. I've been thinking of getting lasik done but i wonder if i can because of being on effexor xr?
I don't have blurred vision though. I'm one of the lucky and so far no bad side affects. I'm only on 75mg though.
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