Drug Ratings for RESTASISAverage Rating: 2.0 (219 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR RESTASIS | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 5 | Osteoporosis | No side effects | After reading the horror stories I did not want to take Restasis, but I can't take any of the other drugs because I have Crohns disease. I decided to trust my Dr.'s advice, had an infusion in 2013, and had no reaction at all. Followed up with infusions in 2014 and 2015. scan in 2016 showed 17% increase in density from baseline. No infusion in 2016, no decision yet on 2017. | F | 72 | 4 years 1X O | 7/9/2017 | 1 | double vision, low tear retention | Swollen gums, tongue, mouth, face, intense headaches, more like face aches, increased bp, jaw pain, still hurts to eat anything chewy, like crusty bread, swollen throat, cough, runny nose, thought I had the flu. ONLY drug besides a Claritin once a day for pollen allergy. Sixth night I almost called 911, my jaw hurt so bad. | Eye doctor could care less, won't even return phone calls, PCP won't talk about it, never heard of such a thing, wants me to take bp med, and get colonoscopy, mammogram, and bone density tests, ( so he can give me more drugs?) I'm NOT a hypochondriac, I don't take any meds, only go to the doctor if I'm really sick. Trying one more time with doctor, then I'll just stop going. | F | 72 | 6 days 1 drop 2X D | 5/15/2017 | 2 | Chronic Dry Eyes/Sjogren's Syndrome | Burning; blurred vision; headaches; swollen salivary glands and swelling/numbness on left side of face. More recently fatigue, , vertigo, ringing left ear and an awful post nasal drip clogging my throat. | I did get some relief initially but now these very unpleasant side effects and the pain and discomfort in my eyes is worse. | F | 69 | 5 years 0.4ml/0.05 2X D | 5/12/2017 | 2 | Dry eyes | Stiff neck , pain in left ear, horrible headaches, muscle fatigue and hard to swallow sometimes. | After I told my eye doc about my symptoms , she told me , those are NOT side effects of Restasis. Really? I'm stopping this today. | F | 49 | 10 days | 5/10/2017 | 1 | Dry eyes | Chronic post nasal drip, stiff neck that wouldn't respond to stretches or treatment, finally lump in throat as if I can't breathe. This was not a good choice for me. | F | 49 | 3 months 1 drop 2x | 5/2/2017 | 4 | for dry eyes | I was using restasis for dry eyes as a result of a cornea abrasion. I had no side effects but now I am off the drops I am experiencing a lot of sinusitis. I have a runny nose all the time. is this due to my going off the restasis? I need to see an ENT specialist to determine if my nasal track is inflamed. | M | 26 | 1 years 1 drop x 2 | 4/9/2017 | 1 | Chronic Dry Eye | Recently had dizziness, vomiting, headache in back of head and daily nosebleeds. Decided to discontinue Restasis and first day without nosebleed. I do feel as if my central nervous system off balance. | It seems that the formula for this drug has changed. | F | 74 | 15 years 1X D | 3/28/2017 | 5 | dry left eye | Not sure why so many are having terrible side effects. From day 1, my eye felt better than it had in a month, redness almost gone. The drop did not hurt, very think consistency and soothing. | I registered on the Restasis website and received a printable card. Walgreens honored the card and I paid $0 for a 90 day supply! I didn't even have to pay my insurance co-pay! I'm sold!! | F | 60 | 5 days 0.05 1X D | 3/12/2017 | 1 | Dry eye | Took 1 drop in each eye every 12 hours. On the 10th day, suffered serious seizures and possible tongue swelling. I turned blue and am very lucky I didn't die when this happened on March 1, 2017. The hospital where I stayed for a week performed a spinal tap to "check for meningitis" although NO ONE thought I had meningitis (result was negative for meningitis). It is now March 12th and I still cannot work or even get out of bed without severe pain | Allergan refuses to offer suggestions for folks who suffer from severe reactions and they refuse to warn prescribers. This behavior is driven by shareholder greed. Please contact me if you had a seizure while taking Restasis eye drops. | M | 40 | 10 days .05% | 3/12/2017 | 3 | Dry eye and allergies | Left an after taste in my mouth. Took me awhile to figure it out. | Over rated | F | 55 | 9 months | 3/3/2017 | 1 | dry eyes | extreme nausea, ear pain, dizziness, chest pain, shakiness - I would NOT recommend this drug.. going