RE: Help, I may have damaged my eye!!

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Well it sure sounds like Adrenal fatigue to me! Give it several hours to calm

down. I have not had that happen with a flashlight, but when watching TV for

several hours I then need my glasses to read the computer which I normally

don't. I am also VERY night blind and can;t see for sometimes fifteen minutes

after passing a car with bright lights on a dark or wet road. I have had to pull

over & wait several times, now I try really hard to not drive at night. This is

also supposed to be an adrenal symptom.

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This is also the first symptom of cataracts.

(I am also VERY night blind and can;t see for sometimes fifteen minutes after

passing a car with bright lights on a dark or wet road. I have had to pull over

& wait several times, now I try really hard to not drive at night)

Re: Help, I may have damaged my eye!!

Well it sure sounds like Adrenal fatigue to me! Give it several hours to calm

down. I have not had that happen with a flashlight, but when watching TV for

several hours I then need my glasses to read the computer which I normally

don't. I am also VERY night blind and can;t see for sometimes fifteen minutes

after passing a car with bright lights on a dark or wet road. I have had to pull

over & wait several times, now I try really hard to not drive at night. This is

also supposed to be an adrenal symptom.

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

Fat cat? Diabetes?

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Don;t think mine is cataracts I have been like this for 15 years. No better and

only slightly worse eyesight. Normal for my age...

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my right eye was operated at at that stage instead of waiting the normal 10

years for it to harden and get more dense. Less chance of perfect vision.

People tend to wait ten to 15 years more to operate. If I were you I would

still go for a dialated eye exam not a regular one.

Re: Help, I may have damaged my eye!!

Don;t think mine is cataracts I have been like this for 15 years. No better

and only slightly worse eyesight. Normal for my age...

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I did have a dilated eye exam in the last year when I needed new

contacts. I HATE to drive at night and have MAJOR trouble if I have

to drive on a dark, rainy night. I really scare myself. That is a

symptom of adrenal fatigue??

BTW, someone emailed me privately about a test the eye doc did with a

bright light. She said her eyes felt the same way after and doc told

her it would go away. I sure hope this does soon. I really don't

think I should have tried that test.

Kris

If I were you I would still go for a dialated eye exam not a regular

one.

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eye!!

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> Don;t think mine is cataracts I have been like this for 15 years.

No better and only slightly worse eyesight. Normal for my age...

> *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

> Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats

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this debate goes on and on. In my opinion first and foremost, you shouldn't take

steroids unless REALLY needed. Being undermedicated on thyroid meds makes you

have a small amount of adrenal fatigue that goes away when you reach your proper

level. All of us should have adrenal testing prior to taking any thyroid med,

and testing ferritin and hormones and vitamin levels with ALWAYS including b-12

and folate! Having had multiple eye surgeries, I can tell you that steroids can

mask a lot of problems and with this new eye stuff I had, my eye DR was refusing

to do the surgery till my endo wrote him a disclaimer notice since I am forced

to take a type of steroid. Typical of steroids, I did have a great deal of

bleeding from what should have been almost a bloodless surgery so again, I am

very anemic. Bright lights can be a sign of fatigue, vitamin A issues,

astigmatism, dehydration, vitamin C issues, underthreated thyroid, lupus,

arthritis, any connective tissue disease, etc. Taking a medication like cortef

unless you need it can be a lifelong issue that you will have to deal with. Most

of the people on the lists that have started steroids have been unable to get

off them. If I were you I would let your DR know you are on cortef and ask him

to wean you off and test you. JMHO

Re: Help, I may have damaged my

eye!!

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> Don;t think mine is cataracts I have been like this for 15 years.

No better and only slightly worse eyesight. Normal for my age...

> *Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

> Fat cat? Diabetes? Listowner for overweight or hypothyroid cats

>

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up/hypokitties/>

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> this debate goes on and on. In my opinion first and foremost, you

>shouldn't take steroids unless REALLY needed. Bright lights can be a

>sign of fatigue, vitamin A issues, astigmatism, dehydration, vitamin

>C issues, underthreated thyroid, lupus, arthritis, any connective

>tissue disease, etc.

I know I have astigmatism and I am not yet optimally treated for

thyroid.

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>If I were you I would let your DR know you are on cortef and ask him

>to wean you off and test you. JMHO

I don't take cortif or any other adrenal. I just did the eye test

because I was curious. (Won't try it again btw) My eye is fine today

other than the usual hypo dryness I've been dealing with.

