Posted by Mitch on September 24, 2001, at 11:10:08
In reply to Seeing Floaties a Side Effect or is it Age?, posted by Simcha on September 24, 2001, at 7:52:47
> Hello,
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> OK, I'm writing about this today. I'm seeing my pdoc tomorrow for a regular med check. I need to discuss a few things with him.
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> Since I started Celexa I've had a "floatie" in my left eye. It was pronounced in the beginning. Now it seems to come and go throughout the day. It does not seem to be constant.
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> My pharmacist did not seem to feel that Celexa or the Wellbutrin could cause this since nothing like this is in the literature for either drug. He told me that with age you can get "floaties." He says that he has a few. He's somewhat older than me. I'm only 31 yet I do have plenty of gray hair. ;-)
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> Does anyone have any information on this phenomenon?
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> I'd hate to have to change my mix of meds just now. I seem to be leveling out nicely and the last time we shifted things around (a couple of months ago) things got very rocky for me.... I really see now that I NEED these meds so that I can have a life... It's just that sometimes they cause these weird side-effects.. Ah, but doesn't that make life interesting? ;-)Simcha,
I have several "floaters" in both of my eyes (I'm 41). Three years ago I developed a small cataract. When I went to the Opthamologist for the slit-lamp exam for the cataract I asked him about "floaters". He told me the technical term is "vitreous strands and threads" and that they do increase with age. It would be nice if they could go in their like liposuction and get rid of them, however.
Mitch
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