to see the doctor today | M | 22 | 1 weeks 2X D | 2/27/2017 | 1 | Dry eye | Cough, joint pain, brain fog, throat discomfort, sleepless nights | I started taking as directed 2 times a day. If it wasn't 12 hours between doses, I would get burning and a feeling of sand in the eye. Eyes were red all day long. Went to 1 time a day, but the joint pain was terrible. I could hardly get out of a chair and walk across a room. I stopped last week, I feel so much better. I use over the counter eye drops and I am doing great. I no longer have joint pain, and I am sleeping much better. No red eye. | F | 54 | 3 months 2X D | 2/21/2017 | 1 | Severe inflammatory dry eye | Made me lose a lot of hair. Every morning I could pull a handful out of my brush. Did nothing for my dry eye. Gave it a full year and was quite worried about going bald. Besides I was still experiencing dry eye, needing lotamax and lubricants daily and also punctual plugs. In fact since I stopped this drug my eyes feel a little better, still dry but less irritated. And a lot less hair loss after only 2 weeks. | 45 | 1 years 2 | 2/6/2017 | 5 | Lasik | A little burning; it subsides quickly. | My prescription was for 60 vials and now I have 50 vials. I did not use all of them. What a waste of $. I don't understand why I could not have purchased smaller increments. | F | 44 | 10 days | 1/16/2017 | 1 | Dry eye syndrome | My eyes feel like they are on fire with Restasis. I have dental pain, acid reflux, extreme fatigue, problems sleeping, post nasal drip, blurry vision, bloody nose issues. I could go on and on. | My quality of life has NOT been improved by this medication. My doctor said that it could take up to a year to notice any benefits, but I can't keep living like this as my life has been severely compromised by the drug. I don't see my eye doctor until spring and she seems annoyed by my dissatisfaction. I wish she'd give it a try and perhaps gain some compassion. | F | 62 | 4 months 2X D | 1/10/2017 | 1 | Dry eyes | Major migraines felt tired and just out of it | I know I have dry eyes but restasis did more harm then good | F | 63 | 10 days 30mg | 1/3/2017 | 1 | Dry red eyes | Heartburn, vertigo, chest pain, sinus issues such as pressure and draining like I was getting a cold. Never had anything prior to taking this.4 weeks out . I have stopped taking it......thought I was really ill. | Will consult my eye doc about safer alternatives, also one that may be more affordable . | F | 60 | 4 weeks .05 2X D | 12/26/2016 | 1 | Dry eyes | Severe angioedema in both eyes Red, sore, painful burning skin around both eyes.. Saw 4 doctors, on steroids 3 times but as soon as I stopped steroids, symptoms came back. Then I read the side effects of the restasis and stopped! It was the cause of all my pain and misery. | I would not recommend this toxic drug to anyone. | F | 64 | 90 days not sue 1X D | 12/22/2016 | 3 | Extreme dry eyes. | Restasis works good in the morning but the evening dose makes my eyes feel worse, burn, itch and makes it feel like foreign objects in eyes. Did not have extreme dry eyes until a cataract surgery performed. | Not sure whether or not to continue using Restasis, maybe just use in AM only. | F | 81 | 8 days 1 drop 2 X 2X D | 12/20/2016 | 2 | dry eyes | Restasis caused my eyesight to be blurry and dim. Also I got headaches. Also with the headaches, my eyes burned all day long. I tried Restasis for six weeks thinking my eyes would adjust to this so-called medicine. | Then I tired Xiidra .However my insurance won't pay for it.. Xiidra didn't make my eyes burn all day like Restasis does. The side effects from Restasis are too extreme for me to believe that it is doing my eyes any good and is more likely causing harm to them. | F | 6 weeks 1X D | 12/12/2016 | 1 | Dry eyes | I felt/feel like I am dying. Post nasal drip, acid reflux, headache, weak as all hell, shaky, sweaty, dizzy, dry mouth, sleeplessness... lump in throats feeling, coughing...raised my blood sugar, raised my blood pressure.... anxious....just realized it was the Restasis today... waiting for call from Dr. I'll let you know if I don't die first..... | This drug should be banned... it is a toxin!!!! | F | 59 | 3 weeks 0.5 mg | 12/2/2016 | 1 | Dry Eyes | I developed a sinus headache, teeth pain and jaw pain by my ear last Monday. I saw the Optometrist who put me on it and stated it was conjunctivis but no medication. On Tuesday I saw an