Ocular hypertension and Paroxetine
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Just for interest really.... I'm 67 and am taking Paroxetine (20mg a day). Other than this, no health problems and no family history of glaucoma (although none of my family lived beyond 63). My regular eye test two weeks ago showed my eye pressure to be 25 in each eye which is borderline for referral so I had to go back for a repeat test a week later. In the meantime, I decided to reduce my Paroxetine dosage to 10mg a day, which is just about OK for me, because the information leaflet said that I should tell my GP if I was diagnosed with glaucoma and I thought reducing the dose of Paroxetine might help reduce my eye pressure. My second test showed that the pressure was 19 in each eye so no referral needed (both times my vision field test was fine). Does anyone know if it's likely that reducing the Paroxetine dosage for just a week did have an effect on my eye pressure? I'm not overly worried, just interested!
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chuck62520 Molly1951
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Sounds like you should have this discussion with your eye Doc. It's all about not doing damage to your optic nerve. Your eye Doc can exam your optic nerve for signs of "cupping" of thinning of the nerve. Your field test is a baseline to keep an "eye" on potential progression and from what you say it looks good.
Your due diligence is to be commended.