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Eyelid Swelling, Headaches. On Hydrocortisone, Steroid. What Is Wrong?

I have been having eyelid swelling for the last 3 months. I narrowed it down to my shellac manicures or the birth control pill. Both of which happened right before the first swelling. I am on LOLoestrin FE 1-10 my gynecologist thinks its not that she said if it was that my eyelids would be swollen continuously & wouldn't flare up & go away.
I had 2 back to back shellac manicures with the same product line mid July through mid August. I took off the shellac & did not have a serious flare up for a few weeks. I'm currently having one now. I also work at a salon that does shellac & I work on massage clients that wear shellac so maybe that's what its from now?
I went to the family doc. the second flare up & she gave me hydrocortisone crème for the itching & a steroid.
The more it kept happening the more migraines I had & more light sensitivity. Wher I had to where sunglasses & a visor driving or I'd get a headache. Should I make an apt. to see an Opthalmologist to check my eyes? Or maybe this is common & could be from something else going on with my eyes the first day I get a stomach ache, the second ususally a migraine & then I wake up with swollen lids the next 3 days.
Fri, 25 Oct 2013
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swollen lids with associated itching is mostly allergy, which can be due to environmental pollutants, pollens, dust etc. but since you are having migraine, it can also come with lid swelling which is usually one sided. you should not use steroids continously, but the dose should be titrated and reduced in consultation with ophthalmologist. so if you are having repeated episodes of swelling lids with itching, take an appointment with an eye specialist who can advise you how to use drops and how to prevent future episodes
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Eyelid Swelling, Headaches. On Hydrocortisone, Steroid. What Is Wrong?

swollen lids with associated itching is mostly allergy, which can be due to environmental pollutants, pollens, dust etc. but since you are having migraine, it can also come with lid swelling which is usually one sided. you should not use steroids continously, but the dose should be titrated and reduced in consultation with ophthalmologist. so if you are having repeated episodes of swelling lids with itching, take an appointment with an eye specialist who can advise you how to use drops and how to prevent future episodes