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randibear
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this has been one of the hardest things to take with lyme.

when i lay down at night to go to sleep, i see flashes of bright colors -- red, mostly oranges and golds, white, blacks. it's a random pattern, sometimes nightmarish forms, etc.

i never noticed this before i had lyme. could it be a eye problem or just lyme?

it's really annoying and when you combine it with the eye twitching, it's hard to fall asleep.

even the ambien doesn't work..

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Keebler
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The ambien could be contributing to it - sadly, a lot of people have had some very unusual reactions and that is one of the descriptions.

I find, though, that this happens when I've watched flashy TV or just gotten over stimulated.

It can also be a toxicity reaction.

Does magnesium help ?

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randibear
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so far nothing seems to help. don't notice if anything makes it worse because it's been every single night.

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Geneal
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I've had this.

Like a rainbow of different colors exploding as if fireworks when your eyes are closed.

Going away on mepron/biaxin. In fact haven't had this closed eye scenery for a while.

Hugs,

Geneal

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Dawnee
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Yes, it started for me about 5 months ago when my neuro symptoms started getting really bad. Usually at night when I close my eyes to go to sleep Id get the flashes of lights. It would have been amusing if it didn't scare me so badly...at the time I had no idea what was wrong with me.

It has gotten lots better on abx..but still happens on occasion.

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tickbattler
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I am just about to post a thread on this issue with my 4 year old son! I am so worried about him. He started lyme treatmnent about 1.5 months ago, after testing positive on Igenex for Lyme and on Fry for Bart (titers for both quintana and henselae).

After about 3 weeks of treatment (on zith and bactrim), he started saying he was seeing yellow spots. He doesn't complain much during the day, but it seems worse at night (he now sees orange and yellow and blue spots). It just seems to be getting worse. I hope it is merely a symptom that will go away eventually. But when I ask him during the day, and he thinks about it, they are there then too.

Did anyone have them constantly like my son? If so, did they get better and what disease did you attribute them to?

Thanks,

tickbattler

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Keebler
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Yes, I've had this a lot. Almost like fireworks going off. Sometimes like a flash of lighting. Sometimes, like a little light bulb just lighting up.

Sometimes, I just have to be in a dark, quiet room for a couple days for it to settle down. TV makes is worse for me - except maybe travel DVDs.

Magnesium helps the most, after rest.

lyme, babesia and HM ehrlichia dx in '97

I've not had a LLMD or abx treatment other than 2 months on doxy. but one alternative treatment helped some.

And exercise or over exertion brings it back as soon as I lie down to rest and close my eyes.

It might be some optic nerve stuff and I would take your son to a LL eye doctor if you have one, or if you LLMD could refer you.

Most likely, it's the NMDA receptors and excitability from toxins.
It could be spasms or nerve firings from being over tired.

It's very annoying and scary, but it has gotten better as long as I don't exert too much. Sorry, that's not much of an answer for you.

And, yes, I've had this during the day, too. Like an overlay. Mostly if I'm in a very visually stimulating situation.

EyeBob is a poster here who is an eye doctor. He may have some posts about this if you search his same.

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