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kuryon88

37F. Trazodone and angle closure glaucoma

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37F So.. in January this year I started taking 50mg trazodone, due to a mental breakdown (PhD viva, familiar problems, etc all at the same time). I was taking it until April when I started feeling my right eye "weird". I went to the psychiatrist and asked her to stop taking trazodone because I was having alot of bad symptoms (including my vision). I went to a first ophthalmologist and he diagnosed me with "dry eye". Took eye drops for 1 month. Nothing changed. Then went to a second ophthalmologist, and again "dry eyes", another eye drops and Softacort. Still, nothing changed and I got eye floaters due to Softacort. Today went to a third ophthalmologist, and I was diagnosed with angle-closure that was evolving into glaucoma, and she was 200% sure that it was cause by trazodone. I was shocked... Because I only took almost 3 months of a small dosage of trazadone, and also because I felt neglected by ophthalmologists... Anyway, I'm scared because the eye drops (betaxolol) she asked me to put in the eyes are not recommended for asthmatic patients (me).

Did this happen to you? What is your experience?

Have a great week πŸ™πŸ»πŸ’•

Posted Jul 17, 2025, 8:40 AM UTC

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