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Posted by quic (Member # 5262) on :

After 14 months of abx treatment most of my symptoms have either disappeared or significantly diminished. The one exception are eye floaters.

I get these really dark brown/black floaters that I think are getting worse instead of better. Do they ever go away? Sometimes in the morning, its almost like a veil of floaters that I'm looking through. They are not like the "normal" ones that are mostly transparent...these are brown spots and strings that block whats behind it.

I had an eye dr. appt. a couple weeks ago and she said that they don't go away. She was able to see them when she examined my dialated eye. She described them as a tug of the jelly like substance in our eye on the retina. She says that sometimes our brains compensate for them.

Suspiciously, I get most of my floaters from my left eye, and my prescription has changed for the worst in this eye.

Well its been over a year of treatment now and they are not any better for me and my brain hasn't compensated...actually it feels like its getting worse.

Anybody with floater experience out there?
Should I see a lyme literate eye doctor?
Any suggestions for one in CT?

- Mike

Posted by lymeHerx001 (Member # 6215) on :

Sorry to say it but ive had these for years and you do get used to them.

Actually I know that they get worse when I havent slept or if Im around harmfull chemicals or smoke.

I get 3 layers of floaters.
Spots, things that look like cells and worms.

Belive me if this was my only smptom Id be a happy man.

Just be happy you dont have vertigo 24/7

Posted by Areneli (Member # 6740) on :

I had the floaters temporarily during Tini treatment. Obviously Bb sets many microscopic cysts in the eyes (I guess this is their favorable spot).

I was lucky that my floaters eventually had disappeared.

They may, however, stay forever in some people.

Posted by sapphire (Member # 4599) on :

are you on plaquenil??

an opthamalogist should be able to give you an answer as to what is happening

Posted by groovy2 (Member # 6304) on :

Hi Quic
2 years of doxi -floaters have decreased
for me- alot-hardily notice now--Jay--

Posted by AZURE WISH (Member # 804) on :

I have had floater since high school (way before I new I had lyme)

they have gotten worse since then but i'm kinda used to them....

mine look like dark circle things with tails mostly

I kinda have wondered if they could be lyme spirakeets.... but I dont know.

Best wishes

Posted by electric (Member # 6572) on :

i have been on abx for about 2 months now. (mepron/zith) and i had 0 floaters before i started. (many others though) after 3 days on abx i had several very noticeble in my right eye. i now have more on both sides. it seems the abx is causing the lyme to try to esacpe in
my eye.

i am VERY concerned. what can we do? this is something the abx seem to make worse!

electric

Posted by Blymie (Member # 7407) on :

Hi Electric,

I've had floaters for many years - prior to my Lyme DX. however, like you, mine had gotten much worse since beginning my Doxy treatment. I had to stop Doxy on 5/26 because my herx was horrible in my stomach. Horrible pain and burning and pressure up to my throat. Throat very uncomfortable - like burning and constricted. My doctor's office is now going to mail me script for Diflucan. I'm going to make an appt my an opthamologist. I thought everyone had eye floaters until the LLMD asked me if I had them. I told him yes, doesn't everybody. He told me no. I've asked everyone I think to since my LLMD appt if they have eye floaters and everyone has said no, except my daughter?!?! I'm anxious to hear what the eye doc has to say. I also abused aspartame (Diet Coke and Trident Gum) for many years. I have found out that aspartame can damage the retina and optic nerve.

Blymie