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Old 04-12-2008, 01:42 PM
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Default Mrs. D or anyone who might be aware of stroke risk

I had a bout with very bad blurry vision after taking Exedrin the other day. It lasted for 1.5 days.

By coincidence, I had an appointment with the neuro the second day. He treats me for headaches/ migraines.

Tylenol and such never works for me. Imitrex sometimes makes me tired and I had much to get done. Instead, I took two Exedrin. Shortly afterward, I had a lot of blurry vision. The next morning, it was better...but still blurry. By afternoon (the next day) it was gone.

Blurry vision really bothered the neuro. He did a visual field/color brightness test using a little organge ball and said things were a little "off."

He concluded a few things...I might be at big time risk for stroke and my tiny pituitary tumor could have grown. So, he ordered an MRI with and w/o contrast to be done within a week. He also gave me baby aspirin which I'm to take daily for at least one month. (I have a medical condition that prevents me from taking baby aspirin all the time...daily/regularly).

Has anyone heard of Exedrin causing blurry vision? Stroke? I'm thinking it has something to do with the pituitary tumor or it is some unsual reaction to the caffeine and headache. Thoughts? Thank you.
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