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How do you deal with dry eyes?
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OMEGA FISH OIL Supplements- weird, but helping me!
I have an autoimmune disease, with dry eyes, but not nearly as bad as described by some of the posts here.
An optician recommended drops, humidifier, compresses-- all the usual-- AND fish oil supplements, which surprised me. I didn't really comply with the fish oil.
Then, my cardiologist told me to take fish oil, too. So I started taking them. Since the time I started being really compliant with the fish oil supplements, the dry eyes have improved! Noticeably! It took a couple of months to see the results in my eyes, but now I can tell if I've skipped the supplement (which I do sometimes, unfortunately. I take a lot of pills and sometimes I just can't take another one...You probably know the feeling.)
Good luck, everybody!
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YES! I know the feeling. Just trying to work all the pills and supplements in during the day! I usually do not get all the supplements in but I do take the Rx drugs.
I have been using a humidifier at night by my bed because the CPAP really dries my mouth. I will start using it in the daytime also.
DRY EYES. When I went for the eye exam in prep for cataract surgery, my eyes were so dry that the Doc could not complete all the measurements. She prescribed Systane eye drops 2 X a day for 2 weeks and come back for another exam. The next exam is coming up soon.
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I used to take prescription fish oil until I choked on the pill. Since then I grind up short acting meds and discontinued the fish oil. I want to take the supplement. Mine was quite large. Great tip.
A rheumy dx’d me with sjogrens. Current rheumy doesn’t know what to think. Didn’t give her past history. Don’t know why I didn’t.