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Mental, emotional and lifestyle factors are the powerful IOP influencers
I am learning so much more about these patterns and their effect on my IOP all the time. Recently, I had a major emotional crises with my family of origin concerning a simple misunderstanding and lack of communication. As a result my only sibling (sister) said she wasn't speaking to me again, and we have generally been fairly close. Interestingly, my eye pressures did not rise in the first couple of days (though the stress was off the charts). However, after a couple of days, my eye pressures went crazy, and even with lumigan, I could hardly get them below 20s.
Why guess about your eye pressure when you can know?
I have had my tonometer for almost 6 months. It has answered a multitude of questions about how my daily routine affects my health. I didn't know, for example, that just taking a walk outside for a half hour or so would reduce my eye pressure, sometimes by as much as 50%. I also didn't know that I wasn't one of the people whose pressures are higher at night--in fact my lowest pressures are at night. (That was good news. I was tired of sleeping with my head elevated).
I have found no supplements that had any effect on lowering my IOP, but I have found that some supplements will raise my IOP quite significantly. I know that out of control thoughts and periods of stress significantly raise my IOP in spite of the two drops I am using or any other healthy lifestyle choices I am making.
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I am trying to take life easy but I note that my high eye pressures does not come down
The following is part of a conversation between Dave and a new member of the FitEyes self-tonometry research community.
I am trying to take life easy but I note that the high pressures do not come down.
List of all the things that affect eye pressure
I'd like to ask everyone with a tonometer and good eye pressure data to contribute comments to this post. What factors have we identified that affect eye pressure? I'm going to start the list informally with things that come off the top of my head. I'll revise and refine this list based on feedback from people with tonometers and good data. Thank you!
Reduces Eye Pressure
Doing things slowly in a fast world
The entire following blog post was intially written as a private email to a friend of mine. I decided to share it here.
I grew up doing fast things in a fast way. I raced motorcycles -- and I have always loved anything fast. But I also tried to accomplish the maximum possible number of things each day and I always pushed myself to do things quicker or more efficiently. Then I developed glaucoma.
As I have gotten to know myself more intimately (thanks in part to self-tonometry) I have realized that I actually like to take my time. I enjoy doing things in a non-rushed manner. You could even say that I enjoy being slow! (Something I never would have admitted to myself in my days of racing, even in my most private thoughts.) Even today, I still have a great admiration for people who do things quickly, as if this is an inherently superior way of being.
But I now know that I like to take my time doi
ng things. I still enjoy efficiency. But sometimes it is more efficient to delay the next project's start and finish what was started rather than have to terminate it due to an artificial deadline and then pick it up again at a later time. I like going deep into things (whether discussions, research or building software) and having the time to do it well. And I have found that sometimes I even enjoy doing something in a completely inefficient manner (saying that still sounds sacrilegious). Sometimes I enjoy just plain being slow! (What have I just said! My gosh!)
I suspected stress was related to glaucoma
When I went to get my eyes examined for a new prescription, the Dr. told me I had glaucoma. I couldn't believe it. I had so many health problems already due to stress, that I cried and cried. He said my eyes were dry and right away I figured it was from the adrenal exhaustion I suffered a couple years back, which I am on the mend from... but it is taking time. My nails, skin, hair, mouth and now eyes were dry. It is a good thing I know I am not a body. ~g~ I am a huge fan of Byron Katie and Gary Renard's contributions to the world.
Detective Work Required - Eye Pressure Going Up While On Relaxing Vacation
For many glaucoma patients, a vacation can present an opportunity to do some good thinking, maybe reflect on our direction in life or mentally solve some important questions that have been in the back of our mind but ignored because of our busy schedules.
On my own recent vacation I started thinking about new career directions. And yesterday I received a phone call from a good friend of mine who was vacationing on a tropical island. He told me all about swimming in the ocean, jogging on the beach and eating healthy food. All of it sounded fun, relaxing and healthy. But he was perplexed by one thing -- his intraocular pressure was going up in spite of being on a relaxing vacation in a tropical paradise.
STRESS & GLAUCOMA
Stress raises intraocular pressure in rabbits
If you have been reading FitEyes.com, you already know we have documented, through thousands of intraocular pressure measurements in real life situations, that stress can raise eye pressure in glaucoma patients. I just came across this abstract of an older study done in Japan that is of interest in this regard.
Purpose. To test whether encagement and volume load as stressors influence the intraocular pressure in rabbits.
Method. Rabbits were encaged for an hour in a horizontally-plastic tube with an internal diameter of 13.2cm and a length of 33.2cm. After the encagement, rabbits received a rapid intraveonus drip infusion of 5% glucose solution, 20 ml per kilogram of body weight, for 5-6 minutes. All experiments were performed at the same time of day.
tech checks eye pressure and its fine, then a few minutes later doctor checks again and its high
I have pre-glaucoma (my field of vision is normal, but the nerves in the back are damaged). I've been to the doctor several times. Each time the tech checks my pressure and it's fine (13-15), then a few minutes later (5-30) the doctor comes in and checks again. It has always been high (18-20) when he does it. He says she's not doing in right and she says he's not doing it right. Is is possible that he makes me nervous enough for my pressure to go up that much in such a short amount of time? I've seen where most of the people on the site believe stress plays a role, but I'm curious about the timing. I'm also not aware of that much stress. I don't particularly like the doctor, but I don't hate him.
Effect of Yoga (Shavasan) on Vascular Response to Cold Stress
Read the abstract or download the article here...
Melatonin To Reduce Intraocular Pressure
Who has tried melatonin for glaucoma? i've read that it may decrease intraocular pressure.. but.. today i've found that it can higher it too!
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Melatonin
who tried it? i've read that it may decrease intraocular pression.. but.. today i've found that it can higher it too!
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Which is the eye drop with less side effects?
Hi again.. i'm happy to had found a place where i can discuss of intraocular hypertension..even if is in english.. and i'm italian!..
i would want to ask you which is the eye drop - for intraouclar pression elevated (mine is24) with less side effects.. pilocarpine? travatan? or timogel? or there are other bettar with less side effects? anyone of you tried something else?
thanks for your help
Sandro
Ego and Intraocular Pressure in Glaucoma (was Timeline for reversing glaucoma damage?)
I've never really heard anybody give an educated guess on when we may really have the ability to reverse the damage done by glaucoma.. Whether through stem cells or any other medical advancement ... can anybody reasonably predict a timetable on being able to repair the damaged nerves?
I'm especially interested in this because - at 55, and in good health otherwise - I have pretty bad glaucoma. I lost 90% of the vision in my right eye, and maybe 50% in my left before I even noticed any problems. I sure wish I'd been paying attention ...
Pearl Jam Frontman Vedder and Paul McCartney to perform at meditation event
News Release:
A host of musicians will perform at a gig promoting transcendental meditation.
Meditation may lower blood pressure more than medication
From NBC News:
High blood pressure and hypertension are huge problems in this country.
Millions of people suffer from the condition which can lead to heart attack, stroke and kidney disease.
Now, a study shows that a different type of program can help get blood pressure under control.
56-year-old Rosemary Palmer-Powell had been taking medication for high blood pressure for years, but after getting a routine check she started down a whole new treatment path.
"I've been doing [meditation] for a solid six months and it has really changed my life," she said.
How to Beat Stress and Angst Through Meditation
The following article is from U.S. News & World Report, hence it takes a financial angle on stress. See the original article here: http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/living-well-usn/2008/12/29/how-to-beat-stress-and-angst-through-meditation.html
