About 3 months ago I had red, stinging, burning, sensitivity to light in my eyes. Dr. said I had mild dry eye, not too bad, and a mild case of GPC from contacts. Advised no contacts and alrex 3x/day for 3 weeks. Worked great. The 3rd week, I was using 2x a day, plus contacts for a couple hours a day. I switched to daily disposables because I think im allergic to some of the cleaning solutions, which may have started my problems.
I discontinued after week 3 as advised and problems returned. I started to use the Alrex once in the morning. Problems went away again, and still able to wear contacts, not a problem.
I went for a follow, Dr. said to stop Alrex, especially if im wearing contacts ( I wait the 15 mins as the instructions indicate). Said Alrex is not good for long term and he is not convinced I have allergies. He said he thinks it just dry eye, and said to use re-wetting drops with contacts First, if doesnt work, fill perscription for Patanol.
Re-wetting drops do not work with contacts, make my eyes feel more dry. Im not convinced I have dry eye. I waited a week and fill perscription for Patanol. I tried it, Seems to burn, and make eyes more red. This doesnt seem to do much, But only used it two days.
My question is, If using Alrex only once in morning seems to clear up all my issues and im able to wear my contacts all day, is this dangerous? Or does it take more time for patanol to start working, and I should give this a few more days? Thank you.