Help!!!!! Am I having an allergic reaction?

For the past week or so, my eyelids and underneath my eyes are soooo dry. I have been putting this ointment-like moisterizer on it that is supposed to be like a heavy duty moisterizer.

Its not helping at all. I put the moisterizer on in the morning and at night- and its not making it any better. Its both eyes- and it literally looks like I have hot pink eye shadow on. I am beginning to think its not just dry skin- maybe an allergic reaction or something. I haven't switched eye shadows, make up, moisterizers, anything- and I haven't even put eye make up on in the week that its been like this.

Of course these things always happen to me on the weekends- when the doctor's office is closed! .

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do? Its beginning to become unbearable!


ETA: So yes, I was having an allergic reaction! I went to the MediCenter in Huntington today and got some drops- and was told to take claritin and was also prescribed some drops! The bad news is its going to take an entire week to go away- so I'll just look like a@@ for a week, but its ok.

Message edited 1/4/2009 8:30:19 PM.

Re: Help!!!!! Am I having an allergic reaction?

I would go to a walk in medical center - I don't like to mess with OTC stuff on my eyes. They should have evening & weekend hours.

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Re: Help!!!!! Am I having an allergic reaction?

I'd probably go to a walk-in medical center, too.

It's certainly possible that the extremely cold / dry weather we've been having is just wreaking havoc on your skin... but it's also possible you're having an allergic reaction, which could be more serious. Either way, I am sure there is something they can prescribe for you that will offer some relief.

Feel better!

Re: Help!!!!! Am I having an allergic reaction?

Do you wear contact lenses? I had something similar plus it always felt like I had something in my eyes and when I went to the eye doctor he said I have an allergy to contact lenses. You should go to the eye doctor and make sure its not an infection rather than an allergy.

Re: Help!!!!! Am I having an allergic reaction?

i had this 2 winters ago. It's a form of excema - at least mine was, anyway. I used every moisturizer under the sun before going to a dermatologist and getting a steroid cream. Steroids around the eyes are never a good idea, but it's the only thing that helped me. Mine lasted 2 whole months before completely clearing.

The "pink" was the start of it for me - it then progressed to burgundy and peely.

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Posted by Shorty

i had this 2 winters ago. It's a form of excema - at least mine was, anyway. I used every moisturizer under the sun before going to a dermatologist and getting a steroid cream. Steroids around the eyes are never a good idea, but it's the only thing that helped me. Mine lasted 2 whole months before completely clearing.

The "pink" was the start of it for me - it then progressed to burgundy and peely.

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I'm sure its not it but just for an FYI only becasue it took me so long to get rid of it.

I had something like that a few years back and tried everything to get rid of i. went to a few dermatologists until I finally found one that put me on tetracyclline for 3 months and it was gone for good.