blurryness

Does anyone with affib who is on lanoxin (digoxin), toprol, coumadin- get periods of constant blurryness where they see everything in a blurrry (streaky) kind of way? Its not doublevision and is more of just unclear- It goes way in a few hours or a day-happens in nsr or affib-I see (no pun intended) its a potential side effect of lanoxin and wonder if anyone elae experiences this?
jerry

jerry,
I've notice blurriness also, but I just had eye surgeries within the past few months and was thinking it was due to eye surgeries or allergies.

Now I wonder.

Debbi

When i was taking digoxin it made me very, very tired all the time and i would run out of strength on just one flight of stairs but i never noticed any visual effects. The reason i quit taking it was one month i began to run out of it at a time when i wasn't able to refill it amd i began taking it every other day to try and conserve it, and i found that on the days i didn't take it i felt much better. I had a lot more energy and could climb stairs just fine. At that time i didn't know that digoxin is contraindicated for vagal afibbers which i think i am. Found that out here, much much later.
Peggy

Gerry: I had occasional blurriness when waking up in the morning when using coumadin. Once I stopped (2nd and third op's) the problem disappeared. Presently i use betapace. Gary

Im on warfarin.. I had noticed my eyes being more blurred than usual and i know it had nothing to do with my cataracts. I have had one done now.

Babs

Jerry,

Digoxin can most certainly cause visual problems (1). I am not sure if warfarin can but there are several reports in the medical literature of it causing massive retinal bleeding after prolonged use.

Hans

(1) Butler, Vincent P. et al. Digitalis-induced visual disturbances with therapeutic serum digitalis concentrations. Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol 123, No. 9, November 1, 1995, pp. 676-80.

I had bluriness and halo's that were yellowish problems when I was on Lanoxin. Now i have an AV Node ablation, and lanoxin is not able to get through per the Dr. I also take coumadin and have no bluriness with that. Could be the Lanoxin.

Bob G

Debbie,

What kind of eye surgery have you had.

I had cataract surgery and lens replacment if my left eye about 3 months ago and have had recurring cloudyness several times. Its like having a real dirty contact lens, but by the time I get to my eye surgeon, it has cleared up. They are baffelled but are calling it pigment dispersion syndrome or even possibly PossnerSchlossman syndrome.

Jerry,
I would go to an opthamologist while your eyes are cloudy.

Tom L

I had cataract surgery the last week of August in right, then had a lens implant to replace left one I lost due to eye injury in 1994.

I asked the eye surgeon about it because I'm still having soreness in my left eye. He wants to see me again, so I guess I'll go in.

My left eye was more difficult because of scar tissue etc., will report more info when I see surgeon.

Debbi