Opthamologist who stated it was conjunctivitis, no medication on Wednesday I saw another Opthamologist who put me on an antibiotic and steroid in one. My eyes were terrible swollen, very red and I developed styes. On Friday I went to my ENT to ensure my sinuses were not infected. The doctor stated my sinuses did not have any evidence of infection however, due to the condition of my eye he put me on 500 mg. of Biaxin as a precautionary meansure. I went back to the Ophthamologist on Monday to check my progress he told me my cornea was swollen and prescribed two different medications such as steriod and cipro for eyes antibiotic. Going back to the doctor tomorrow and hoping the cornea is back to normal. My eyes have gotten a little better but the lid is still swollen and my eyes are still red. It effected | F | 64 | 14 days 0.05% 2X D | 11/22/2016 | 2 | Dry Eyes | Burning, redness of eyes, swollen, pain in eyes | The pharmacist said it takes at least a month to see any results. I gave it 3 months but had to quit. I looked like I'd been hit in the eyes and felt like I had too. | F | 70 | 3 months 2X D | 11/19/2016 | 1 | dry eye | Sinus pain, headache, eye pain. | Time for the drug companies to be honest and our doctors as well. I guess there are not many physicians when prescribing this Rx are going to admit that, oh by the way this is a component of a chemo. derivative compound.LOL | F | 69 | 45 days 2X D | 11/12/2016 | 1 | Chronic dry eyes | Chronic headaches ear congestion, stiff neck, muscle ache just terrible. I feel taking restasis was one of the worst decisions I ever made | F | 53 | 3 months 30 | 10/30/2016 | 2 | Chronic Dry Eye | Restasis did help tremendously with my chronic dry eye. However I have been to several ENT visits for sinus problems in the past year. I have had a camera in my sinuses and the ENT stated the redness and irritation was extremely noticeable. I was put on steroids and nasal sprays which cleared it right up. However, they kept coming back. Finally, I asked my pharmacist if Restasis could be the cause of my sinusitis, occasional fever, and chronic cough and he immediately took me off the prescription because it was a known side effect. I would not trust this medication. | F | 17 | 1 years 2X D | 10/25/2016 | 2 | extreme dry eyes after laser surger | ringing in the ears after 2 weeks, vertigo, severe migraines, stiff sore neck, chills, sore throat after being on it for 1 month. This was the only medication that I was on. Stopped it immediately after reading up on Restasis. Dr. thought I had a flu for over 1 week straight. | F | 57 | 1 months 15 mg 2x 2X D | 10/17/2016 | 1 | Dry eye | Omg, started getting sore throat, just thought it was something going around until I couldn't get rid of it. Throat almost to where I couldn't swallow. Chills, felt like flu symptoms. Sinus drainage, started thinking about what had changed, and it was starting the restasis drops. Started cutting back, and started feeling better. I'm completely stopping TODAY!! Who would have thought eye drops could make you so sick. I'm done using these | F | 53 | 4 weeks | 10/15/2016 | 1 | Severe dry eyes | Made my eyes red and irritated felt like it actually made my condition worse once I stopped using it got remarkably better can only conclude that Restasis does not work | Washing my eyes out and twice a day every morning every night has netted me more positive results and all the eyedrops in the world have | F | 69 | 1 years .4mL each | 10/12/2016 | 2 | Dry eyes | Dry eyes redness feels worse | Rip off by doctors and prosit oval company cvs are crooks and no one should be given. A new proscription filled first time for three months charging my insurance 863 dollars Charged to my Onsurance I intend to call dad abd would like to know if any one else with feels topped off I stoping this after three week it had made my eyes worse yet I I have the Ned's here two baltchrs not opened I want taken off my Insurance this is a deliberate scheme tyobripp off money fr Medicare and other insutrsnce It would cost 3200 dollars a year to use this medicine and u want to know if there is a similar generic and how much the doctor makes for roping ping us off. On top of that he prescribed lotramax another ant inflammatory 196 for a very small bottle Restasis is saying in their. Adds not to use these products with ristasis It should be illegal to do this to someone and I want anyone who is going