Steroids/optic neuritis
Hey guys,
So I'm coming onto week 8 of a flare up, which most notably involves optic neuritis in my left eye. I have just finished my therapeutic dosing of oral Prednisone (1250 mg for 5 days) and starting the taper tomorrow. I haven't noticed a big difference in my eye sight at all which is making me panic a little bit because I really can't have this be a permanent thing. Just wondering what other peoples experience has been with steroids and how long they take to work to clear a flare-up. Thanks in advance! xx
I had optic neuritis pretty bad in 2015. There wasn't much improvement on the steroids initially. I would say it probably took about 6 weeks for my eye to go back to normal. The first thing that came back was the colour vision, then slowly my peripheral vision and eventually the cloudiness gradually disappeared too. A visit to the opticians later showed that my prescription had got worse by about -0.25 but since I'm pretty short sighted anyway that hasn't had a massive impact! Give it time. It's frustrating but it will get better.
@sm050 , with steroids, expect to see improvements of the course of the following 6 - 8 weeks. The steroids address the inflammation that is causing the flare up, which allows your body to start the recovery. But, you do need to rest up to allow your body to get on with it. Good luck.