Generally speaking, no.
Okay thanks! Iāll stick with it
Yes, I have this exact symptom and have had for 2 years now, the Ami hasnāt really got rid of it. Like you said, very crisp vision, like the wrong glasses prescription colours and lights super bright. Iāve sort of learnt to live with it but itās very annoying and a constant reminder something is wrong. Itās a form of visual vertigo I think. I am hoping it will eventually fade out but itās my most persistent symptom
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Itās very hard to tell from such brief description and maybe Iām just being pedantic but Iām not so sure it is Visual Vertigo.
Visual Vertigo is vertigo brought on by something in the environment, by some sort of optic flow ie scrolling computer screens, or walking down between two fully stacked supermarket shelves which appear to be flowing past, the result being actual vertigo, nausea, motion sickness type feelings which should pass/reduce once you remove from that environment. Watching water flow either in nature or on the TV. Iāve had it sitting out a thundery downpour in a stationery car. The water flowing down the windscreen causes violent nausea. Very crisp, could I call it āunrealā vision sounds much more like āderealisationā to me. As does āwrong prescription glassesā. āLights super brightā could be photophobia possibly but Iād love more detail before I could compare it to my own experience.
Ami has the reputation for being brilliant at controlling photophobia and visual vertigo. Thereās been papers written about it but derealisation? Iāve not come across any drug thatās been proven there. In fact thereās not much out there about derealisation at all that Iāve noticed. Helen
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Mine isnāt really derealization? I think itās more a types of visual vertigo. If Iām around too many ppl or in a super market it kinda triggers it. I hope Ami can take care of it. I increased to 30mg yesterday
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Iām sorry youāre dealing with it as well. Maybe you should try a different medication? How long have you been on it? I heard visual stuff is usually the last to go anyway so itāll take time.
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May I ask you @Sid_belle123 @jess38 do you feel like your eyes/vision is a bit messy when you move your eyes or head? You know like you dont controll them well.
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Depends on the individual. The constant imbalance usually persists longest.
Sometimes, mine is mostly triggered by my environment. Not really by head movements. Eye movements sometimes
Okay makes sense. Iām no longer dizzy anymore really itās mostly an eye issue I have now. Vision is just off
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Yeah, I know this one well. Mine is both technicolor and 2d at the same time like a slightly quivering surrealist painting. Nausea is always itās companion as well as disequilibrium and deep sense of being āoffā.
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Hi flutters,
Is your symptom still present. The vision issue? I noticed though I feel better outside than inside?
I did, went away with effexor
On what dose are you?
Yes, frequently but not always. Itās a matter of thresholds. For me itās an indication I need to practice self care, immediately lower triggers and get back to a calmer mental and metabolic state. It was better when I was medicated.
Nothing has ever helped the visual snow but Effexor reduced the halos, refraction, trailing images, etc. The majority of the time my vision is just blurred static with a background of whatever Iām looking at.
Inside or outside depends more on whether the environment is visually noisy or if Iām looking at a screen. I have waves of dizzy nausea with my vision freaking out, then Iāll be ok. When that happens I know the timer is ticking and I need to remove myself to a visually and physically quiet environment.
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Did your visual overload go away too? I just saw my neurologist today and she believes itāll subside once I reach 40mg of Ami. Currently on 30 and gonna stay on it for a little while
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I see, I have a threshold as well. About to start PA school in 3 weeks so Iām kind of anxious about it and the visual overload. Having a disabilities form signed so I have extra time on exams and assignments. Hopefully my medication kicks in by then
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I hope so, too. Good luck!
I have had the visual vertigo Helen describes too but Ami has helped alot with stabilising my vision and the dizziness it caused particularly in supermarkets and places with high visual stimulation. This crisp wrong glasses vision does seem to be separate from the dizziness aspect which is mostly better. I do this itās caused mostly by photophobia because bright colours and lights can make me feel nauseous and reflective street signs look distorted. I did have the unstable vision Kon but itās resolved over the 2 years and head movements donāt seem to be a problem anymore. I have been on Ami for 4 months at 30mg, it has helped alot but like the neurologist said it takes time.
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This unstable vision and all this āwobblyā stuff is my main reason for my dizziness I believe. Itās the only symptom I have that stayed the same after starting the medication. It causes me a lot of anxiety. So now you have your normal vision back like you were before MAV?
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