Dry Macular Degeneration has ruined my life
Diagnosed about 20 years ago. Very mild case. 2 yrs ago I started losing my detail vision and couldn't drive at night.
I have been to 3 Retina Specialists as my vision has gotten worse. 2 out of the 3 say its due to MD. Other one says no.
All 3 say nothing can be done. MD is still dry. My sister whose went from dry to wet a couple of years ago and has been taking the shots, has seen her vision improve due to the new shots. So all though she has to have shots in her eyes, which is very unpleasant, she is seeing improvement. Plus she has not lost her detail eyesight nor night vision. So I do somewhat envy her.
I am single. No kids. This has been very hard on me. Plus I have really bad migraines and neurophy, plus IBS. So I was already dealing with alot.
I just cannot believe this is happening to me. Im only 72.
Yes, I've been taking Areds for many years. Never really took 2 cuz of zinc level but doing that now to see if there's a difference.
Because of my short gut syndrome and migraines, I'm limited to what I can eat. It's very hard to avoid so many foods and still feed my platate and nutrition desires. I met a man yesterday who has dry MD and is going to take the new shot. Do you know anything about this shot?Yes it has , but no improvement, I was hoping for more,his eyesight will not improve I'm told, just controlled
Best wishesI do not believe AREDS or AREDS2 does anything. In fact it seems since taking these the deterioration has increased.
I called B&L a some years ago to ask about this magical formulation, and taking typical multi-vitamins also. The advice was to go ahead and continues taking multi-vitamins. Well, it does not take a large intellect to see that such a therapy completely upsets the magical B&L formula. The main effect of AREDS and AREDS2 (rather expense products) is to enrich B&L.
to take or not take areds2 is a personal decision each person must make. I chose to take areds2 when diagnosed 10 years ago. My doctor says that nothing can completely stop progression. This article details the safety and efficacy of areds2. https://www.mdfoundation.com.au/news/areds2-study-supplements/. Regards, Sharon Moore patient leader
