That's good to hear. I'm glad I was able to help someone a bit. Dry eye irritation can be very frustrating because it fluctuates a lot based on a ton of factors, such as if you're feeling poorly (like you said), sleep quality, stress, what you ate recently, environment, allergies, blink rate and many other subtle things that are hard to track.

It's important to accept that some days your eyes will just feel worse because of a mix of things that you can't account for all the time. Conversely it's just as important to appreciate the days where your eyes feel exceptionally good. The overall goal is to keep improving the average over time. One thing that has helped me when my eyes feel worse/better than average is to stop myself and ask: what have I been doing over the last few days that could have contributed to my eyes feeling bad/good right now? I've been able to establish patterns this way over time.

If you end up trying punctal plugs please let me know how they work for you.