thu this to call me 609224 7426 Robert | M | 75 | 1 days .5 | 10/2/2016 | 1 | Dry Eyes and ocular Rosacea | Swollen and tender gums, sinus pressure, increased blood pressure | I started Restasis after a recent medical journal report cited Restasis as being just as effective for ocular Rosacea as Doxycycline. Given the side effects I have encountered, I wish I would have started on the Doxycycline at this point My dry eye did not seem to have any improvement in the last 2 weeks, but I read that most patients did not see improvement for 4 months. The thing is, I don't see how I could stay on this for 4 months. Symptoms of sinus pressure and increased mucous started after 3-4 days, and increasingly become worse. Swollen gums, tenderness around my teeth, started after about 7 days. At this point, this is the greatest concern as my gums and teeth have always been great. Now my gums around my teeth are all swollen. This is what prompted me to start doing some research on Restasis, and how I ended up here. Apparently the oral version of Cyclosporine is associated with gingivitis. But I did not see gingivitis listed on the mfg list of side effects, otherwise I would have stopped it earlier. Now at day 14, and my gums have only become worse, no matter what I do there is no stopping the tenderness. Increased blood pressure for sure. Noticed that after day 10. Needless to say, last night is my last night on Restasis! | M | 45 | 2 weeks 1 Drop 2X D | 9/26/2016 | 1 | dry eyes | after about 6 weeks started with post nasal drip...thought it was allergies/infection but when nothing could clear it up, discontinued Restastis and about 6 weeks later post nasal drip stopped | Drops good for eyes but think company should list post nasal drip as a side effect....when I called back to eye doctor they did not have this as side effect however a pharmacist did tell me they had seen this. | F | 59 | 5 months 2X D | 9/8/2016 | 3 | dry eyes after cataract surgery &La | slight sting, not sure about other things such as cough after reading about other people's experience. | Way too expensive. Puts me over the limit for Medicare Part D prescription payments. Have to waste more than half a vial every use because it has no preservative. If I use it twice will it be less effective or cause a problem? No information available. As Dr. said it took several months to really work. Hate to stop but may go back to OTC and use more than twice a day. Less expensive and maybe cough will go away altho I've been told it is from acid reflux. | F | 74 | 2 days 1 drop 2X D | 9/6/2016 | 1 | Dry Eye & corneal abrasions | I promised to update my status since my post but having difficulty logging back in so I'm referring to my comments on 8/20. Since then, I have been using 1 drop of Organic Hexane free, Paraben free, Cold Pressed, Cold Processed Castor Oil in each eye at bedtime. My symptoms nearly all disappeared in two days and my eyes feel great. The only other change I made was switching to a preservative free eye drop for dry eyes. I went to the eye Dr. yesterday for my one month follow-up on Restasis. I did not tell him until after the exam about my symptoms and changing to the Castor Oil. He said my vision had improved and my eyes looked much better. When I told him about the Castor Oil he said there weren't any studies supporting it but that it was working for me and I should continue using it. | The side effects were horrid on Restasis from Migraine to bronchitis, eyelashes falling out, etc. See my 8/20 post. The only side effect I still have is a slight cough from a nagging tickle, but that is subsiding too. If anyone out there is looking for a natural alternative to Restasis - this is it! See my post of 8/20/16 for the website. Oh BTW, castor oil is one of the ingredients in Restasis! | 59 | 2 weeks 2X D | 9/2/2016 | 1 | Chronic dry eye | Brian fog, confusion, memory loss, ear aches, toothache | Had complained to my doctor about my symptoms, not thinking Restasis would be a cause. With a change in my insurance, Restasis was going to be too expensive. I decided to try to go without it and see how my eyes felt. Much to my surprise all of my symptoms disappeared within a week! I'm worried now that there may be long term effects. | F | 63 | 2 years 2X D | 9/1/2016 | 1 | Severe dry eye/corneal abrasions | I had immediate relief after the first dose but unfortunately after the second day I began experiencing severe headache, nausea and the constant need to clear my throat. 