What is the main line of treatment? If antibotics/ ointment, what was the name of them? I have this, but have no health insurance. I'm positive it's this. I have the symptoms to the T. I want to order the meds online.
What is the main line of treatment? If antibotics/ ointment, what was the name of them? I have this, but have no health insurance. I'm positive it's this. I have the symptoms to the T. I want to order the meds online.
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The problem is, you need to figure out what is causing the inflammation. Blepharitis can be caused by many types of viruses, bacteria, etc. If it is just bacterial, Keflex probably would've covered the infection, but without further testing, you just don't know what meds you need, which can cause you further injury.
If you take Keflex and you have some other random bacteria that isn't causing your problem, all you're doing is building up the resistance to Keflex of other bacteria, which means when you do need basic antibiotics in the future, they are likely not to work as well or at all.
Plus, if it's viral, antibiotics will have no effect whatsoever, except for what I just mentioned, and stripping the useful bacteria from your body ....which can cause yeast infections.
But the bigger issue is the tie in of the inflammation and what is causing the autoimmune response. Since you made no mention of historical kidney issues (in which case you need to go easy on the ibuprofen), I would stick to ibuprofen, stay hydrated (I know this is eyes, but fluids help flush toxins from the body), and take benadryl. You can take 75mg as a loading dose (3 pills of 25mg each). This will help combat any itching, and some of the inflammation caused by any histamine reactions. Keep in mind it's probably going to make you sleep and should not be mixed with alcohol.
As opposed to the meds route, if you have any white or green discharge or crusting on your eyes, you can take a regular tea bag (caffeinated is best), steep in about 1/2 cup of hot water, squeeze out some of the tea, let the bag cool enough to still be hot, but so that it doesn't burn your eye, and place it over your eye. (The tea can get in your eye...it won't hurt it.)
Keep it on there till the bag cools, dip again, and put it back on. 10-15mins per eye should be good enough.
The tannins in the tea are both natural anti-inflammatories and natural antibiotics/detoxifiers. The tea bags will help decrease inflammation as well as help kill off any infection.
The tea bag method works great, is cheap, and won't cause you to have any problems that prescription meds might.
Hopefully you can at least resolve the eye issue and buy some time while you figure out what caused the autoimmune thing.
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