RESTASIS Reviews (CYCLOSPORINE)Average Rating: 1.8 (298 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare RESTASIS with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR RESTASIS | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Dry eyes/used off & on for 6 mos | Burning...mire dryness Under eye Bags and dark circles | Won't use again | F | 67 | 0 months ? | 7/31/2017 | 1 | Dry eye | Eyes itching,burning,facial swelling, psoriasis of the face,acne, sores in mouth,didn't feel good all over! Optomologist said take two drops a day.Like others didn't think about Restasis but read this forum. It's been a week and my face is healed. Feel better. Thanks guys! | M | 67 | 3 years 1 drop/day | 2/8/2016 | 1 | Slight dry eyess reported to doctor | Reported results indicate 1 in 10 will receive relief with this drug which takes at least three months to have a noticeable effect.. It is very expensive for such poor performance. I will not continue with this drug since there are much less expensive alternatives to treat my mild condition. This drug should not be recommended unless nothing else has worked! | F | 67 | 30 days 0.4ml 2X day | 6/20/2013 | 1 | Dry eyes. | Burning, blurry eyes with extreme redness. Sensitivity to bright light, inside and outside. Runny nose. | I have allergies and they were intensified since taking Restasis. Noticed runny nose, which was unusual. Found it hard to read because of blurred vision. Would rather use OTC drops than to continue this torture. Eyes are still extremely red even after discontinuing drops for over a week. I wish my doctor had told me all the negatives of this prescription before he recommended it. I find it hard to believe this would help anyone and wonder how it got on the market. | F | 67 | 3 weeks 1 drop/eye 2X day | 3/21/2010 | 1 | chronic dry eyes | heart palpitations,blurry vision,insomnia | F | 67 | 30 days 0.4 mg 2X day | 12/17/2010 | 1 | Dry eye, recommended by my opthalmo | Developed viteligo, skin lesions, intense itching. Was tested for subcutaneous t-cell lymphoma (inconclusive). Spent 2 years with full body light box treatments. Stopped Restasis and symptoms went away within a few weeks. Dermatologist was astounded at what had happened. | Because cyclosporine is used in immune suppression for organ transplant, opthalmic cyclosporine was doing damage to my immune system. Stay far away from this dangerous drug. | F | 67 | 2 years 2X day | 2/3/2022 | 5 | Extremely dry eyes | Taken for two days - Dripping nose, light headed, dizzy , palpitations - this medication is awful - I am discontinuing use. | I tried Cequa for 5 weeks - no side effects - felt great. Insurance will not pay for it. They are insisting on me using Restasis. Why? | F | 66 | 2 days 2X day | 11/23/2020 | 3 | Dry Eye | A little stinging, not bad. If I remember the night dosage I wake up with less "gumminess". Seems to help during the day, and I can keep contacts in longer, up to six hours. Still, not a miracle cure. I still need Systane and other dry-eye drops. | Even my opthomologist thinks the "one vial per dose" is wasteful. I use one vial per day, or even per two days if I forget to take it regularly. I need to stop taking it for a week to see if I miss it. I'll report back. | F | 66 | 4 months ? 1X day | 8/16/2010 | 1 | Lip problems causing dryness and three episodes of severe lip sweating, and swelling to the point of taking steroids to calm it down. Also severe neck pain. I'm going back to natural tears for dryness. I was on Restasis for a month and finally figured out that my problems were caused by the drug. | F | 66 | 30 days 2X day | 11/21/2014 | 1 | dry eyes due to Sjogren's syndrome | I experienced severe headaches, especially behind my eyes and in my ears, very puffy eyes, excessive mucous, difficulty breathing, an oral thrush that did not respond to multiple courses of medication. | The side effects were gradual. Chest tightness and difficulty breathing was the clue that it was related to Restasis since I had the same symptoms from the oral tablet for dry mouth | F | 66 | 12 days 0.4 ml 2X day | 11/26/2014 | 1 | Dry eyes after cataract surgery | I developed a cough and started losing my hair | F | 66 | 5 months | 3/17/2018 | 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 | 5 | Tearing | Nione | M | 65 | 1 years 30mg | 6/6/2015 | 3 | Sjogrens and Dry Eye | Eyes feel better but have had spike in blood presure since starting. | M | 65 | 6 days 10mg 2X day | 12/15/2011 | 3 | severe dry eye | burning and stinging, severe sensitivity t o light, but after 3 months the scratches on my eyeball are gone, and the side effects of restatis seem to have ended. Only thing is I have blood pressure issues,and am trying to figure out if it is the restatis. | My eyes are so much better. but if the blood pressure issue is indeed related to restatis, I do'n't know what then. | F | 65 | 3 months 2X day | 9/28/2012 | 3 | Inflammation DES | Initial affect was a dull headache, went away after about 4 days. Seemed to help the inflammation issue. After about 3 months on this had severe insomnia, followed by ear pressure (aches) and sinus problems. | Stopped Restasis for 3 weeks all problems resolved in about 2 days. Started up and again the problems started up within 2 days. Finally stopped this medication after 8 months due to side affects which included above and surprisingly severe skin eruptions around face which I hadn't attributed to restasis but all cleared up (again in about 2 days!) | F | 65 | 8 months 2X day | 8/13/2015 | 3 | To prepare for cataract surgery | Is it possible to have developed an extremely dry mouth after using Restasis for about 3 months? I can’t understand why my mouth is like a dry desert and nothing helps it. Can I stop Restasis immediately without weaning myself off to see if this is the cause? | F | 65 | 3 months 0.05% | 11/5/2017 | 1 | Dry Eye | I have been in pain with my eyes since the doctor put me on restasis. I kept trying, and now it is so bad that I have a problem seeing in the morning for almost an hour. They burn, and the same at night. I had just told my eye doctor that my eyes were doing so much better and I was seeing better, but that they run sometimes. He said you have dry eyes and put me on this horrible drug. Like others, my hair is coming out in my hands and it is hard to even go outside now because of the pain. It wasn't like this before. I actually could read some without glasses and felt that my eyes were improving and I was taking an eye vitamin. Also went to the doctor about my sinus problems that started about the time I started taking this. She told me my blood pressure was high and it's never high!!! | Now I know why when I told my friend I was on restasis my friends husband said, "You can have mine, I can't use the stuff".... he can keep his and mine too. So, glad I found this page, so I know it's not all in my mind. I am stopping this TODAY!!! | F | 65 | 3.5 months 1 drop 2X day | 8/7/2017 | 1 | dry eyes | Eyes. burn & hurt constantly. Runny nose, sore throat, mouth, tongue. Pain: sinus, head & abdominal. | Took about three weeks to start working & initally felt great. Gradually dryness came back. Punctal plugs inserted. one cane out during night -severe corneal abrasion. Had the other one removed,as having cataract surgery & feared the other might come out causing some real damage. 5 wks post op eyes. very painful. & above symptoms. So glad I found this web site, am stopping immediately! | F | 65 | 3 months 2/day | 12/7/2015 | 1 | dry eye syndrome | Within 15 min. of first application of 1 drop in each eye, I experienced elevated blood pressure, anxiety, shakiness, dizziness, nausea. | I decided to try the drops again for the second dosage in 12 hrs. and got the same symptoms. I did find my symptoms listed as side effects when I Googled the specific side effects. | F | 65 | 1 days 0.05% sol. 1X day | 5/7/2010 |