13 days later my throat, mouth and teeth hurt, I can't sleep because of severe cough and the headache is unbearable. I researched alternatives to Restasis and found many people have had great success for dry eye with Hexane free, pure organic cold-pressed castor oil. Just went to the health food store to purchase it and will update with my results in a few days. Check out: www.natural-alternative-therapies.com/home-remedy-for-dry-eyes/ | Will not use this again. I can see well but I feel horrible. | F | 59 | 2 weeks 2X D | 8/20/2016 | 1 | Severe Dry Eye | Severe headache like my head is splitting open. I have migraines but this is totally different, daily within 30 minutes of instilling drops, otc pain meds will not get rid of this headache. Confusion and blurry vision, these could be the result of the severity of the headache. Neck pain, tightness in my neck, pain in my ears, sinus pressure, slight post nasal drip, nosebleeds, feeling of pressure or swelling around eyes and in cheek bones. I realize that all of these are symptoms of sinusitis but I have no real symptoms of sinus infection, just the pain. Noted a continuous upward climb in my blood sugar, and abnormally high spikes, type 2 diabetic on an insulin pump, I maintain an awesome blood glucose average of 98 and an A1C of 5.6 very tight control so this was very alarming to me, have had blood sugar spikes over 200 since starting restasis 1 month ago, this is absolutely unacceptable. The only change to my routine has been this medication! Also, stopped using the restasis over the | Will never try again, not worth this pain and absolutely not worth any risk to my health where my blood sugar is concerned, kidney failure, heart failure, other diabetic complications are much worse than dry eye. I will stick to artificial tears and PM gel! Thanks but no thanks! | F | 46 | 34 days 1 drop 2X D | 8/17/2016 | 1 | Extreme dry eye | After one dose in each eye, within the hour, I started feeling jittery, had pressure on my chest and had difficulty breathing. I thought it was a coincidence but started reading comments on this site and knew for sure it was from Restasis. My eyes are really bad and don't know where to go from here. Can anyone recommend what alternative to take to help this painful condition? | F | 69 | 1 days 0.05 | 8/15/2016 | 2 | Chronic dry eye | None that I know of | Doesn't work any better than artificial tears and sometimes Murine Plus. I've tried it a couple of times before, stopped and then tried it again. I wonder if perhaps it is affecting how I feel after reading some of these reviews. I'll see. | F | 71 | 6 months 2X D | 7/3/2016 | 1 | Dry eye and to help other eye issue | I was experiencing head aches. I normally do not have that problem. Additionally I felt a need to clear my throat more often and would sometimes loose my voice. As soon as I realized it might be from the meds I found this web site. I discontinued Restasis and by the next day I felt great and the symptoms were gone! It did help the dry eyes, but not worth the side effects! | This seems a dangerous medication. It's very expensive. What do I do with the 2 1/2 month supply I have left? I wouldn't even want to donate it. Market value close to $700! Fortunately my pharmacy helped me find a coupon and I have insurance so cost was $10. | F | 60 | 2 weeks | 7/2/2016 | 1 | Dry eye. | Half my hair fell out! My doctor said it is a form of chemo drug. | I want to know why this isn't listed on the contraindications. When I googled it there were many people that said the same thing. | F | 57 | 1 weeks | 6/27/2016 | 1 | Dry eyes | Few hours after first dose of fourth day suddenly experienced severe !!! Vertigo (beyond dizzy) with nausea. So severe went to ER, diagnosed vertigo. Also, when first started noticed need to frequently clear throat. Night of vertigo episode noticed left side sinus and some ear congestion. Stopped restasis. Improved next day. Was awakened from early morning sleep with stabbing pain in right ear. Tried dose of restasis later in morning. Within 30 mins to hour had episode of vertigo and nausea. Flushed eyes. Will stop restasis. Especially after reviewing these complaints and my experience. | F | 66 | 1 days 1 drop AM | 6/22/2016 | 3 | dry eye | Sinus allergy irritation in throat imflamation headaches pain in head watery eyes burning nasal drip dry nose