Vision problems

[ParanoidPenny]

So I was sitting on the couch talking to my son and when I looked away from him I felt like I had been looking in to a bright light, although I wasn't. Then it turned in to not being able to see out of the very center of my vision and then it went to seeing very bright colored lights just at the right side of my vision. It lasted about 15 mins and now I have a slight headache. I was getting ready to go to the ER when it stopped. I have been on 10 mg of Prozac for a week although I haven't taken it today. Thoughts?

[Th13thOne]

prozac made my vision so blurry and still is (I'm tapering of it now). As an example I was sitting down eating with my daughter at the superstore, looked up at a lady walking towards us about 20 feet away and I could barely make her out. In the mornings I can barely see the tv, and forget about reading the clock on the oven from 10 feet away too

[kris123]

So I was sitting on the couch talking to my son and when I looked away from him I felt like I had been looking in to a bright light, although I wasn't. Then it turned in to not being able to see out of the very center of my vision and then it went to seeing very bright colored lights just at the right side of my vision. It lasted about 15 mins and now I have a slight headache. I was getting ready to go to the ER when it stopped. I have been on 10 mg of Prozac for a week although I haven't taken it today. Thoughts? I've had something similar to that before. Mostly affecting my peripheral vision, it was blurry. Lasted about 15-20 minutes. I was slightly nauseated with it too and had a slight headache afterward. My doc told me it was an ocular migraine. It's happened to me a couple of times before.

[ParanoidPenny]

It's not blurry so much as something in my vision.

[Dahila]

light flashes?

[ParanoidPenny]

light flashes?

It looked like a lazer show inside my eyeball.

[em1]

Sounds like a migraine to me,I've had this bit without the bad head I went to the eye hospital and I said but I don't have any pain and they said you don't have to,this is quite normal :)

[rhar]

I had this happen a while ago. I had like big zig zag lines in both eyes. Freaked the hell out of me - thought I was going blind!!

[em1]

I had this happen a while ago. I had like big zig zag lines in both eyes. Freaked the hell out of me - thought I was going blind!!

That's all things migraines do to you,they can be really frightening and painful but they are not harmful

[rhar]

I had no pain or headache with this episode. Has only ever happened once thank god :)

[Ashlee13x]

I get this too! My eyes feel really sensative to the light and if I look at something for too long and look away I feel like i've just opened my eyes because everything seems so bright!! I also get tension headache a lot! Possibly migranes but not too sure! Hope you feel okay now!

[Dahila]

I get it a lot, and it is not dangerous, usually caused by migraine, or before sometimes after. It driving me crazy but closing my eyes and resting a few minutes seems to help:)

[anxiousga]

I am always seeing spots. When I get anxious I definitely notice them more and they freak me out. I went to the eye dr and neuro and they both didn't see anything to worry about. I also get bad migraines sometimes. It starts with the spots, then I get tingly and disoriented. The dr said those are very normal symptoms of migraines and not to worry. Easier said then done, I know!

[Dahila]

The doc is right, after of 30 years of having it , you will get used to it:))