Posted by yxibow on February 15, 2009, at 11:09:16
In reply to Burning eyes + inside head temple, posted by VIncent_QC on February 15, 2009, at 7:41:46
> Hi Everyone,
> I have a really weird sensation since more than 1 week now.
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> Everything begin with a not very funny pain inside my head, I often described it on this board, but it's like someone push my brain or play with it...the pain start in the middle of my head and go to the left head temple and to the right head temple and also in the back of my eyes... Since I fear to do seizure because I take Valium pills and I play with my daily dosage (between 15 to 30 mg/day), I always associated this strange sensation to the addiction of benzo drugs and the fact that if I miss a dose or take less of it, I will maybe have a seizure...
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> Anyway, with this strange sensation I have also an extreme pain in my eyes, they burns... I try 3 kinds of eyes drops...Visine for allergy, regular drops who only moist the eyes and another brand that I forgot the name...but nothing seem to help me to reduce this pain...My eyes just burn too much, that all I Can do is to take more Valium because I think it's related to my stress and anxiety level...
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> Someone have burning eyes or experience that king of feeling inside his head???
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> I had the burning eyes sensation a long time ago, back in 1996, when I was put on the Paxil at high dosage...but never experienced this sentation after...
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> Just to make the post more clearer, I was on the Parnate for more than 1 month, december to january...I switch after to the Manerix and return on the Nardil for a couple of days 2 weeks ago...I stop the Nardil and this two weirds sensations begins at the same time...
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> I also start a new drug, Clomipramine, since 3 days but only at a very low dosage of 20mg, so I know that's not a Clomipramine side-effect...
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> I also take some Seroquel at bedtime, 50mg...but the burning eyes and brain pain start a long time after I begin to use the Seroquel as a sleep aid...
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> Well, any suggestion to make to me? Is it the withdraw of the MAOI's, is it just my anxiety or is it a kind of too much high pressure inside my head??? Someone have a "brand" of eyes drops to recommand to me?
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> Did I have to ask my Doctor to give me a reference paper to do a test of EEG (Electro-Encephalogram) ???
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> Any comments will be really appreciated...Thanks!!!
Well, its a bit of a long story of the disorder that continues to affect me -- an orphan disorder, visual and auditory, somatoform symptoms.Burning eyes is just one of many sensations and exaggerations of normal phenomena or hypervigelence I get.
Since the optic nerve is the only part of the brain that can be clearly seen by a doctor without any major scanning procedure, an eye exam by an ophthalmologist, which looks at the optic nerve, would be a good rule-out of that sort of organic question.
An EEG might be of use, but if you're taking a fair dose of Valium it may dampen results.
I have tried those Refresh Liquigel (carboxymethylcellulose sodium) products, which are fairly thick and soothing -- they don't really do a whole lot for the situation and are somewhat overpriced but if it has to do with eye strain more than anything else, they may be of use.
But it could just be the way your body responds with side effects to certain substances. I guess the point is, rule out anything organic and then proceed to have other things checked.-- best wishes
Jay
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