Swollen upper eyelid problems

Whenever I take Ibuprofen related drugs (Advil, Midol, even Alleve) I develop eye swelling. Usually it starts with just suttle swelling on one eye. Once when I continued to take ibuprofen for a few days for a running injury I ended up with full body hives. Several doctors have been surprised by this allergy, however if you look at the package insert this is a listed side-effect for ibuprofen. One doctor suggested I was allergic to the coating on the pills, not the ibuprofen, however I tried taking gel caplets and other uncoated varities and have had the same response. So, if you've been taking ibuprofen recently, this could be the cause of your eye swelling.

Hello,
I'm a 16 year old male and today I woke up with puffy eyelid on my right eye. My left eye seems fine but the right eye the upper eye lid looks larger.

I have no irritations or pain it just feels larger and bigger and harder to open my eyes. I don't feel any pain and it isn't any redder. My eye look fine as well it just looks like the eyelid got 2 times bigger.

I'm recovering from a cold; does that make a difference. I want to know the reason why I have this inflamed eyelid.

Additionally the night before I put some pimple cream on my nose near my eyes might this affect or cause this?

Thanks in advance and I appreciate any suggestions or ideas any of you can come up with.

Regards,
Benjamin

As long as its not painful it is more than likely caused by the cold you are recovering from. I have had this happen to me while recovering from sinus related problem.

my eyelid started to swell up 2 days ago and yesterday when i woke up it got worse then i went to but some eye wash and it reduced to the size it was 2 days ago. it relieves the eye and my eyelid isnt as painful anymore

HELP!! I woke up with a sty a week ago Monday, I followed eye DR. Instructions to use warm compresses and it was almost gone, then on Tuesday this week I woke up and my whole upper eye lid was swollen so bad you could not even tell my eye was open. When to Dr. got antibiotic oinment for my eye ontop of oral ones. Woke up this morning with same swelling and now under my eye is swollen huge. Talk about having bags under your eye. OMG! I know I hae another sty on the top lid but does anyone have a CLUE as to why underneath my eye is swollen down to my cheek bone??

i looked it up and asked my docter it is not herpes it is just an infection herpes doesn't go away so you should be ok

:'( I woke up yesterday with double eye swelling. It looks like I have inflated the eyelids with water, or that I have been crying for a week straight. I put tea bags on them yesterday and today they are not as bad but still are swollen. I am thinking it must be an allergy. But to what I don't know because I haven't changed my diet. Could it be a air borne thing. I live in CA and it has been windy here. Then again it's been windy before and this has never happened.

iam 14, girl when i woke up this morning, my top eye lid felt very heavy, it feels very weird to look up. i dont know what to do. i do wear make up. so i was thinking that it could be cause by something like that but i reallly dont know what i should do. can any one help me i would really appreciate it.

thanks

:'(
i am 11 and my eyelid is swollen and the other 1 isint

i am a 12year old female. my left top eyelid has been sweeling for 2days now and i wonde if it's contatious. Is It?

I too woke up and my eyelids were puffed and my sinuses and face was puffy also.  I ate a small bowl of cereal the nite before.  I think I am developing a sensitivity to Gluten.  I can eat a little bread with no issue.  but cereal REALLY inflames it.  I drink a little milk with my coffee daily, with no issue, so it has to be the cereal.  They have Gluten free cereals.  Im going to try one to see if this helps. 

i am a 15 year old girl and i have a swollen eyelid, it hurts when you touch it and it is slightly red. it started when i stayed at my friends house. her room is damp but i dont know if that is what caused it. at first i thought it was a stye bit it hasnt come to a head. i'm wondering if anybody can tell me what it is or how to help.
thanks.

I am 32 years old.  I have been experiencing issues on face for a while.  I couldn't put just anything on my face without having some kind of mild reaction such as burning, itching and then peeling.  Two months ago, I thought I used my make brushes that I had not cleaned.  A few hours later, my face was itching really bad.  By the week-end, my eye lids and cheeks were bright red, swollen and itchy.  I peeled and peeled for days.  The problem seemed to go away.  I went to a dermatologist to get a patch test on my back to see if any chemicals that touch the skin could be creating this allergy.  The result was that I had mild reactions to 7 chemicals.  I came home and got rid off all lotions, make up, shampoos etc.. I had only one day of clear skin.  I was happy.  A few weeks later the problem got worse.  My left eye was a tiny bit swollen and red.  I washed my face with no chemicals.  When I woke up my left eye was so swollen it had rolls of skin hanging of the eye lid.  My right eye seemed normal.  My right cheek was red.  The problem is been non stop now.  Just when I get a "relief" of a day of having my eyes and skin back to a bit of normal, I get all red again, it starts to itch, burn, swell and then it peels off for days.  My eyes look so wrinkled and old.  (mostly my left eye)

I went to an allergiest.  He did two sets of tests.  He sent me for blood work to check my thyroid, Lopus and other stuff.  The only thing that came mildly positive was to dust and roaches.  I have been washing my make up brushes, changed all of the cosmetics I used to 100% organic stuff. He even tested the ingredients on those items and they came back negative. 

My lab work came back with my thyroid level being way to high.  It was 11.90% and the doctor told me it should be .40 or .50.  It is also creating antibodies.  He highly suspects it's the thyroid.  He urged me to go to my primary doctor which he put me on medicine right away. I started taking the syntroid since Friday morning, so almost a week now.  My left eye is a bit swollen right on the lid, it's red and wrinkly.  My right cheek is red only in a few spots.  When I get the "flares" the are usually on the same spots each and every time. 

Does any one have any ideas of what else I can do? Please? I'm driving myself crazy looking at my face.... speciallly my eyes. I am so worried about how the skin gets so dry and so strechy to the point it starts to hurt to look up or down or even smile.

Thank you!!!

yesterday i awoke and my eye felt odd.  over the day it was better.  on the trip back from the city it started to swell.  my eye is very puffy at the moment and i can't identify a spot where a stye would have grown.  the eye is not causing any pain unless i blink or touch it.

My eyes are back to normal now. I started drinking lots of cranberry juice and that might be the solution.  I'm not 100% sure.  I'm still drinking it everyday and am not using any make up.  I want my skin to heal before I even attempt to put make up on. 

Last Tuesday morning (June 7) I woke up with my eyes very red and very swollen.  It was probably the worse day yet.  I went to the dermatologist and she took two biopsies on my chin.  I won't know the results for another week. She wanted to rule out Lupus.  She gave me an ointment called Protopic .03%.  I am not sure if that is also another reason why my eyes started to clear up. 

I feel for anyone who also has this same issue.  It is so annoying to keep on waking up with swollen, red and itchy eyes.  I am scared it will come back.  My eyes are still itchy.  My cheeks still get a bit red and peel off. 

My only suggestion is that your eyes peel off ... DO NOT pick at the dry skin.  Let it fall off on its own.  I think I made it worse when I was taking the dry skin off.  Also, try drinking lots of water and cranberry juice.  If I know more as to what helped my eyes after the two month nighmare, I will post.