Posted by CK1 on March 30, 2005, at 9:27:59
In reply to Re: EYE PAIN/SINUS PRESSURE on SSRIS? » missliz, posted by jerrympls on March 29, 2005, at 21:23:56
too weird! Had an MRA (perfect), CT Sinus Scan (perfect), pure oxygen for 10 minutes to rule out cluster headaches (no clusters!), had an eye exam (no eye pressure, glaucoma, etc) and no one in my family has ever had migraines.
There is no swelling, no drooping eyelid, no sweating on one side of my face, no congestion, or any other abnormal signs.
Just a slight ache every few hours around one eye. It doesn't keep me from functioning or doing the things I like to do. It's just an everyday nuisance.
I started taking a multivitamin, fish oil, B-Complex, and Vitamin C about a month ago and VITAMINS CAN REACT ADVERSELY WITH MEDS so I'm giving up all vitamins for a week to see what happens. I don't care for vitamins anyway as you never know if you're body is even absorbing them, they work sooo subtlely, and they aren't regulated by the FDA so how do you know which brand has "sugar pill" vitamins. However, I've heard "wonder stories" about people improving with them.
If this eye pain is still persistant after a week with no vitamins, I guess I'll try a LOW dose of Pamelor (Nortreptyline - a tricyclic AD) to ward off these headaches. From what I've heard, it works and is used to augment SSRI's sometimes? BTW, if you aren't having success with SSRI's, the TCA's are supposed to be JUST AS EFFECTIVE as SSRI's with less sexual side effects, but, they do have more SE's like dry mouth, constipation, etc.
This has turned into an essay..........Wow! I've learned a lot about depression from being depressed!
Side note: If SSRI's do not work, produce agitation, "poop out" after working very well for months/years, cause insomnia, etc. adding a mood stabilizer (Lamictal, Depakote, Lithium) ON TOP of the SSRI can oftentimes make the SSRI work much better! Paxil, for me, worked great for 2 years and good for another 8 months, but pooped out. Now, I have found that Lamictal has restored my response to Paxil. YEA! To all of you who can't tolerate the SE's of AD's or can't reach a theraputic dose without having PANIC/ANXIETY, "think" about adding a mood stabilizer. Polypharmacology is now being widely used and is shown in many studies to be more effective. Blah, blah, blah! Peace out peep! Babble me if you have any questions or to tell me to stop writing these loooooooooooooooooooooooooooong posts! haha
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