Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 My son is 3 and I have noticed dilated pupils on him for at least a year, possibly more. I took him for an eye exam several months ago just to have someone take a look at this (prior to our 1st visit to Dr G) where they told me his reaction to light was a bit slow, but not too much outside of normal. I never did remember to mention this to Dr G but my guess is it goes along with the photo-sensitivity that accompanies a viral process. (I remember 35 years ago when I had a terrible case of the german measles and I was instrucuted by the doctor to stay out of the sunlight or wear sunglasses.) After just 2 weeks on Valtrex I have noticed my sons pupils smaller than they used to be, not all of the time, the dilation seems to come and go. > > Hello, > > Did anyone noticed dilated pupils in your child? I just started to pay attention couple of weeks ago. Since we did not have any regressions since then, I do not know how long does he have it. I can not connect it with any problems, just curios, could it be reaction to meds, part of his condition or just God made him that way? > > Thanks > > Regina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 I think I have heard this described as being evident of the body being in a state of " flight or fight " response. We see it off and on in our child...sometimes when changing meds or changing doses. We also see red ears (on the back edge). Caroline > On 1/21/03 3:27 PM, " Regina Feferman " <help2live@...> wrote: > Did anyone noticed dilated pupils in your child? I just started to pay > attention couple of weeks ago. Since we did not have any regressions since > then, I do not know how long does he have it. I can not connect it with any > problems, just curios, could it be reaction to meds, part of his condition or > just God made him that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 My guy used to have those quite a bit. They seemed to be related to allergies or perhaps allergies made the pot flow over enough to lead to them. They normalized as we removed things he was reacting to. I'm assuming you're meaning that the pupils are dialated pretty constantly but if you are seeing brief periods of dilation during times where your child is unresponsive, it is possible that these are absence seizures. When my son was having seizures he'd have periods where he'd have a kind of out of body experience, being totally non-responsive, and his pupils would dialate for a few seconds. A few times, only one pupil would dialate. Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 I doubt it. We just treat the problems and watch all the wierd changes that happen - sometimes things we didn't notice or connect until we observe them leave. --- Regina Feferman <help2live@...> wrote: > > So, do we suppose to protect them from flight? Do we > suppose to do anything at all? > Regina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 My daughter's pupils dilate up and down throughout the day. I have watched them for a long time and have found no triggers. I have seen them go up and down and back again within a matter of one hour. Dr. Goldberg has never really responded to this. I am wondering if it is an inability to process sensory inputs throughout the day that trigger the " flight or fright " response that only shows up in her eyes. Any other ideas? Lici Re: Re: dilated pupils Just a quick thought - this can also be a sign of heavy metal toxicity... -Liz P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 Pupil dialation can be a sign of allergy so people often report that their kids' eyes are dialated when they're having bad days or off times. Sudden dialation that is short-lived could also be a symptom of seizure. Pupil dialation accompanied by really bizzare behavior -- rages, screaming, maniacal giggling, etc -- can also be a form of seizure. I think these are deep temporal lobe seizures if I recall correctly. I think the difference would be the length of time the dialation/weird behavior lasts and how the kid feels afterwards. Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Hi Lori, I don't have the answer to your question but I do have an autistic/mercury poisoned son who has severe eye problems. Dilation is one of them, light sensitivity, pain in one eye or the other...etc., I have been told mercury can attribute to these eye problems, perhaps in the form of mild seizures. Have you noticed anything else that seems to go along with the dilation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 We get our Diflucan in a white pill that is dye free. Ask for the generic from TEVA pharmaceuticals. >From: Sheri <eszbi5@...> >Reply- > >Subject: Re: dialted pupils >Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 19:12:48 -0700 (PDT) > >What alternative to Dyflucan would not have dye? I know that and >dye are not good together and I am wondering if the dye could be some of >her recent challenges. Sheri > > <thecolemans4@...> wrote: Hi - >Does the Diflucan have pink dye? (2 weeks is not an >uncommon time period for my son's reactions to peak.) > >If it is, that could be a problem, so if it doesn't >resolve you may want to consider that. I'm sorry if >you've already mentioned it and I don't remember. > >Best of luck! > > > >--- Curtis and Hackler <thehacks@...> >wrote: > > > Yes, we started diflucan a couple weeks ago... He's > > been on the valtrex for quite a while, so I'm > > assuming > > it's not that. He also recently started zoloft, but > > I " m leaning more to thinking it is from diflucan > > and/or die off associated with it. > > > > Thanks for all of your thoughts... keep them coming > > whenever you like! > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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