Guest guest Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Sad to say it sounds like another MD who slept through basic physiology, and whose favorite word (and mindset) is NO. Any (lowly) massage therapist can tell you that steroids over time lead to dowager's hump, adrenal burnout, osteoporosis, blood sugar instability and a few more " inconveniences " . The fastest way to eliminate headaches is with a black coffee enema -- a procedure that used to be in the Merck manual until 1977. Headache is a classic indicator of metabolic wastes and toxins building up faster than the body can eliminate them. Vitamin C complex, esp quercetin is very useful for reducing inflammation and pain -- essentially give the body what it needs to address the irritation and resolve it, don't push the body (via steroids) into running faster and in effect pretending there's no problem. Good old GAPS bone broth can help too. Surely there's a naturopath ND, or CCN in your area who can provide more informed, valid and useful support for your daughter. If you don't get a recommendation from the local folks shortly, try a web search. I doubt you'll do worse than what your MD is telling you now. Trust your instincts, starting with your gut feel that there's more to the issue than what this guy is able or willing to tell you. KL On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 4:57 PM, s <.s@...>wrote: > I'm sorry if this is OT, but the doctor has prescribed steroids for my > daughter for the next month and she has already been on them for 2 weeks. > I > am at a loss as to who to turn to. > Here is the situation: My 18 yo daughter has a prosthetic eye which is too > small for her. The appointment to get a new eye is not until Aug. 16. The > problem is that her eyelid is rubbing on the prosthesis which is causing > inflamation. The doctor has prescribed a steroid to reduce the > inflamation. I > asked him if there are any side effects, especially after using a steroid > for > so long. He said " No. " I also asked him if there's anything more natural > that we can do. He again said " No. " > > Now the doctor said that since she is putting the steroid drops into her > prosthetic eye that there are no side effects. However, my daughter says > that > these drops give her headaches and causes that side of her face to go numb. > She has discovered that my homemade kefir helps alleviate the headaches. > Is > there some natural health care professional who can help in this situaion? > > Thank you so much for reading this! > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 The doctor is wrong. The drops do not just absorb into the eye bulb it also goes into the tear ducts. 2 major possible complications come to mind. 1. Steroid eye drops can increase blood pressure - which could lead to the headaches. When I was on them in the past my BP went up and the pressure in my eyes got into glaucoma range. So don't let this guy try to convince you there are no side effects. 2. The drops enter the sinuses through the tear ducts. Steroids in the sinus cavities can result in some sinus issues - as the steroids open the door for opportunistic bad guys. I am sure there are others but those are the two that come to mind with headaches as a side effect. Not sure about the numbness - could be part of the headache/pressure? Alternatives get tricky. Steroids are very effective at reducing inflammation, I know of some different things people have done to treat cataracts and things like that but unsure of how helpful they would be with the inflammation/irritation. There is something called something like Dr 's Eye Bright ... I would need to search around but that is what comes to mind. I know some people use that straight, some do a homemade mix of EIS/MSM and the eye bright. Again not sure how helpful it would be for your daughter though. Is the eye lid feeling better? 2 weeks of steroids and no improvement and the side effects you listed would make me very unhappy. Jaxi On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 3:57 PM, s <.s@...>wrote: > I'm sorry if this is OT, but the doctor has prescribed steroids for my > daughter for the next month and she has already been on them for 2 weeks. > I > am at a loss as to who to turn to. > Here is the situation: My 18 yo daughter has a prosthetic eye which is too > small for her. The appointment to get a new eye is not until Aug. 16. The > problem is that her eyelid is rubbing on the prosthesis which is causing > inflamation. The doctor has prescribed a steroid to reduce the > inflamation. I > asked him if there are any side effects, especially after using a steroid > for > so long. He said " No. " I also asked him if there's anything more natural > that we can do. He again said " No. " > > Now the doctor said that since she is putting the steroid drops into her > prosthetic eye that there are no side effects. However, my daughter says > that > these drops give her headaches and causes that side of her face to go numb. > She has discovered that my homemade kefir helps alleviate the headaches. > Is > there some natural health care professional who can help in this situaion? > > Thank you so much for reading this! > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 As a mom, my first instinct would be to reduce the dose. I would just try cutting it in half on my own (no matter what the doctor claimed) -- my thinking would be that perhaps it would be just enough to give her some relief but reduce the level of the side effects -- at least as a way to get by until a better alternative can be found. My 2 cents! On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 6:34 PM, jaxi <jaxi.schulz@...