Kris

> Re: Help, I may have damaged my

eye!!

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> I did have a dilated eye exam in the last year when I needed new

> contacts. I HATE to drive at night and have MAJOR trouble if I

have

> to drive on a dark, rainy night. I really scare myself. That is a

> symptom of adrenal fatigue??

>

> BTW, someone emailed me privately about a test the eye doc did

with a

> bright light. She said her eyes felt the same way after and doc

told

> her it would go away. I sure hope this does soon. I really don't

> think I should have tried that test.

>

> Kris

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one of the things that I feel and see over and over again that is never

addressed is the nutritional issue most of us have when undertreated on thyroid

meds and even when treated to our so called optimal level. I also like

have an issue taking vitamins and most make me sick but sick to my stomach and

an ache in my stomach as well. Since that has always been a problem for me, I

ignored what might be missing. As it turns out even though most of us need b12,

my main issue was wheat is bad for me, low ferritin and VERY low folic acid. I

am also finding I need a lot of vitamin C. For me, only Lessman vitamins

work. A lot of vitamins have made a big difference. If you look up malnutrition

and see the side effects it will shock you. Night blindness, startle reflex,

fatigue, etc. It will shock you. I guess I am saying that start with the little

things plus thyroid med increases. smaller meals, b-12, lots of c, a good multi

and a bit of time, see if that helps. I also believe in small increases with a

bit longer between upping than most. Sa you start to heal a bit even before you

are at the med levels you will need, you will find joints feel better,

depression ends, etc

Re: Help, I may have damaged my

eye!!

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>

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> I did have a dilated eye exam in the last year when I needed new

> contacts. I HATE to drive at night and have MAJOR trouble if I

have

> to drive on a dark, rainy night. I really scare myself. That is a

> symptom of adrenal fatigue??

>

> BTW, someone emailed me privately about a test the eye doc did

with a

> bright light. She said her eyes felt the same way after and doc

told

> her it would go away. I sure hope this does soon. I really don't

> think I should have tried that test.

>

> Kris

[Guest guest]

Well, this test is described in 's book " Adrenal Fatigue " , although they

may consider that a " quack " book because it doesn't suggest any patentable (aka

toxic) medications. The trick, though, is to shine the flashlight *across* your

eye, not straight into it. So the flashlight should be shining more or less

from the side of your face at your nose.

You look into a mirror, and use the eye not having the light shone across it, to

watch the pupil in the eye that *is* having the light shone across it (boy, my

wording sucks tonight, up with daughter with flu, but you get the idea), and see

how long the pupil can stay small. It should immediately get small, and with

healthy adrenals should be able to stay that way at least a minute, I think

(going by memory here). The first time I tried it, I did about 10 seconds.

Once the pupil gets tired, it starts getting big again, although it will wiggle

some as it tries valiantly to stay small. I don't know, but I suspect this is

part of the reason low adrenal makes it hard to drive at night, because we can't

respond properly to oncoming headlights.

Now, after 6 months of Cortef (15 mg), I do about 30 seconds on the test. So I

think it's reasonably accurate. Be prepared for most doctors to think the test

is stupid, and for that matter they'll think the same of you. 's book is

pretty good. You might be able to get it at the library.

HTH! -- prr

" camping_bees " krisalba@... wrote:

So my hypo brain fog may be making me stupider than I realized. I

decided to try the light adrenal test. I got a flashlight of my sons

and went into the dark bathroom and shined it in my eye while

watching the mirror. Trouble is now, 30 minutes later, my eye feels

achey and sort of blurry. Mind you I have one very weak eye anyway,

and that was the eye I shined it in. I am really scared I did

something to damage it. I'm not sure if the light was too bright or

what. I'm really starting to feel freaked out and panicky about this.

I can just see me going to the eye Dr tomorrow and telling him I

shined a bright flashlight in my own eye for 5 minutes. (don't really

know how long it was)

Anybody ever try that test and have this happen. Please tell me!!

I have really scared myself and really don't want to tell my husband

as he will want to know which " quack site " I got that ridiculous idea

from. What an idiot I am!!

Kris

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ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT YOU SHOULDN'T TAKE ONE B VITAMIN ALONE. TAKE ALL OF

THEM AND THEN ADD MORE OF ONE.

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one tart with the little things plus thyroid med increases. smaller meals,

b-12, lots of c, a good multi and a bit of time, see if that helps. I al

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