dryeyeinFL
05-31-2006, 06:20 PM
I have been struggling for the past six months with dry eye. I have used Ambien, either 5 or 10 mg, most nights for a couple years. I know that antihistamines can cause dry eye, but can Ambien?
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Wobbie66
06-01-2006, 01:16 AM
I took Ambien for sometime and did not have any problems. But I has started back for about 3 weeks now, and at night my eyes are very dry.
Maybe I need to talk to my dr.
Not much help sorry,http://www.healthboards.com/boards/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=2382653#
Wobbie66
Maybe I need to talk to my dr.
Not much help sorry,http://www.healthboards.com/boards/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=2382653#
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dryeyeinFL
06-01-2006, 07:20 PM
I've read that sleeping pills can cause dry eye, but I'm not sure if that means OTC ones or prescriptions like Ambien.
kodie
06-02-2006, 08:17 AM
Ambien makes my eyes dry and burn
ILiveForMyKIDS
06-02-2006, 03:50 PM
I've started taking ambien about a month ago, and I notice my eyes have a dull pain to them at night, and they didn't use to do that. This is even before I take the ambien at night. Sometimes I put a warm compress over them because they ache so much. I've made an appointment to get my eyes checked to see what the deal is.
Antihistimines such as benadryl have side effects of sleepiness, and thus sometimes used as a sleep medicine hoping that those side effects will pertain to that specific person, and that it will be a strong enough effect to make one sleepy. At the sametime antihistimines block histamine relase, and aid in helping with allergy's but it will also dry you out. For example you mouth, and I don't see why it couldn't dry out your eyes.
Ambien is not an antihistamine, it actually works by reducing brain activity as far as I understand it. That doesn't mean it couldn't make your eyes dry.
So to answer your question the long way, I would say it wouldn't surpise me if it made your eyes dry, but it could just as easily be something else. The problem with drugs, even prescription drugs is the doctors, pharmacist, and pharmacetiucal companys have limited information. In my opinion they say, and do just enough to get approval from the FDA and practically nothing more.
Antihistimines such as benadryl have side effects of sleepiness, and thus sometimes used as a sleep medicine hoping that those side effects will pertain to that specific person, and that it will be a strong enough effect to make one sleepy. At the sametime antihistimines block histamine relase, and aid in helping with allergy's but it will also dry you out. For example you mouth, and I don't see why it couldn't dry out your eyes.
Ambien is not an antihistamine, it actually works by reducing brain activity as far as I understand it. That doesn't mean it couldn't make your eyes dry.
So to answer your question the long way, I would say it wouldn't surpise me if it made your eyes dry, but it could just as easily be something else. The problem with drugs, even prescription drugs is the doctors, pharmacist, and pharmacetiucal companys have limited information. In my opinion they say, and do just enough to get approval from the FDA and practically nothing more.