> wrote: > ** > > > The doctor is wrong. The drops do not just absorb into the eye bulb it > also goes into the tear ducts. > > 2 major possible complications come to mind. > > 1. Steroid eye drops can increase blood pressure - which could lead to the > headaches. When I was on them in the past my BP went up and the pressure > in my eyes got into glaucoma range. So don't let this guy try to convince > you there are no side effects. > > 2. The drops enter the sinuses through the tear ducts. Steroids in the > sinus cavities can result in some sinus issues - as the steroids open the > door for opportunistic bad guys. > > I am sure there are others but those are the two that come to mind with > headaches as a side effect. Not sure about the numbness - could be part of > the headache/pressure? > > Alternatives get tricky. Steroids are very effective at > reducing inflammation, I know of some different things people have done to > treat cataracts and things like that but unsure of how helpful they would > be with the inflammation/irritation. There is something called something > like Dr 's Eye Bright ... I would need to search around but that > is what comes to mind. I know some people use that straight, some do a > homemade mix of EIS/MSM and the eye bright. Again not sure how helpful it > would be for your daughter though. > > Is the eye lid feeling better? 2 weeks of steroids and no improvement and > the side effects you listed would make me very unhappy. > > Jaxi > > On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 3:57 PM, s > <.s@...>wrote: > > > I'm sorry if this is OT, but the doctor has prescribed steroids for my > > daughter for the next month and she has already been on them for 2 weeks. > > I > > am at a loss as to who to turn to. > > Here is the situation: My 18 yo daughter has a prosthetic eye which is > too > > small for her. The appointment to get a new eye is not until Aug. 16. The > > problem is that her eyelid is rubbing on the prosthesis which is causing > > inflamation. The doctor has prescribed a steroid to reduce the > > inflamation. I > > asked him if there are any side effects, especially after using a steroid > > for > > so long. He said " No. " I also asked him if there's anything more natural > > that we can do. He again said " No. " > > > > Now the doctor said that since she is putting the steroid drops into her > > prosthetic eye that there are no side effects. However, my daughter says > > that > > these drops give her headaches and causes that side of her face to go > numb. > > She has discovered that my homemade kefir helps alleviate the headaches. > > Is > > there some natural health care professional who can help in this > situaion? > > > > Thank you so much for reading this! > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 , I was just reading about castor oil recently and how it is great for lubricating dry/inflamed eyes. You can use it like eye drops. I talked to my husband about this as well - he's a holistic doctor - and he suggested that your first line of action be to try either castor oil or magnesium oil as a replacement for the steroid because it would be a more natural form of a local anti-inflammatory than the steroid (hopefully without any of those nasty side effects). He said that if this didn't seem to work very well for your daughter that she is welcome to come in and see him. There are some things that he could do to help lessen the side effects of the steroids until she is able to get the replacement in August. You can find his contact into on his website at www.warreninternalhealth.com if you end up needing to do that. Anne Warren > > I'm sorry if this is OT, but the doctor has prescribed steroids for my > daughter for the next month and she has already been on them for 2 weeks. I > am at a loss as to who to turn to. > Here is the situation: My 18 yo daughter has a prosthetic eye which is too > small for her. The appointment to get a new eye is not until Aug. 16. The > problem is that her eyelid is rubbing on the prosthesis which is causing > inflamation. The doctor has prescribed a steroid to reduce the inflamation. I > asked him if there are any side effects, especially after using a steroid for > so long. He said " No. " I also asked him if there's anything more natural > that we can do. He again said " No. " > > Now the doctor said that since she is putting the steroid drops into her > prosthetic eye that there are no side effects. However, my daughter says that > these drops give her headaches and causes that side of her face to go numb. > She has discovered that my homemade kefir helps alleviate the headaches. Is > there some natural health care professional who can help in this situaion? > > Thank you so much for reading this! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Accupressure/massage could definately help the headaches. Consider wearing an eye patch for part of the day to reduce eye movement? > > I'm sorry if this is OT, but the doctor has prescribed steroids for my > daughter for the next month and she has already been on them for 2 weeks. I > am at a loss as to who to turn to. > Here is the situation: My 18 yo daughter has a prosthetic eye which is too > small for her. The appointment to get a new eye is not until Aug. 16. The > problem is that her eyelid is rubbing on the prosthesis which is causing > inflamation. The doctor has prescribed a steroid to reduce the inflamation. I > asked him if there are any side effects, especially after using a steroid for > so long. He said " No. " I also asked him if there's anything more natural > that we can do. He again said " No. " > > Now the doctor said that since she is putting the steroid drops into her > prosthetic eye that there are no side effects. However, my daughter says that > these drops give her headaches and causes that side of her face to go numb. > She has discovered that my homemade kefir helps alleviate the headaches. Is > there some natural health care professional who can help in this situaion? > > Thank you so much for reading this! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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