When things just don't get better

I feel for each one of you who are getting the wrong meds. 😔😔 I believe that we all know our bodies and the side effects that certain medications do, Stay Strong💪🏻💪🏻 Everyone and don’t give up. There is someone out there who will listen.!!
Virtual HUGS and Love to All💕🥰💕

@jimhd and all: not quite sure where this fits it but again its about Cymbalta but could be any number of medications. There are different types of Glaucoma.... I was diagnosed with "narrow angles" mid 2018 and I do believe I had the condition for a long time before receiving the diagnosis from Head of Glaucoma Dept. in a Toronto Hospital (a four hour drive away).
In fact some meds "cause" Glaucoma! It's true. There are wide angles type also and I believe another type. Anyway mayoclinic.org and other sites have the pros and cons about taking Cymbalta which is also called Duloxetine or Irenka. All we can do is read the information sheets with the medication, or Internet good sites and decide whether or not we wish to take it.

I was a e mental case from that time on and gave up Zoloft as it causes raise in eye pressure.... but stupid enough not to give up Clonazepam as it was not mentioned! I DO blame the doctors. I am a nobody... the doctors prescribing or continuing to prescribe meds should take a few minutes to check or ask patient, and I also DO blame my pharmacist.

Then after one interview witha very pleasant training Psychiatrist he took m off the Clonazepam I had been on over 15 years, after the last 5 tablets as government trying to stops these meds for Seniors and PUT ME BACK ON the Zoloft which I kept trying to politely say would increase my eye pressure and as I said before and the dr said: I have checked and only 5 per cent of Zoloft patients can get Glaucoma (want to be one of those five per cent?) but I ALREADY had Glaucoma and the specialist had said if my eye pressure went up I could lose vision forever and if I then had the worst headache EVER and eye pain to jump in a car and drive to Toronto... how scary was that? . During this time family dr. prescribed Cymbalta and I didnt take it. I lived with that the rest of 2019 and until I had some surgery March 2020 (laser holes in eyes) and I STILL cannot take some meds. if raise eye pressure tc. (even Visine for red eyes)

Have Glaucoma is for life and I again thank the Lord I have my vision, use strong drops every night which have side effects, and dry eye drops, and have floaters from previous vitriol surgery. On top of everything else and people wonder why I am either depressed or very sorry for myself! I do NOT want to scare anyone from taking their meds, but I will go out on a limb and say:
please, please, please have your optometrist check your eye pressure - its simple and painless - and also have a field of vision test done - again simple. Then if you go on a medication which can raise eye pressure, you just see your optometrist again to check the eye pressure!
I just cannot sit back after all this and not at least suggest these two tests, whether or not someone then continue the medication is completely up to them and many times lest fact it, we have no choice! And my last "please": please tell any new doctors, surgeons, dentists, optometrists, clinics, naturopaths etc. that you actually have Glaucoma (if you have it) and what type it is.
sorry if am repeating previous comments but feel so strongly about this... J.

@kimcvi Hi Kim I can relate. After 10 years or so my psychiatrist diagnosed me with refractory depression and anxiety - no medications help or any other types of counseling etc. I also was recently diagnosed with PTSD. Every day is a challenge just to get out of bed and complete basic hygiene functions.