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  1. #1
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    May 2008
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    My plan for the Flonase is to use it short term when pollen is really affecting me. With the forecast calling for a week of January-like cold, I was actually planning to stop taking it as of today. But then I decided to try wearing contact lenses for the first time in several weeks, and I put them in before using the antihistamine eye drops, and didn't feel like taking them out again for the drops. So one more day of Flonase, then I will try going without it. So far I may be experiencing one side effect from it -- I'm getting headaches at the gym. Hopefully I won't have any other problems with it, especially if I only use it for a few weeks out of the year.

    Pax, I hope the changes in Florida work for you.

    Crankin, does your eye itch when you're not wearing contacts? Or is it just that the contact lens makes it worse?

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    Feb 2005
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    It generally starts when my contacts are in. But now, it doesn't resolve right away when I take them out. I do my hair and take a shower without my contacts in, and I have been taking them out as soon as I get home. The past few weeks have been better, then all of a sudden, it's returned with a vegenance. I have had issues with my right eye, ever since I switched from the old, old version of Accuvues. I am now on my 3d brand for my right eye, since then.No eye doctor believes me. Basically, I used start having my right eye tear like crazy when the temperature was less than 40 or so, while skiing or riding. That threshold has gone up to about 50 or higher and I spend half my time hiking or skiing wiping my eye and taking my sunglasses on and off. I was told this is age. Well, I am not sure of that. My left eye has an astigmatism and after I finally found a lens for that that I could tolerate, the right eye started up. I used to have very poor vision in my left eye, with my contacts, because I chose not to wear a lens with the astigmatism correction.
    Any suggestions?
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