ect. | I'm still using restasis but tonight is my last night using it .it came to my mind that I'm not on meds I'm only takin restasis my eye Dr said that it will only dry your hair and skin but I'm gonna stop using it just to c what happens..please people we need to do something abt this ...it does affect your body .. | F | 48 | 8 months | 6/16/2016 | 1 | Dry eyes from surgey | Headache, Migraines, Sex Headaches. Loss of focus and distorted vision when having migraines. General poor feeling. | I'm have had migraine before. I bettered my health and they went away. I was prescribed this eye drop and got a sample. I slowly felt bad then after sexual activity I had sudden explosive migraine. Then I started getting them on and off some days and everytime I had sex. I stopped the drops and a few days later I started to feel better. My eye condition got worse. So I drops for 3 days and a huge mistake, I feel worse then ever. And how is this not a listed side effect. | M | 30 | 3 weeks | 6/4/2016 | 1 | Chronic dry eyes | Burning, itching eyes. Headaches, sore gums, excessive nasal drip, blurry vision, insomnia | After having Lasik a few years ago, I developed extremely dry eyes. New doctor advised I take Restasis, and to power through the side effects that he said would only last a couple of weeks. I paid $410 for a 90 day supply. I'm finishing up week 4 and finally figured out why I'm so miserable. Eyes still water constantly, but now they itch and burn too. I'm not sleeping well and I have a constant dull headache. My vision has become very blurry and its hard to read. The past 2 days I've developed gum pain, so I finally looked up online and found this forum. Can't get money back, but I'm stopping Restasis and I'm hopeful I'll have improvement soon. | F | 51 | 1 months | 6/2/2016 | 1 | Dry eye | I had been on it a couple of years ago for about 3 or 4 months to try an make wearing contacts easier. Constantly had flu like symptoms, no energy, sinus issues upset stomach, blood pressure was high (I have normally low BP). Stopped the drug after realizing that was the only thing I was doing different. Within a few days I felt great!! It did help "a little" for my contacts - but still couldn't wear them full time. | Went back on Restasis after LASIK due to one eye being extra dry - last about 3 weeks - vision started to get worse, lots of pain behind my eye's, pain in my tooth, super tired, lack of appetite. depression. Finally got to a point where my vision was a total blur!! Figured it had to be the Restasis - didn't take my drops that night - next morning my eyes were clear! DO NOT USE!!! I'm getting by with OTC drops. | M | 60 | 3 weeks 2X D | 5/5/2016 | 3 | for dryness of eyes | Severe hair fall n excessive hair dryness | F | 46 | 4 months | 4/25/2016 | 1 | dry eye | Severe post nasal drip and lightheadedness. had two car accidents in a week- thought i was going crazy. Fast heartbeat, acne, blister in mouth. this drug is dangerous! | The side effects of this drug far outweigh the problem it was supposedly intended to alleviate. Not only that, the prescription costs $1200 for a 90 day supply without. insurance. I paid $400 through a canadian pharmacy. Still ridiculous for eye drops- and they almost killed me! | F | 55 | 21 days 2X D | 4/25/2016 | 2 | Injured cornea, dry eyes | High b pressure, dizziness, red eyes and weight gain | F | 62 | 1 months 0.05% | 4/23/2016 | 1 | Dry eyes | I just tried the first dose and feel really bad. Migraine affecting aura side affects. Nauseous, headache. Thank goodness I tried the sample first. After talking to the pharmacist and reading these reviews I'm tossing the samples and not filling the prescription! How this has been on the market 8+ years is beyond me. I'll never recommend this to ANYONE!!!!!! | I'll use Oasis tears from now on. | F | 59 | 1 days 0.05% | 4/23/2016 | 2 | Chronic dry eye | loss of appetite, weight loss, light headed at times, feeling very weak, almost like I was going to faint. Blood pressure spikes to an extreme. | It did not dawn on me until tonight and reading thru all these other reviews all of these symptoms I have been having are due to this eye drop. It started about 3 months ago, very subtle things at first... just not feeling like myself....dizzy, light headed, loss of appetite. I figured I needed to take my multi vitamins more regularly. No... that didn't help... it just got worse. Last week I went to the