Cocaine causes blood vessels to constrict, sometimes suddenly and severely. This is true even in healthy people. Could ischemic damage to the nerves have caused these symptoms?
Did you ever solve this problem? If so, how??
If you ever become seriously interested in your health and saving your vision especially in your "good eye". Begin seeing an ophthalmologist regularly and get in a detox program.
hi brad,
i am having the same vision problems you experienced. how long did it take for your vision to return to normal? what brain function vitamins did you take?
any advice would be REALLY appreciated! this is scary!! I feel so stupid!
thanks again
hi joe,
I have the exact same thing - did your vision ever recover?
Best regards,
Is there anyone who have this problem only in the one eye? My left eye is fine, but I totally can't see out of my right eye.
Hi turbojoe,
Having similar problems, I thought I would mention a few things that have helped me get better. I visited the vitamin store and started taking fish oil, B vitamins & this brain function vitamins. It took a while for things to get better and every time I took them, I felt better each day. I also ate very healthy-- such as salmon patties. I was worried it was going to take a lifetime to recover. Until one night I was reading articles online, my blurred vision subsided and stopped. I haven't had re-occurring problems since then.
It's been 4 years since I made this post. After all this time my vision is exactly the same as I describe it here. I never recovered from this. My vision changed overnight from doing cocaine. I've learned to just live with it.
I have the same issue, about seven of those symptoms match mine, but it's only when I'm really geeked up. It's good to know I'm not the only one. I know a good bit about cocaine and i've never heard of blurry vision being common symptom. the first time it happened (right now is the second time it's happened) I was terrified, because I'd never experienced something like that before. I was afraid it wouldn't go away, but it does. Give it time. I know yours has lasted a lot longer than my symptoms did (about two days, worse in the morning) but maybe it has something to do with body weight? Maybe it hasn't completely left your system. I'm very small, I weigh 88 pounds (Not due to drug use, cocaine is also the only drug I use, and i use it occasionally. I stopped growing in grade 6 or 7) and supposedly it stays in my system longer than it does my boyfriend's, he's about 190 lbs. It takes a lot less for me since I'm so small.
Sorry to only talk about myself, i hope you can compare your situation to mine and maybe find out why this is lasting so long.
I have the same dilemma. And I have been trying to detox and work it out of my system at the gym. Still there is no results. Is there a hind sight of how long it will last? Im thinking about purchasing a full cleanse detox to further the process . I need help
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thanks so much for the response.. i will be looking into this.. I appreciate it. More help and concern than any doctors i have been to.
Joe
A few comments:
1. It's not likely anything that is serious or that will lead to loss of sight.
2. The relationship to cocaine use is suspect especially if you're talking about mild use and only a few times.
3. You have had an excellent work-up. It's much better to have a problem that's minor but hard to diagnose than a horrible medical problem that's easy to diagnose.
4. You may have dry eyes. Use the search feature on this page to review the many posts on the two eye forums about diagnosis and treatment of dry eyes.
5. See an ophthalmologist. Have a Schirmer tear test and a tear break up time done. The ophthalmologist EYe MD physician will need to see you BEFORE any drops are put in your eyes.
6. Have a post cycloplegic refraction done by the Eye MD to see if you have latent hyperopia (farsightedness). It could account for for 7 of your 8 listed symptoms. If present reading glasses or glasses to correct the most of the latent hyperopia would probably help a lot.
JCH III MD