Posted by Deneb on October 23, 2009, at 7:40:51
In reply to Can Paxil cause myopia?, posted by Johnny32 on October 23, 2009, at 7:28:26
Hi Johnny32
Welcome to Psycho-Babble!
I've never heard of Paxil causing myopia, but that doesn't mean it can't be a side effect. People have all sorts of side effects on meds.
Spending 9 hours in front of a computer sounds bad for your eyes. You may be straining them. That's what happened to me one year. I had never needed glasses, but then slowly I became near sighted. It wasn't really bad or anything, but I couldn't see the screen in class. I ended up getting glasses, and used them for a year. Then strangely my eyes got better and now I don't need glasses anymore. My theory is that I did a lot of studying that year and strained my eyes.
I've taking SSRI's (which Paxil is) for years and have never noticed any effect on my eyes.
I think you should take breaks from the computer often and look at things far away often so your eyes don't get strained.
Deneb
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