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mexatrexate
Oct 04, 2008 07:54PM in the Autoimmune Disorders Community
I recently was prescribed this medication, and i've seen the side effects, and although im aware i cant drink because of the damage it has on the liver being 21 i am concerned prolonged use can be the equivalent to being an alcoholic, is this a medication ill have to be on for the rest of my life? and how bad is it really? are there any other options
Floaters and Causes
Sep 25, 2008 06:38PM in the Eye Care Community
actually there is something they can do, they often do it with diabetics, who get this a lot, its a steroidal injection into the eye, the medication grabs hold and removes them. .. shaking your head to loud music wont do anything at all, the doctors meant more like the equivalent to shaking baby syndrome....but thrashing in your car or at a concert is not ...
Floaters and Causes
Sep 24, 2008 05:54PM in the Eye Care Community
i was 15 when i began getting floaters as well, from litterally nothing at all... they told me the same thing, its been 6 years, and i still have them, through my hole journy discovering why i get these we've established i have uveitis, "the sweelling of the retina" and it cause could potentially be from an autoimmune disorder, like MS or Luppes, my suggestio...
Uveitis and colitis
Sep 18, 2008 10:36PM in the Autoimmune Disorders Community
I’ve been diagnosed with uveitis and colitis, until my diagnosis of colitis; we were at a loss of a cause for my retinal inflammation. Recently I’ve began to see a rheumatologist who gave me a ton of blood work and all of it came up negative and my mri for searching for MS also came up negative. So I don’t have lupus or crones or rheumatoid arthritis or...
swollen retinas and colitis interlinked?
Jul 21, 2008 10:38PM in the Autoimmune Disorders Community
I am 21 years old and for the past 6 years I have been dealing with a medical mystery, with my eyes.Over the years we have ruled out anything neurological and spinal, have came to establish that this disorder is only dealing with with my retinas swelling and leaving floaters in my eye, however they have never come to establish why this happens. About a year ...
swollen retina, floaters,..help!
Jul 17, 2008 10:36PM in the Eye Care Community
You know, I tried this is all the information and this is what they've said, the problem isnt juust the problem. They dont know why this happens... they(the doctors) are just as clueless as we are, my one doctor tried something to treat the symptom, but has yet to find why these symptoms occur. I really truely would love for you to give it a try i am running ...