gertie Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Do any of you have weird feelings when having your eyes dilated? I felt nauseous the last time I had mine done but wondered if I was just nervous. The drops didn't have epinephrine in them. The nurse let me read the box but the ingredients list meant nothing to me. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsyturvy Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 I don't get nauseous or anything, but one of my eyes stays dilated WAY longer than the other and I always end up with a massive headache. I know a lot of us are really sensitive to medications, so you might have a sensitivity to something that is in the drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensman Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Alicia,Funny you should post this today. I have a terrible time when they dilate my eyes. I have my yearly check-up Friday and was thinking about canceling because I dread it so much. The ingredients probably wouldn't mean much to me either!Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuliya Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 I had an bad reaction to dilating drops, I had anxiety and my heart was racing, also my eyes stayed dilated for 2 days. The doctor said that its a typical reaction for a child but not for adults and said it was a type of allergy and not to get the drops again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue1234 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 I was leary of having the drops at my checkup a couple of years ago. I was afraid they would make my heart race. But, they didn't. But, the really odd thing is, when I walked outside afterwards, it was the first time I did NOT have to wear sunglasses. I think it is because POTS has made my pupils dilate anyway, so it was just my normal vision. I was already sun-sensitive with my POTS, but the drops did not make it any worse. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gertie Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Thanks everyone, I too get a brain buster of a headache.Kate, I had my appt last Friday & would have cancelled but it was an emergency so I had to go. I have to go back in a few days to have one eye dilated & checked again & I'm already stressing over it. I will take half an Ativan before I go this time to see if that helps. That might be something for you to think about. I'm so tired of being allergic to everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 I can't use the drops they use to dilate your eyes. It only takes two minutes and I'm throwing up. I now go to a doctor that uses a machine called an optomap and you don't need to have your eyes dilated.Maggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensman Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Maggie,Thanks for the optomap info! I have never heard of it, but will look into it.Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gertie Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Thanks Maggie, Optomap sounds like the way to go but I wonder how it sees into the optic nerve. I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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