Hi, CLKD - maybe it is a combination of oestrogen dips & intolerance with the ADs. It is strange because I don't get this problem with diazapam or beta blockers. The dry eye problem started in January, 2014 but eased off when I eventually came off the ADs & changed my diet. As soon as I tried to go back on my ADs, it started up again - it is baffling (and annoying!). I couldn't cry properly because my eyes were so dry. I cried last week after I saw a clip from that programme you mentioned when a man with autism was given a job after a two week trial.
Babyjane - yes, I wish there was a pill that would just make it all go away! What I have experienced since autumn 2013 sounds very similar to what you have described. Literally overnight, I had to stop using my usual moisturiser because my face started burning & along with that I had to change my shampoo, conditioner, hair mousse, mascara & body wash as they made my skin itch like mad & these horrid red bumps appeared. Strangely, I haven't reacted to my hair dye yet (home dye) but I was warned by my hairdresser a few weeks ago, when I had a trim, that the chances of it happening are increasing because of my other reactions so I should test EVERY time. My tolerance to alcohol has definitely dropped as well - I feel rotten the next morning after drinking one glass of wine! As for certain foods - don't go there!
Coldethyl - thanks for the info about Venlafaxine - still unsure as it elevates blood pressure but I honestly don't know what is left to try. I'm hoping that HRT will go some way to getting rid of the mood swings, anxiety & depression.
Thanks again, all of you xx
