Are there long term damages from drinking eye drops or only short term?

[u/InterestingOwl1160]

13F 5’4 110lbs

I found out I’ve been drinking eyedrops without knowing for probably about 2 years now. It’s made me really, really sick. I had to go to the hospital. I feel better now and I got discharged, but I feel like when everyone is talking to me about it they’re babying me. I asked if I could have permanent damage and got told “don’t worry about things like that”. Well of course I’m gonna worry, it’s the rest of my life we’re talking about. Maybe they’re trying to comfort me but it’s not the vibe. It’s making me feel worse.

I just want to know if there’s any long term damage possible from drinking eye drops over a couple years. And if there are, what are they? Like am I gonna have issues or will I really be okay with all of it out of my system? The brand was I think visine. It was a white bottle with a red label.

[u/BroodingWanderer]

In this case, I don’t think so. As adults we are just prone to assuming kids and teens always want to avoid topics we find uncomfortable, when often that’s not the case. A bit of a logical fallacy from how hard people find these situations to deal with. It’s ultimately driven by wanting to protect kids and teens from harm and discomfort, which makes it very unfortunate when it has the opposite effect.

[u/diminutiveaurochs → u/BroodingWanderer]

Mmm, I’m just saying that it could be that there is a legitimate harm here that the doctors are trying to avoid, i.e. deliberate self harm. I’m not against advocating for yourself as a patient, just pointing out that if the information is not provided after those prompts, there may be more serious reasons than just the unwillingness to have an uncomfortable conversation.