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 |
| 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 | 5 | Chronic Dry Eye | None | I use Restasis successfully due to severe dry eye, I still need to use over the counter eye drops at least once during the night and once during the day. It experienced terrible headaches without Restasis so I'm very thankful I can use it! | F | 63 | 10 years 2X day | 8/2/2018 | 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 | 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 day | 3/12/2017 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Dry eyes and allergies | It has done wonders for me | F | 15 | 1 months | 8/19/2015 | 4 | Red and inflamed eyes and painful | At times after putting the drops in my eyes would burn and get watery. Almost daily the inner corners of my eyes get very red on the skin however I’m fine with that considering I don’t have the pain I did have. | F | 39 | 2 months | 7/11/2018 | 4 | Dry eyes | Brown circles under eyes Feel something inside eyes | Does Restasis cause brown circles and swolling under eyes ? | F | 58 | 3 months 0.4ml | 3/27/2019 | 4 | Dry eyes | Brown circles under eyes | Does above side effect disappear after stop using Restasis ? | F | 58 | 3 months 0.4ml | 3/27/2019 | 4 | Chronic dry eye | When I first use the drops, some slight stinging for a few seconds. | Provides relief from dry eyes and my vision improves with regular use. My eye dr. prescribed these drops for me to take 2x a day. I have no mucous in my eyes now that I am using this. Also, no itchy, watery eyes. | F | 41 | 4 years | 1/15/2009 | 4 | sjogrens syndrome | stinging for a few minutes after I take the drop (2x a day) | Why do they make you waste half the liquid in the sealed container each time you use it? and it is very expensive Otherwise good stuff...nothing else works anyway. | F | 43 | 4 years | 2/5/2008 | 4 | Dry Eye Condition | Unable to wear contacts following administration. Some occasional itching in the eye. | Excellent medication for dry eye. | F | 39 | 2 years | 11/7/2007 | 4 | Sjogren | My eyes were so dry that my cornea's kept getting an abrasion which would then get infected - I had plugs. The first few months on restasis was hell but it then got better and better for a long time. After about 4 years on the drug, the dryness increased and they raised me to 4 x daily but now I have a rash around my eyes and also at the base of my nostril. Was wondering if this is related to the new dose of restasis. Have no clue how I am going to live without this drug. | F | 49 | 4 years 4X day | 10/4/2010 | 4 | dry eye | After a year on Restasis, I am getting irritation in my eyes. They seem to be blood shot and constantly feel like something is in the eye. I am also experiencing sharp pain in the right eye.This has just started and I have not contacted my physician yet. | It really helped my eyesight and dry eye. Not sure what I am going to do if I am starting to develop a problem. I need clear vision for my job. | F | 58 | 1 years 2X day | 11/4/2010 | 4 | cronic dry eye/itching/pain | Stinging after long use but was told by Dr. that would be normal because eyes were healing. Have occasional sensation of something in my eyes but restane drops cure that. Blurred vision ifm I try to get on comp or watch tv right after. | My experience has been beneficial overall although I still need to add moisture drops occasionally & during allergy season I turn to my steroid drops to reduce inflamation. (eyes feell like a vice is squeezing them) I have almost no "eye boogers" any more & my light sensitivity has been greatly improoved. For those of you with sjogrens. GET A NEW DOCTOR. My own research just on the web has me figuring that this med is bad for this condition. "Although the hallmark symptoms are dry eyes and dry mouth. Sjögren’s may also cause dysfunction of other organs such as the kidneys, gastrointestinal system, blood vessels, lungs, liver, pancreas, and the central nervous system." My readings on this med have found that Restasis affects the liver if you alreasy have some issues & increases hypertension symptoms if you already have that also. | F | 40 | 18 months .05 2X day | 11/7/2010 | 4 | dry eyes | I wonder if I am getting more and WORSE colds and if when I got the flu it was worse than it would otherwise have been. I don't recall getting more than 2 colds a year - so far this year, I've had 2 and this last was a doozie! Lots of throat pain with typical cold symptoms. Just seems to me it could be related to the restasis. | F | 50 | 2 years 2X day | 5/14/2010 | 4 | Dry Eyes | Some burning/stinging | So far I've been reasonably happy with Restasis. I haven't noticed a huge difference but I haven't been on it very long. About 50% of the time it stings a bit when I put it in and for a few minutes afterwards. I don't really mind that though because I have severe eye allergies and the burning/stinging is very minor compared to the intense itching I used to get during grass season. I also take this with Pataday allergy eye drops and have to wait for 15-20 minutes in between using the two products. There is more stinging in the morning because that is when I take the Pataday, but again it is not that bad for me. | F | 28 | 10 days 1 drop 2X day | 6/30/2010 | 4 | severe dry eye/possible graves | If you truly have dry eye this product should work for you-most of the time. If I didn't have it I would be in so much pain! Restasis keeps me level. It varies day to day, as to whether or not I am faithful in using. 12 hrs apart and weather also plays a roll. I do have headaches, tooth pain, and ear pain. My DR's tell me there is nothing wrong with my ears. But recently had 2 ear infections in which I have not had one since I was a child. I have pain behind the eye ball and tired burning red eyes if they are over worked from straining to read. Cannot read or look at computer for very long without pain, and I have pretty good vision 20/40. All I know after all the doctors I've seen, without restasis I would be in big trouble!!!!! The rest will come in time. Don't give up until you get an answer | F | 52 | 3 years 0.05 | 9/3/2014 | 3 | chronic dry eyes | Brief burning at first. After a few days my eyes were clear, no longer irritated and red. They looked and felt normal again. However I developed sudden, severe headache and neck pain. Also had high spike in my bp with no previous diagnosis of HTN. Scarey and uncomfortable. It is 10 days after stopping the restasis and I still have headaches and high bp. I have to take a bp med for now........this is the second time I have tried to use restasis in the past year with the same terrible side effects.....it took 4 mos for them to go away last time. | I was told it would be unlikely to experience problems with bp because the cyclosporin was opthalmic and not IV.....well,ha; it did cause high blood pressure for me.........too bad because it helped my eyes. | F | 3 weeks 1 gtt q 12 1X day | 11/15/2014 |