Need some really good info from you all.......

    Hi, I have not posted in a few days......
Need some help w/ this......i have HIgh IOP (intra Ocular pressure)
All test ruled OUT not coming from Glaucoma....He is stumped but then I jotted his memory
about me being DX w/ both MS and NCS....He stated that the IOP could actually
be related to the Autonomic Dysfunction (CNS involvement)

     I really need some data to either disprove or compiment his statement. I have not been on computer
much lately due to a bout of TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia) really keeping me down due to the SEVERE
pain. if anyone can give me any info on this I would really appreciate it.........

Thanks in advance,
~Tonya (in pain)

[tonyad]

Bumping this for me :)

thanks Guys/Girls   Lol

[Heiferly]

This is outside of my area of expertise, unfortunately, but I can point you in the direction of medical journal articles that DO mention the autonomic nervous system in conjunction with intra-ocular pressure.  Perhaps the fact that so many peer reviewed medical journal articles correlating the two subjects even exist is proof enough that there is a distinct possibility of a relation between the two, or perhaps you know enough about the opthamological aspects of this question to make sense of some of these articles where I'm clueless.  Either way, I really hope this helps at least give you a start on getting an answer to your question:

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=ocular+pressure+autonomic&hl=en&btnG=Search&as_sdt=100000000001&as_sdtp=on

I am so sorry to hear that you're battling pain at the moment.  Last week I went through MISERY with a surprise episode that came out of left field, as it wasn't my typical dysauto or narcolepsy/cataplexy stuff:  a kidney stone.  OUCH!  At least they were able to give me some relief for the pain while I was at the hospital.  Is there anything that helps the TN, or are you just stuck with the misery until the flare up is over?

[enzymelover]

There are many medications that can damage your eyes. Check with your doctor to see if a med. you're taking is possibly causing the problem.
I read that vitamin C can reduce IOP.  Vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes - all can be severely depleted after even a short time on certain medicines.

There is a website (probably many now) that shows you specifically which nutrients are stripped from your body by each listed medication. I am trying to find it again, for my mother.

I too, am sorry that you are dealing with severe pain. I hope you are getting it under control by now.
Enzy

[enzymelover]

    Have you ever tried craniosacral therapy for trigeminal neuralgia? It is supposedly a very successful therapy for this condition. I would certainly try it. TN is so painful, and craniosacral so gentle, yet effective.

[tonyad]

   I will google that...Thanks for the info  :)
i'll get back w/ you on that one.

Be Well,
~Tonya