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Posted by Simcha on September 24, 2001, at 7:52:47
Hello,
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.
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.
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. ;-)
Does anyone have any information on this phenomenon?
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? ;-)
Posted by susan C on September 24, 2001, at 11:02:50
In reply to Seeing Floaties a Side Effect or is it Age?, posted by Simcha on September 24, 2001, at 7:52:47
hi,
Have you had a thorough eye exam lately? When I went for my optometrist check up, I complained about a bit of 'dust' I couldn't get out. It kept getting in the way of reading, especially in bright contrast situations. I had noticed it for years, but it had gotten so distinct (and stayed) where before I thought I had flushed it out and they had gone away. He explained it as the aging process of the gel/fluid behind the cornea and the back of the eye. As you age (yipes!) this fluid looses its viscosity and threads appear. There is nothing you can do about them, they aren't caused by anything. I have gotten to the point where I try (groan) to ignore them and, I too have worried they might be encouraged by meds, but I havent found references to this, either. As usual, here are some excellent eye medical information sites on the web.
mouse peering through bits of lint floating between her beady little eyes and the screen monitor
SCp.s. floaties are also the name of a type of novelty pen. The top half has fluid in in in which part of the scene 'floats'. You guys out there may remember first being impressed with the clothes floating off the gals...usually seen in tourist traps with the local 'claim to fame' floating back and forth as you tilt the pen...ie canoe in minneota lake...etc.
> Hello,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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. ;-)
>
> Does anyone have any information on this phenomenon?
>
> 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? ;-)
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,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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. ;-)
>
> Does anyone have any information on this phenomenon?
>
> 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
Posted by Simcha on September 24, 2001, at 11:48:39
In reply to Re: Seeing Floaties a Side Effect or is it Age?, posted by susan C on September 24, 2001, at 11:02:50
Thanks for the replies. ;-)
I did have a thorough eye exam in March of this year. Nothing unusual was going on then. I get an eye exam every year.. I wear glasses. So maybe because things are different now I should get my eyes looked at...
Thank you both for the information on age and "floaties." Ah yes... the process of aging. And I always thought it only happened to other people.... lol ;-)
....As Grandpa used to say... It's better than the alternative... ;-)
> hi,
>
> Have you had a thorough eye exam lately? When I went for my optometrist check up, I complained about a bit of 'dust' I couldn't get out. It kept getting in the way of reading, especially in bright contrast situations. I had noticed it for years, but it had gotten so distinct (and stayed) where before I thought I had flushed it out and they had gone away. He explained it as the aging process of the gel/fluid behind the cornea and the back of the eye. As you age (yipes!) this fluid looses its viscosity and threads appear. There is nothing you can do about them, they aren't caused by anything. I have gotten to the point where I try (groan) to ignore them and, I too have worried they might be encouraged by meds, but I havent found references to this, either. As usual, here are some excellent eye medical information sites on the web.
>
> mouse peering through bits of lint floating between her beady little eyes and the screen monitor
> SC
>
> p.s. floaties are also the name of a type of novelty pen. The top half has fluid in in in which part of the scene 'floats'. You guys out there may remember first being impressed with the clothes floating off the gals...usually seen in tourist traps with the local 'claim to fame' floating back and forth as you tilt the pen...ie canoe in minneota lake...etc.
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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. ;-)
> >
> > Does anyone have any information on this phenomenon?
> >
> > 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? ;-)
Posted by Jane D on September 24, 2001, at 12:20:45
In reply to Re: Seeing Floaties a Side Effect or is it Age?, posted by Simcha on September 24, 2001, at 11:48:39
"I grow old I grow old
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled"I couldn't resist. Isn't it annoying to never know what is just normal aging and what is a side effect worth worrying about? On the bright side this means we never need to acknowlege getting old. Our peers may be aging but we, suffering only from side effects, stay eternally youthful. I think I could grow to like that interpretation.
Posted by Zo on September 25, 2001, at 0:45:15
In reply to Re: Seeing Floaties a Side Effect or is it Age?, posted by Jane D on September 24, 2001, at 12:20:45
This is a good thread. I like the part about the pen.
Zo
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