Anne, I don't have as much trouble with visual issues these days because my myotonia has improved so much, but my daughter and I both found that using hot peppers in some form stopped the tugging in the ocular muscle that affected our vision. This can be hot peppers like jalapenos, salsa, red pepper sauce (we have Tabasco in the US), or even chewing red pepper flakes.

The other day my condo complex sprayed the grounds with 2,4-D, a common herbicide that can cause myotonia in normal people. For us it can cause a major reaction. Since then I have had a lot of problems with focusing. This is added to most lawn fertilizers that are of the "weed and feed" variety.

The other thing that can make us much worse is statin drugs for cholesterol. Both statin drugs and 2,4-D can permanently affect the chloride ion channel.

Jan

Type of Myotonia: Thomsen's

Country: USA

Thank you for the advice. Yesterday I finally saw the Dr and he said that he thinks it is MC so it may come & go just like anywhere else in the body. He will contact my neurologist and do some research and see me again in a month.

Type of Myotonia: unknown

Country: Australia