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itchy red swollen eyelids,,,not Blepharitis - please help me!!!!

here i go....so for the last 6 months i have had itchy eyelids...my eye doctor told me it was due to mild allergies and prescribed eye drops which didnt help in the least so i turned to over the counter allergy medicine which hasn't helped either (so i dont think it's allergies) and in the last 3 weeks not only are my eyelids itchy but when i wake up in the morning my upper eye lids are bright red and swelled up so bad that its embarassing!!!! i have switched makeup brands, stopped wearing makeup all together, changed pillowcases religiously, done the compresses, used mild baby shampoo on my eyes to clean them now, i take my vitamins, gone to the dermatologist who again prescribed more allergy medication (hasnt worked) went to an Ophthalmologist who said he didnt think it wasnt blepharitis but really wasnt sure what was going on so he prescribed me bousch & lombs neomycin and polymyxin b sulfates and dexamethasone ophthalmic ointment USP to apply to my eyelids which if anything in the last 4 days of using it has actually caused the swelled upper part of my eyelids to burn...typically the swelling goes down thru the day but by the time night hits theyre back to being all swelled up again...im 25 and done as much research as i can...this is literally killing me...(and i hate not wearing makeup!!!) please oh please if you have any ideas of what i may be doing wrong or what i can do to help my poor eyes let me know!!! anything will help at this point!
thanks
~~k~~
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Hey
I have the same problem to a tee, did anything help?
I am so desperate.
thanks
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Id possible let me know what works because the same problem is arising yet again on my red eyelid.
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Has this helped? Have same issues with right eye.
Thanks
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I have the same issues. It  has been affecting my looks and I am only 22. Lets help each other please
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My 20months old baby crys and itches his eyes so hard, I have to help him itch it many times and I sometimes I will help him itch it for upwards of 20minutes before he falls asleep.  It usually itches him in the nights before bedtime, and a the itch wakes him up in the morning.  I have not noticed any redness on the eye nor have I seen any swelling.  This has been going on for over a year now.  Please does anyone have an idea of what is going on?
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I have started having this problem recently. It is awful. I am 62 and the wrinkles are too much. And they came with this eye problem.  Burning, itching,scaling. My doctor says it is a fungus so he prescribed Kecanozole applied 2x a day.
NO MAKEUP FOR 3 WEEKS. THREW EVERYTHING AWAY. NO MAKEUP. I WALK OUTSIDE WITHOUT MAKEUP AND BIRDS  FALL FROM THE SKY. I FIND HUMOR HELPS EVERYTHING, OLD BARNS NEED PAINT!
It clears up, I buy new make-up. I apply nail polish. It is back. I kept putting the cream on it once a day still.
And tonight I found all of these posts and was so relieved that I am not alone, but sad to hear all of you having the same problem. I am about to google, Google and Google everything everyone has suggested.
Thank you so much for the time, the care and concern everyone who has made posts has demonstrated.
I do use Dr. BRONNER'S tea tree soap, if you have seborrheic keratosis it will soften and lighten them also.
I will let ya'll know how it goes. Yes, I  am a Southern girl. Pollen has been very bad this year and I have had sinus issues like never before.
You are a great bunch of folks.
Gamigirl
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