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Posted by Jeni (Member # 16257) on :

What I notice daily are spots, streaks that are blackish-grey. A lot of the times they disappear into my periphery vision.

I'm not sure if I have Lyme or not. My natural doctor says floaters can be from toxicity. What do you all think?

Can floaters be a symptom of Bartonella????

Posted by cantgiveupyet (Member # 8165) on :

jeni, are you the jeni with bladder problems?

i think we post on another board.

I just got my first floater on Friday and it has been terrible. I went to the eye dr and the retina is fine, but I have pain in the eye he cant explain.

have to go back in a few weeks.

Its very distracting when driving and scary.

Im not sure why all of a sudden i have this.

Interesting about toxicity.

Posted by groovy2 (Member # 6304) on :

Hi Jeni

Floaters can be caused by lyme -

With lyme treatment they will usually
get better or go away -

It dose take some time to happen-
months not weeks -Jay-

Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :

I got all my eye symptoms to go away by drinking mangosteen juice.

Posted by UnexpectedIlls (Member # 15144) on :

I have HUNDREDS of floaters on both eyes... It's terrible I have to see through my floaters... Never had them until I became sick. [Frown]

Posted by Lymeorsomething (Member # 16359) on :

I've never had floaters 'til the Lyme diagnosis and now they have been frequent.

I feel that they are a kind of barometer of infection status. With correct treatment, they should start to ease up.

It's just one more way Lyme makes you feel unwell. It's very aggravating....

Posted by kitkat32 (Member # 9682) on :

I have had floaters on and off during treatment.

I don't know if mine are normal floaters. Mine are very sparkly and I usually see them out of the corner of my eye. Sometimes in field of vision but it is usually peripheal.

It's strange because if it is dark outside I can swear I am seeing a bunch of falling stars.

kit [bonk]

Posted by ByronSBell 2007 (Member # 11496) on :

Alot of lymies hav alot of floaters but even healthy people I know will see them everynow and then... it has to do with the inflammation of the eye.