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  • Aug 7, 2008, 09:00 PM
    j-aus
    Headaches and uneven pupils
    Hi
    Just wondering if anyone has any ideas about what's happening?
    I get headaches almost everyday and my pupils are uneven (even when I don't have headaches) I noticed they where uneven about six months ago and it has become more frequent to the point they are uneven more often then not.
    Im not on any medication other then the pill.
    I do have enlarged red blood cells that the doctors can't explain I have been tested for all the nutritional and common causes of this and there is still no answers.
    If anyone has any ideas please let me no.
  • Aug 7, 2008, 09:29 PM
    WVHiflyer
    Have those 'common causes' been ruled out by a neurologist?
  • Aug 8, 2008, 07:04 PM
    j-aus
    Na they have not really looked at the neuro side they have been looking at they cause of the red blood cells being enlarged.
    It was a haematologist that I was seeing.
    I have not been back to the dr about my uneven pupils.
  • Aug 8, 2008, 07:08 PM
    J_9
    How long have you been on the pill?
  • Aug 8, 2008, 07:28 PM
    j-aus
    Only about 18 months
  • Aug 8, 2008, 07:34 PM
    ISneezeFunny
    Need to get checked by a neurologist.

    It could just be "nothing" but it could also be something as serious as an aneurysm.
  • Aug 8, 2008, 08:04 PM
    WVHiflyer
    Yes, a neurologist. When I read the intro to your OP I was going to say to get to the ER ASAP. Then I read the whole thing and you said you'd seen other Drs. But uneven pupils are an indication of problems in the brain - from swelling due to concussion, to aneurysm to tumor (cancerous or not).
  • Aug 8, 2008, 08:10 PM
    J_9
    Uneven pupils can actually be pretty common. Forgive me right now, but for the life of me I cannot remember the term.
  • Aug 8, 2008, 08:12 PM
    ISneezeFunny
    Anisocoria ;)
  • Aug 8, 2008, 08:26 PM
    WVHiflyer
    I'd not heard of it. Just did a quick search... apparently occurs in about 20% pop. But since some causes are serious, I still think a visit to a neurologist is in order.
  • Aug 9, 2008, 09:45 AM
    J_9
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ISneezeFunny
    anisocoria ;)

    Thank you thank you, I had to spread the love sneezy!! I can never remember that word!

    And yes, a visit to a neurologist is in order!

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