Hi guys,
Hope u are on the road to recovery.
Just wondering what u think of my situation.
Basically,i started taking propecia around 20 January this year and started topical minoxidil around the same time.
I suffered from severe dry eye before starting either.
However,upon taking this combo my eyes became even more severely dry.
I took in total 4 propecia pills(equivalent to 1 proscar) but spaced out over 3-4 week period.
I also overdosed on minoxidil as i couldnt imagine it could affect my eyes and skin.
I quit propecia about 4 months ago and minoxidil about 4-5 weeks ago(when i realised it was ruining my skin).
Just wondering if ye think there is any hope of a recovery from my eye pain?Im not sure which medication increased my eye pain and skin problems or if it was both. I pray everyday that i am delivered from this nightmare
Do you wear contact lenses?
If so, try taking them out and switching to glasses for a few weeks. I find that lenses generally exacerbate the dry eye situation; this was the case prefin too - just not nearly as severe in magnitude. Recently I switched back to glasses 100% for several weeks and switched back to contacts for a day. On that day, the contacts were more comofortable then they were for awhile.
…could have been all chance, but it might be worth a try.