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Eye spasms
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Feb 04, 2013 - 3:04 pm
I am just past my second session with the FOLFOX & 5FU. Yesterday morning my left lower eye lid started to twitch. I went for a little morning walk, temps around 27 F. When I got home, both lower eye lids were twitching like crazy. It lasted about half an hour. Later in the afternoon I went for another walk. Temps around 40 F. Sure enough, my lower eye lids started to twitch. Lasted about quater of an hour after coming back into the house. I presume its a reaction to the cold. Anyone else experienced this? I've not read about it in my LONG list of side effects. |
Joined: Apr 2010
Eye tics
Yes, I had them when I was on oxyplantinin, it's annoying but it does go away. I always thought that was my most interesting side effect. Had it in warm weather as well.
Winter Marie
Joined: Jan 2013
I had the same problem. Its
I had the same problem. Its caused by oxaliplatin. I found that wind would trigger it even if it wan't too cold outside. Tends to go away later in the cycle, but the oxaliplatin neuropathy i found gets a little worse and lasts longer with each cycle. I personally find Irinitocan better and am glad to be off oxaliplatin now.
Joined: Jun 2006
eyes
I had so many strange eye things with oxy. first the cold for sure....it was minus 30 for my oxy winter and I ended up waring goggles and a balaclava ....it felt as if my eyes were freezing....and then the twitching for sure.
I also found that reading became more and more as the infusions went on.... could look at magazines but I could not read a book.....the words just ran together.....Winter Marie is right....these annoying eye problems do go away....
all best of luck with the rest of your oxy treatments....
maggie
Joined: Mar 2005
Same here, I had them too. I
Same here, I had them too. I remember mine would come and go for about 10 minutes at a time...