When I had my psychotic episode, back in november, one of the first things I noticed after I started my path to recovery was that my eyes rolled and moved a lot, back and forth, side to side, and it bothered me when reading, so for some weeks I had to put a lot of effort to advance for just some paragraphs.
Afterward, however, those involuntary movements went away. They disappeared as suddenly as they came, but letting something behind: a considerable pressure on my forehead, around me eyes, and close to my nose. At first this didn’t matter to me, but I was curious and started to read about it, and I found this thing called nystagmus.
Now I’m a little worried, because nystagmus seems to have many causes and I find my pressure a little alarming, for I don’t know if it a sign of something going wrong. It is an itching around my forehead and eyes, a burning itch. I don’t have dancing eyes, however, they work properly (it feels like they healed or something, it’s weird), but the pressure remains.
Do you have something similar? I have read that many people with schizophrenia have eyes that move a lot, so I wonder. Do you think I should worry about it? Should I see a doctor, and if yes, which one? Thank you.
I showed through november to january or early febraury soft symptoms of it. My eyes rolled a bit, nos as much as it is showned here, but a little, and it gave me problems reading. But then, suddenly, I didn’t have it anymore, as if it never occurred to me, but then I had a pressure on my forehead and eyes.
I don’t know if it could be a side effect of medications, but I think that would be very unlikely.
You don’t sound like you had nystagmus. As nystagmus never goes away and I know for my dad it resulted in partial sightedness. It was visually impared and registered blind. Couldn’t drive.
Thanks for the replies. I talked with my doctor, he told me it could be a side effect of medications. Some pressure in my face or something like that. Anyway, I’ll be ready if something goes wrong.
My eyes flicker side to side a lot. Usually when I’m concentrating or reading (which is often at work) but occasionally when I’m doing nothing more than watching tv.
I’ve had it for a long time, since before I was on meds. I’ve never spoken to a doctor about it because I don’t think it’s alarming, it’s just a quirk.
I don’t get pressure behing my eyes or at my forehead unless I need to wear my glasses.