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[PennyK]

99. Next problem

Last edited Tue Dec 12, 2017, 11:30 AM - Edit history (2)

Blurred vision, just for distance, has come on over the last month. I see that it's a reported side effect of many antidepressants. I did ask my doctor about it, but he said he'd never had a patient with that issue, and that I should have my eyes examined. Like I don't every year! I've been wearing glasses since I was a kid.

I've decided to try and get off the Zoloft (with medical supervision). I'd rather see and be sad than have this problem. I already had terrible vision (nearsighted, farsighted, astigmatism) and I cannot handle it getting worse.

Edited to say: Changed my mind. It might be a temporary side effect of the Zoloft. I'll move up my annual eye exam to January and determine if it's cataracts or glaucoma or something else first. The Zoloft is doing its job...I feel optimistic and calm, and I can wait. If it IS the Zoloft, the vision will go away when I quit it. I just won't drive at night for now (hardly ever do anyhow).