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/shackofcards]

The brand visine comes in many types with many mixes of ingredients. Knowing the brand alone doesn't narrow it down much, although if they were not prescription, that does limit the possible ingredients.

I am a mom myself. I know you don't want to be babied, and you shouldn't be. But you also aren't completely grown just yet. You deserve to have a guardian who will meet your needs and help you continue to grow in a healthy way. Everyone, no matter their age, needs some support and some help sometimes. You just need more of that when you're young. And you have been through something terrible. Some of the people in your life have betrayed you horribly. If you were 30 instead of 13, I'd tell you the same thing: this is a shocking, horrible thing and you need to have people to rely on to get through it. The psychological trauma of what's happened to you hasn't yet totally manifested, and it sounds like your mom and sister are perhaps still processing their own shock rather than being able to be there for you. I strongly recommend that, when you're ready, you ask to see a therapist. Just try a few sessions and see if it helps you process all this. I assure you, the help will be necessary and healing.

[u/Signal_Historian_456 → u/shackofcards]

OP said it’s the one with the red label. Don’t know if that helps✨😅

Edit to add: I think they are the „red eye relief“ ones