I avoid crying. The cost is way to high for that particular release of emotion. My eyes will swell almost shut and they hurt horribly. I get a massive headache and sick to my stomach. I cried yesterday morning and today my eyes still sting, my stomach is still queezy and my muscles are weak. I need a nap with a compress on my eyes, but gotta work.
When I cry I feel and also look like crap for the rest of that whole day. If I cry in the evening I wake up the next day looking and feeling like crap. My eyes swell and hurt; ironically crying makes them feel extra dry, my nose and cheeks get red and I get a terrible headache as well. Not only that but rather than providing a release, crying only intensifies the emotions that caused me to cry ( feeling down in the dumps, grief, frustration, what-have-you) and makes the feeling last longer. Lucky for me I guess that it takes a LOT to make me cry, I hardly ever do it.
Kerrikins
I though I was the only one whose eyes stayed swollen for 12-15 hours after crying. No tummy problems and no headaches~~~just the eyes!
Crying is very tough on my eyes and I try and avoid it. I can produce tears when I'm crying (not every time) but this doesn't lessen the painful effects of bawling. Cool/warm compresses and gentle care are about all you can do. Tell others your allergies are kicking up and your eyes are sore.
good cover eyeamdry! :)
Oh boy, I sure hate to cry too. When I do, it's usually short lived (run out of tears), but my eyes will be red, swollen and painful for twelve hours or longer....it's such a mess.
Patze
I hate to cry now also. :'(
It hurts so badly and my eyes feel like someone has stuck needles in them all day. I cut an onion the other day-- what was bad is that I don't make enough emergency tears to really flush them out. It was like somebody had sprayed tear gas in my eyes. I looked like I had gone through military training where they make you take off the mask in a gas-filled room. Uuuugh! I have a hard time really crying anymore. It takes a lot to get tears and when they come, they spurt in a gush instead of flow.
One of my Dr.s said that I have "toxic tears". Sounds like the rest of you....I have sore stinging eyes for 2-3 days after a cry. Sad. Sometimes it would be nice to have a good cry and release some emotion.
Who can cry?
HI Joe,
Now a days I find that I run out of tears after a couple of minutes (very strange); used to be able to cry for hours (at least the length of a good chick flick).
Patze
My eyes swell up more than they ever used to. Used to be just swollen for a bit but now it is all the next day.
-Y
Crying doesn't hurt as badly since I've been on Restatis. It used to be that crying dried out my eyes painfully and left them red and sore for half-a-day. It still does to a certain extent, but not nearly as bad.
Deb
Funny you should ask this, Bloodless. I was just wondering what ever happened to the good old days, when an old fashioned cry would cure just about anything.
I rarely cry anymore because it just hurts too much. My eyes burn and get red, and my eye lids are puffier than usual for at least a day. Sometimes it blurs my vision as well.
I get a massive headache and sore dry eyes after a cry. I also get really dehydrated!! once upon a time a good cry was a good cry but now no so much!!
My eyelids get puffy for a day ... red and puffy. but the worst thing is the fatigue.
If I cry, then I'm totally wiped out for hours.
But that's okay. Before the plaquinel I couldn't cry at all.
I'll take the being tired out. At least I can cry again. It's a relief.
Two days later and my eyes are still red. At least they're not swollen any more.
That onion thing sucks! I love onions in my cooking. I hate cutting them. I often use one of those slap chop gizmos. I have on from pampered chef with a container. That way I can chop without some much of the onion stuff getting in my eyes. I highly recommend buying one. Your eyes will thank you! ;D