There are 24 ratings for the drug: PATANOL in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for patanol: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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4	spring allergies	Discolored the pigment of skin under one of my eyes. Can't find anyone else who seems to have experienced this side effect. The skin there is completely white now - no pigment at all.	It is great for relief of my allergy symptoms. Takes away the itching and clears sinuses right away after putting the drops in. Only the pigment discoloration that happend bothers me and don't know how to get it back.	M	34	4 months		1/4/2009 Email
1	watering eyes	Every time I used Patanol, I came down with a cold - sore throat, nasal congestion, and tightness in my chest.	Cold symptoms are lsited with other eye drops, but not Patanol. I think it should be on the label.	F	60			12/5/2008
4	Allergic conjunctivitis.	Tiredness, My eyelids swelled up abit,	I had red eyes for nearly 5 months and nothing helped me but patanol was good. it really worked.	F	13	5 days		11/3/2008
5	itchy, dry eyes	None so far. I also do nasal irrigation using netipot everyday, so maybe it helps preventing side effects.	I have been wearing contact lenses for more than 10 years. Never have problems. But this year, I started to feel dry itchy (burning) eyes to the point that I wanted to claw my eyes. Tried OTC allergy eye drop but they just hurt my eyes after using them a few days. I felt like my eyes was pinched. Did use eye wash also... helped giving soothing feeling but it did not stop the itch dry feel during the day. Finally gave up and saw eye doc. He prescribed me patanol, one drop twice a day for each eye. The first drop was like magic!!! I haven't had any itch or dry eyes since then. I wore my contact lenses yesterday to the pool. It was windy but my eyes were fine when I got home. The DRY ITCH is gone.	F	39	4 days		6/12/2008
5	severe allergic conjunctivitis	eye dryness; some mild, deep eye pain	Used this for a month each year for a few years when I would get extreme eye itching (as in, I would like to scratch my eyes out of my head) from pollen. It reduced the itching to none or manageable most of the time. No OTC or home remedies worked at all. Switched later to Zaditor because it's OTC, much cheaper, and also works.	M	37	3 months		4/18/2008
4	Allergies	None that I was aware of - started taking them 1 1/2 yrs. ago..have just been told I have cataracts. Am 55 - no sign of cataracts 2 yrs.ago. Is there a connection with the eye drops. Any ideas??	Has definitely helped my allergies	F	55	1 years		3/16/2008 Email
5	Red, itching eyes	None	A miracle! Been rubbing me eyes for years and people always were telling me that my eyes were red. All gone	M	67	3 months		6/22/2007
2	allergies	burning, stinging, irritation, itching, redness, & dryness of the eyes, headache, and, change in taste	The drops seemed to dry out my eyes to the point where I could not tolerate keeping them open. I had to lay down with a cold wash cloth on my face to cool the stinging feeling in my eyes. I think I can tolerate the goop in my eyes better than this torture!	F	24	2 days		4/29/2007
2	Allergies	odd taste.	Some days it worked. Most days it had no effect and I was left with itchy and puffy eyes. Will try another solution...	M	24	100 times		3/23/2007
5	itchy red eyes due to allergies	no side effects I have had allergic reactions to other eye drops,both prescription and over the counter, but the Patanol was wonderful.	takes the itch and redness away within seconds	F	54	8 weeks		8/29/2006
2	Dry itchy eyes	Bad taste in the back of my mouth; sore throat/coughing; nasal congestion; sneezing	I am the only one my doctor said has had any adverse side effects. Guess I'll stick to Visine AC.	F	45	2 days		8/2/2006
5	Itchy,dry eyes aggravated by pollen	Slight irritation of the nasal passages, causing a mild sore throat.	Other than mild irritation of the nasal passages and throat, I have had no side effects, and the Patanol relieved my itchy eyes - some days better than others, but always an improvement. By pressing a fingertip near the inside corners of the eyes to prevent drainage for about a minute after instilling the drops, I was able to alleviate this side effect.	F	51	4 months		7/19/2006
