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How To 'Correct' Double Vision Caused By Medication?
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I used to take gabapentin - only for about 6-7 months - and i stopped because of the side effects - mainly double vision.
well i stopped taking them quite some time ago - & the double vision is still there - not as much, but very definitely still there - its hard to even watch TV sometimes because of it.
I wear distance glasses for driving, but they dont help with this at all - the prescription is pretty mild & different in each eye - i think its +1.00 and +0.75 - (or something like that)
anyone know how long this is likely to last, and is there anything i can do about it - to speed it up.
ive been delaying seeing my optician for new specs as i assumed it'd fade away much sooner than this, and i dont want to pay for double vision correcting specs if its going to change or go away soon.
it could be changing by tiny amounts every day, so theyd be wrong after a few weeks.
luckily i dont have to drive at the moment, and if i have ive just closed one eye to be safe
Any ideas?
Thanks :)
well i stopped taking them quite some time ago - & the double vision is still there - not as much, but very definitely still there - its hard to even watch TV sometimes because of it.
I wear distance glasses for driving, but they dont help with this at all - the prescription is pretty mild & different in each eye - i think its +1.00 and +0.75 - (or something like that)
anyone know how long this is likely to last, and is there anything i can do about it - to speed it up.
ive been delaying seeing my optician for new specs as i assumed it'd fade away much sooner than this, and i dont want to pay for double vision correcting specs if its going to change or go away soon.
it could be changing by tiny amounts every day, so theyd be wrong after a few weeks.
luckily i dont have to drive at the moment, and if i have ive just closed one eye to be safe
Any ideas?
Thanks :)
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It is fairly clear from reading your description that your eye problem is drug related.......Gabapentin.
If after 6 months of discontinuation of Gabapentin your symptoms persist, then it is unlikely that there will be further improvement.
I am not an authority on eyes.
I don't know if your double vision will improve with time and I don't think anyone else can tell you. Wait and see is the best advice one can offer although, just a matter of personal opinion......it won't improve.
It is fairly clear from reading your description that your eye problem is drug related.......Gabapentin.
If after 6 months of discontinuation of Gabapentin your symptoms persist, then it is unlikely that there will be further improvement.
I am not an authority on eyes.
I don't know if your double vision will improve with time and I don't think anyone else can tell you. Wait and see is the best advice one can offer although, just a matter of personal opinion......it won't improve.
thanks all.
yes its only when both eyes are open.
i didnt have any double vision at all before taking them.
im 49, & i do have 1 eye stronger than the other, but as you can see my prescription is pretty mild.
i can see fairly well without glasses - although i think i did have issues with my 3D vision a bit sometimes.
i wondered if there were eye excercises or something i could do to slowly help them 'realign' or something perhaps.
i wasnt taking them for very long so i cant see theyve done permanent damage? can they?
if i was on them 10 yrs or something yes, but it wasnt even a 1 yr.
yes its only when both eyes are open.
i didnt have any double vision at all before taking them.
im 49, & i do have 1 eye stronger than the other, but as you can see my prescription is pretty mild.
i can see fairly well without glasses - although i think i did have issues with my 3D vision a bit sometimes.
i wondered if there were eye excercises or something i could do to slowly help them 'realign' or something perhaps.
i wasnt taking them for very long so i cant see theyve done permanent damage? can they?
if i was on them 10 yrs or something yes, but it wasnt even a 1 yr.
The first exercise in this article is a standard for double vision
https:/ /www.me dicalne wstoday .com/ar ticles/ eye-exe rcises- for-dou ble-vis ion
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