Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 I just starting taking horse chestnut but had a very negative reaction--not to my skin, but to my eyes. Within an hour of taking the pill, my eyes become extremely bloodshot and throbbing. The following day, I, in the spirit of scientific experimentation, took another pill and had the same results in my eyes--again no dermal reaction. Can anyone put some reason to this effect? Deryk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 I just starting taking horse chestnut but had a very negative reaction--not to my skin, but to my eyes. Within an hour of taking the pill, my eyes become extremely bloodshot and throbbing. The following day, I, in the spirit of scientific experimentation, took another pill and had the same results in my eyes--again no dermal reaction. Can anyone put some reason to this effect? Deryk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 Deryk, at least one study demonstrated increased cerebral blood flow with horse chestnut. The deeper structures of the eye receive blood directly from cerebral vessels, and increased blood flow could absolutely give you throbbing and bloodshot eyes. (Ocular rosacea involve the superficial structures of the eye, which receive the same blood supply as the rest of the central face, a different major branch of blood flow to the head.) I've done some reading on horse chestnut, and nothing convinces me it would be helpful for the majority of rosaceans, although it may well have benefits for other conditions. It has a respectable list of side effects, as others have already commented. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > > I just starting taking horse chestnut but had a very negative > reaction--not to my skin, but to my eyes. Within an hour of taking > the pill, my eyes become extremely bloodshot and throbbing. The > following day, I, in the spirit of scientific experimentation, took > another pill and had the same results in my eyes--again no dermal > reaction. Can anyone put some reason to this effect? > Deryk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 Deryk, at least one study demonstrated increased cerebral blood flow with horse chestnut. The deeper structures of the eye receive blood directly from cerebral vessels, and increased blood flow could absolutely give you throbbing and bloodshot eyes. (Ocular rosacea involve the superficial structures of the eye, which receive the same blood supply as the rest of the central face, a different major branch of blood flow to the head.) I've done some reading on horse chestnut, and nothing convinces me it would be helpful for the majority of rosaceans, although it may well have benefits for other conditions. It has a respectable list of side effects, as others have already commented. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > > I just starting taking horse chestnut but had a very negative > reaction--not to my skin, but to my eyes. Within an hour of taking > the pill, my eyes become extremely bloodshot and throbbing. The > following day, I, in the spirit of scientific experimentation, took > another pill and had the same results in my eyes--again no dermal > reaction. Can anyone put some reason to this effect? > Deryk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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