I am on a new trial medicine and for a reason I have had sensitivity problems that cause me to lock up if I am around my normal work lights for more than 5 minutes. Any ideas on what I can do to prevent this? I will be talking to my regular doctor next weekend when the trial ends.
New Medicine and Light sensitivity
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My daughter was recently diagnosed with photosensitivity and we were told by our doc to get very dark wrap around sunglasses with POLARIZED Lens until she was able to switch medicines. Prior to getting the sunglasses she had back to back partial seizures whenever she was outside in the bright sunlight. I'm happy to say that the sunglasses did work extremely well.8)
On a funny note, I searched all over for Dark Polarized Wrap around sunglasses that weren't terribly expensive (after all she is a child who is prone to losing things due to her "forgetfulness") and finally found a pair that were somewhat stylish and that she liked. Two weeks later, hubby needed to go to Gander Mountain (hunting/fishing/outdoor store) for a new tackle box and as we're standing in the fishing department my daughter noticed all the polarized sun glasses. One pair even bragged, "The Darkest Available ~ Perfect for spotting the fish without the glare!" We laughed hysterically. So if/when she loses her current pair we know exactly where to go.
As for the other question...I've no experience at all and will probably never have any.:angel:
On a funny note, I searched all over for Dark Polarized Wrap around sunglasses that weren't terribly expensive (after all she is a child who is prone to losing things due to her "forgetfulness") and finally found a pair that were somewhat stylish and that she liked. Two weeks later, hubby needed to go to Gander Mountain (hunting/fishing/outdoor store) for a new tackle box and as we're standing in the fishing department my daughter noticed all the polarized sun glasses. One pair even bragged, "The Darkest Available ~ Perfect for spotting the fish without the glare!" We laughed hysterically. So if/when she loses her current pair we know exactly where to go.
As for the other question...I've no experience at all and will probably never have any.:angel:
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What is the name of the medicine?
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Gempler's (gemplers.com) is a retailer of supplies and equipment for landscapers, farmers, etc. They have cheap (about $5.00) wraparound style sun/safety glasses.
As to the sensitivity and drug relationship, I have no idea. Sorry. I know some antibiotics can cause an increase in sun sensitivity, but to regular work lights, :dontknow: Weird.