Blurred Vision Due to Medication

Does anyone, or has anyone, been affected by blurred vision or worsened eyesight. I tried to put on my prescription glasses but that made it even worse. So either, my eyesight is worse, or I’m on a medication that blurs it. Here is a list of medications I take:

Caplyta 42 mg
Haldol 60 mg
Risperidone 4mg
Cogentin 1-2 mg
Hydroxyzine - 200 mg
Prozac - 80 mg
Lithium - 1,200 mg

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I thought the maximum dose of Haloperidol was 10 - 15 mg! Do you really take 60 mg? I’m on a low dose at the moment, but I’ve had blurred vision on higher doses.

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Holy you’re on a lot of meds man.

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I’ve had blurred vision didn’t relate it to meds though.

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Yeah, the maximum for the haldol is actually like 100 mg for the oral dosage. I am on too much tho.

Yeah, and I still have a lot of symptoms

What was it from, may I ask?

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Haldol caused me blurry vision

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Lithium gave me nystagmus. So im off that one. Didnt help much for me anyway. The nystagmus went away after about 2 weeks being off it.

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That doesn’t sound like fun

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Yeah, I’m seeing my psychiatrist tomorrow so we’ll see what he says.

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I’m also worried that I may get macular degeneration like my grandma. I just hope it doesn’t happen any time soon.

Think it was from spending loads of time indoors on screens. Cus it comes and goes.

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Yeah that makes sense. I’ve gotten like that too.

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My dad told me that you start to loose your focus at 40 so maybe age is a factor.

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i got blurry vision since the first day i started benztropine (cogentin). it is a well known side effect of it. i stopped taking it like a a couple weeks ago, some improvements

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Yeah I think it’s the cogentin, too, thank you for saying how long it’ll take. I was worried that it would be permeant. Unfortunately, tho, I have to take it due to tremors and stuff muscles.

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I had vision problems on just one AP. Started to get a lazy eye. The eye was weak from lack of proper medication. Guess I was slipping into unconsciousness.

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I had to wear glasses at one time because my vision decreased. I think APs can cause or worsen detachment or dissociation. It doesn’t bother me anymore, and sometimes it’s good to detach a little bit so life or reality isn’t so intense and overwhelming.

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yep. when i was on 60mg haldol a day with risperdal shot my vision got so bad i couldnt read at all. i needed bifocals at like 23. when i went off them my vision went back to normal.

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