3	calcium deposits in my left eye	some days the eye drops work and some days it does not work!	My eye dr said if the eye drops do NOT work that he will have to try steroid drops and I was in hopes of not having to use them. I got calcium deposits in one eyen post cataract surgery. ( I am 50 yrs old) I am really disappointed because I have only had one good eye most of my life after a lazy eye had not been diagnosed on me until I was 17 yrs old....by then they couldn't do much to improve my eyesight. Every eye dr I have ever been to has told me to take care of my "good eye". Well guess what? My cataract was on my "good eye" and these dumb calcium deposits are on my "good eye" It does not make life much fun when your "good eye" hurts 24/7. I was so in hopes that the Patanol 0.1% would help but so far, it does on some days and other days (like today) it does not!! :( PS MY eye dr has informed me that everyone has calcium deposits in their eyes but more-than-likely, my came after cataract surgery. GRRRRRRR	F	50	14 days		6/27/2006 Email
5	eye allergies	No side effects.	Thought I had blocked tear ducts, but that little thingy in the corner of the eyes swelled up (from eye allergies)and covered or blocked the tear duct openings. Patonal worked wonders along with over the counter eye drops. I also have dry eye.	F	64	30 days		6/2/2006
5	itchy, red eyes from allergies	none whatsoever!	It is very effective for me. I have pretty bad environmental allergies and have been getting allergy shots for a number of years. Patanol helps my eyes so much. They stop itching and reduces (but not eliminates) redness.	M	36	2 months		4/28/2006
5	eye allergies	Leaves little tiny bumps around the outer eye if not properly cleansed after applying the drops.	My son is 5 years old. We thought he had pink eye, however he had eye allergies. The patanol cleared his eyes. When I stop giving him the eye drops his eyes darken, and start to have the allergic reaction again.	M	5	6 months		2/7/2006 Email
5	severe allergic conjunctivitis	Allergies cured!	I took Pantanol for a severe allergic reaction that caused itchy, dry, red, swollen eyes. After two doses, my eyes were 100% improved. The side benefit was, it also cured my year round allergy symptoms of sneezing, runny nose and itchy eyes. Unless I discover bad side affects after longer usage, this is a miracle drug for me. For the first time in years, I woke up being able to breath and not sneezing for an hour until my oral antihystimines kicked in. Couldn't have been more impressed with this product.	F	39	2 weeks		1/4/2006 Email
3	allergies	Over time my eyes stopped producing their own tears and became dependent on the relief the drops provided. Stopped taking over 2 months ago and my tear production is just now feeling back to normal.	Great relief from itchy eyes caused by allergies.	F	36	2 months		8/24/2005
1	Allergies	After taking one drop in each eye, I awoke the next day with a swollen face, followed by hives from head to toe and a persistent itch so severe I began to scratch lacerations on my skin. Cool showers during severe itching periods were soothing. The side effects lasted 2 weeks.		M	35	1 times		4/8/2005 Email
3	Problems with my contacts	Headaches, sore throat, sensitive to light, dizziness, wake up with red eyes, tiredness, dry eyes	besides the side effects that I got (I have a very low tolerence to any kind of medicine so it is very unlikely you would get all the side effects that I had) it seemed to work well	F	19	2 months		8/9/2004
4	Red itchy eyes, allergies	It has made wearing my contacts much easier. My doc. and myself thought at first I was reacting to cleaning solutions I was using until I tried Patanol. Problem solved.. I can really tell when I don't use it..		F	29	9 months		8/27/2003
4	Red itchy eyes, allergies		It has made wearing my contacts much easier. My doc. and myself thought at first I was reacting to cleaning solutions I was using until I tried Patanol. Problem solved.. I can really tell when I don't use it..	F	29	9 months		8/27/2003
4	eye itching, watery eyes	none		M	24	5 days		7/25/2003
4	eye allergies, itching, burning	No side effects that I have noticed	works pretty well, but it is very expensive for someone in an HMO. $35 a prescription for me!	F	32	2 weeks		11/25/2002

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Key to ratings: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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