dentist. I ALWAYS have blood pressure readings at around 116/68 give or take a couple numbers up or down. Well it was 140/105... I was like.."WHAT?" I made them take it about 10 times... Then today, I was at my Dr.'s office and again it was 133/100... I have lost about 4 lbs in the past 2 months... I weigh 116 lbs. ITS THIS EYE DROP!!! OMG! In a way I'm so relieved to know this is fixable. I'm stopping it. I'd rather have dry eyes than a STROKE! Yeah...this medicine needs to get off the market. I can just feel my heart race and go crazy.. NOT GOOD! | F | 52 | 5 months 2X D | 4/20/2016 | 1 | Dry eyes | Started using Restasis for extremely dry eyes. I have been using for over a year. These drops are very expensive, but worse, they don't seem to have made a difference. And I've been feeling HORRIBLE! I couldn't figure out why I was having extreme headaches that could not be relieved by any pain medication, nausea, and a racing heart like I had consumed a whole pot of coffee. I decided to look up side effects and found the comments on this site. I feel relieved after reading comments from others. I'm definitely going to stop the Restasis and see what happens. | Did not help AT ALL with dry eyes and gave me terrible side effects! I am stopping and I wonder how long it will take to feel normal again. | F | 49 | 15 months 2X D | 4/19/2016 | 1 | Dry eye after blepharoplasty | Intense headaches, fatigue, depression. | I'm sitting in the doctors office due to these symptoms and ran across this site. I've been home ridden for the last week and most of the time in bed. Reading others comments is very encouraging that my symptoms can be related to something I can stop. | F | 57 | 1 months ? | 4/11/2016 | 1 | Eye inflammation | Stomach pains, slight appetite loss, nightmares, insomnia, very fatigued- no energy, ear & throat discomfort/felt swollen, sinus pressure. | F | 45 | 2 months Twice dail | 4/8/2016 | 1 | Dry eye | Increased heart rate, insomnia, vertigo, night sweats | I take no other meds, so Restasis had to be the cause of the side effects. I use a Fitbit and noticed the heart rate issue immediately. My normal resting heart rate is 55 bpm, it rose to 60 bpm immediately. I stopped these painful drops and I am now back to normal. The vertigo episodes are gone as well. Very scary experience when I turned my head and things were spinning for a few seconds. Sleep is better and no more night sweats. I will NEVER use this medication again. The manufacturer is not honest about side effects. The wastefulness of using a drop from the vial and discarding the rest was beyond ridiculous. | F | 68 | 2 weeks 1 drop 2x | 4/7/2016 | 1 | Dry eye | Headaches, sinus issues and allergy issues, nausea, feels like I'm going to faint lightheaded. head fells foggy and heavy. I don't feel well after using it. I does help with the dry eyes as long as I take it. | F | 33 | 3 days .05 | 4/5/2016 | 5 | Dry eyes | No side effects. My sight was blurred due to extreme dry eyes. Restasis was a miracle for me. My good vision was restored quickly. Keep vials in fridge helps ease stinging for me. | F | 57 | 1 years 2x daily | 4/4/2016 | 1 | dry eye | Headaches,sinus pain, swollen gland, nausea, extremely high blood pressure, insomnia | I think we should start a class action suit..drops ridiculously expensive..docs need to listen to their patients more. Restasis was the only new rx i took before symptoms began...within a week. Doc said to hang in...to take just once a day...then when restarted 2xday symptoms worsened. I am not a hypochondriac. | F | 75 | 2 months .05 2×day | 4/4/2016 | 1 | dry eye after catarac surgery.4 mt | sinus drainage into bronical area .dry cough ,its like allergy reaction I get if I eat something with msg in it .Watery eyes ,blurry vision .sore in mouth ... stoping medicine..... | M | 71 | 2 days one drop 2X D | 3/18/2016 | 1 | Dry eyes | Headaches, cold like symptoms in the evenings, insomnia, acne flare-up, heavy painful eyes, floaters and the biggest of all very blurry vision and shortsightedness. | My eyes are still very blurry, very shortsighted and can't see without my glasses four days after stopping restasis. I got really worried, thought I was gradually going blind. It is gradually improving though. I have been sleeping better at night. Sad I still have a lot left that I can't use. My eyes are drier and i've started using artificial tears instead. | F | 43 | 2 months | 3/11/2016 |