Visual Disturbance Side Effect
UpdatedI'm using 1.5 mg perday klonopin and have the visual disturbance side-effect where my visual field is discontinuous when I shift eye focus. I've been on klonopin seven years and this side effect gets worse each year. It's not the only side effect I have, but it is the one that makes it dangerous for me to drive or even take buses.
Is there anyone who has or has had this side effect and how have you dealt with it. Are there eye exercises that can help? I notice that in dim light, at night or when raining, the side effect diminishes--so it is light sensitive.
I have what is known as low dose tolerance: I have been on the same 1.5 mg dosage for at least five years. I have a continuous anxiety reaction that I am used to now. It is total hell to try to go off this medication---reported to be worse than getting off heroin!
So at this point I am merely wanting to relieve the visual disturbance side effect so that I can at least travel safely by public transit.
Anyone out there who has been able to diminish this side effect and how have you done it?
Any help will be appreciated. Best wishes to you and may your experience with klonopin be better than mine!
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Have you discussed it with your doctor?
Usually side effects wear off as your body adjusts to a medication. However, it is difficult to say what the long term effects may be on any given person.
That said, have you consulted an eye doctor? It is important to do so in order to determine whether or not the issue has been caused by the medication, or something else.
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