Drip Drip Drop

Wow. This is one of those time when having both Sjogrens and Aspergers really gangs up on me.

With Aspergers, I tend to procrastinate and also be indecisive. With Sjogrens I suffer with chronic moderate to severe dry eye.

Last night I ran out of my overnight eye drops, which I'd gotten on sale and had been working quite well for me. No problem, I thought, I had a different brand, also purchased on sale, that should do just as well. No such luck. The new eye drops were NOT able to last the night. In fact, despite the 10 hour claim on the box, they only last for three or four hours at most.

This morning I went to Drugstore.Com to see what was available and look through the reviews and pulled up reviews for well over two dozen different eye drops that all had great ratings. Many were easily dismissed as they were also removed redness or had astringents, both of which are no-nos for me. I then dropped a couple that were just out of my price range and I am still left with 25 to choose from.

I'd never considered buying eye drops to be quite so overwhelming, but there is simply a lot of reviews to go through. The fun really begins when I look at reviews for two products that were written by people who had tried both products. One says they have used both A and B and B is worthless compared to A. The other person says they have used B for a while but decided to try A, but after an initial trial when back to B.

To me this shows that everyone is different and what works for one person may not work for the next, which makes going through the reviews even more confusing.

At least I have a tube of gel to get me through the night tonight, and the next few days as once the tube is open it is all I will use until it is empty. Now I may just walk to the local drug store and let intuition be my guide. Or just go back to one of the eye drops I used in the past that I know work for me. Nah, that makes too much sense.