hilary1617
First time at the rodeo.
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Since this Spring, my allergies have been out of control. I assumed it was due to the rainy weather, maybe additional mold in the air.
My eyes would run ALL day long - whenever they were open. I purchased Zaditor drops, and they helped a bit, but not entirely. I was getting dizzy, which I attributed to vertigo from allergies impacting my ears (then I also went on blood thinners which exacerbated the dizziness - at which point I just stopped driving for the safety of everyone on the road).
With all the rain, the world was getting darker too. Cloudy skies and seemingly moonless nights became the norm.
Darn weather. My eyes weren't happy. The runny eyes made it hard to see anything, even to distinguish colors. I asked Charles to buy brighter light bulbs. I abandoned my relatively new transitions bifocal glasses, which weren't helping me read anyway and were contributing to dizziness. I was annoyed with my favorite restaurants for their dim lighting that made it hard to read the menus, let alone the checks. Then, I needed my son to hold my arm walking home from a concert down the block because it was so dark I couldn't see the ground in front of me despite the street lights.
Mind you, I've been absolutely slammed since Thanksgiving of last year with crazy family, health and work circumstances. It's been so stressful, I developed a case of acne so bad that I avoided going out.
I'll confess. I'd been so busy that I didn't get my vitamins tested for way too long. I developed a terrible Vitamin A deficiency and didn't even recognize the symptoms.
Full stop, I HAD LITERALLY BEEN GOING BLIND.
Fortunately, I finally figured it out and managed to restore my vision before the blindness became permanent. All it took was about a week of supplementing dry A at higher levels.
Please learn from my mistake and don't ever let life get in the way of testing. Also, please remember that runny eyes and progressive loss of vision and acne are red flags for Vitamin A.
My eyes would run ALL day long - whenever they were open. I purchased Zaditor drops, and they helped a bit, but not entirely. I was getting dizzy, which I attributed to vertigo from allergies impacting my ears (then I also went on blood thinners which exacerbated the dizziness - at which point I just stopped driving for the safety of everyone on the road).
With all the rain, the world was getting darker too. Cloudy skies and seemingly moonless nights became the norm.
Darn weather. My eyes weren't happy. The runny eyes made it hard to see anything, even to distinguish colors. I asked Charles to buy brighter light bulbs. I abandoned my relatively new transitions bifocal glasses, which weren't helping me read anyway and were contributing to dizziness. I was annoyed with my favorite restaurants for their dim lighting that made it hard to read the menus, let alone the checks. Then, I needed my son to hold my arm walking home from a concert down the block because it was so dark I couldn't see the ground in front of me despite the street lights.
Mind you, I've been absolutely slammed since Thanksgiving of last year with crazy family, health and work circumstances. It's been so stressful, I developed a case of acne so bad that I avoided going out.
I'll confess. I'd been so busy that I didn't get my vitamins tested for way too long. I developed a terrible Vitamin A deficiency and didn't even recognize the symptoms.
Full stop, I HAD LITERALLY BEEN GOING BLIND.
Fortunately, I finally figured it out and managed to restore my vision before the blindness became permanent. All it took was about a week of supplementing dry A at higher levels.
Please learn from my mistake and don't ever let life get in the way of testing. Also, please remember that runny eyes and progressive loss of vision and acne are red flags for Vitamin A.
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