XIIDRA Reviews (LIFITEGRAST)Average Rating: 2.0 (52 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare XIIDRA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XIIDRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Aqueous Deficiency. Dry Eyes | I'm still taking this medication. It's been great so far. One side affect I noticed that's kind of gross, is it seems to produce a bright white flegm in the back of my throat/nasal area. In the back area. I'm always snorting because I can feel it back there. Rarely does anything come out but, sometimes there's a chunk of very white flegm. Gross. I know. I'm sorry! I just wanted to let people know that's what I've experienced. | The stinging I experienced I believe was post nasal unrelated to the xiidra. I have no side affects. | M | 36 | 1X day | 3/21/2024 Patient History | 4 | Dry Eye | Daily sore throat, get worse the more you put in. Eyes burn with initial drop but goes away. Bad taste. | It is helping. I can wear contacts again. | F | 40 | 6 months Drop 2X day | 2/4/2023 | 2 | Dry eyes | Caused very itchy skin. I stopped and restarted twice. Itch skin stopped 3 days after I stopped xiidra each time | 65 | 45 days 2X day | 2/2/2023 | 2 | Dry Eye due to thyroid | Bad taste in mouth and burning eyes. I have increased sneezing and runny nose. Eyes feel a little better but not as good as I'd hoped. Very expensive. | Worried about this medication causing Glaucoma or vision loss. | F | 52 | 2 months 5mg 2X day | 9/13/2022 | 1 | Dry eye disease | Burning red eyes, anxiety, insomnia | F | 77 | 60 weeks 1 drop 2X day | 8/26/2022 | 1 | Dry eye | Watering eyes got worse, headaches and pressure in eyes | Stay away, it's like pouring bleach in your eyes | M | 60 | 1 months 2X day | 4/28/2022 | 3 | Dry eye | I had itching, funny taste in my mouth, headache and my eyes were still dry. It did help some and I also used Refresh in between my morning and evening application of xiidra. What I didn't realize is the insomnia that it caused me. I didn't put 2 and 2 together until a few weeks ago. I have no idea how a eye drop can cause this problem. All I know is since I stopped taking these drops I am sleeping again. Always read up on any side effects on the medicine you are being prescribed. Insomnia wasn't a side effect on this medicine. I lost a year of sleep due to this drug. | F | 52 | 1 years 2X day | 3/30/2022 | 1 | Chronic dry eye | Sense of taste changed, burning when put into eyes for up to 5 minutes, eyes still dry and irritated all day, severe insomnia. I have to discontinue use. I have barely slept in days. | F | 40 | 2 weeks 2X day | 1/30/2022 | 1 | Dry eyes | I do not recommend this | I do not recommend these eyedrops they are horrible my eyes are itchy I got a bloody nose blurred vision for a long time and vision impairment! They're extremely expensive I paid $300 my insurance covered the rest regular $700 | F | 65 | 0 weeks 5 1X day | 11/26/2021 | 2 | Dry eye | Blurry vision for more than 30 minutes. | F | 62 | 30 days 2X day | 9/25/2021 | 3 | Dry eyes | It definitely helped my dry eyes. I had brief burning to my eyes. The awful post nasal drainage was unpleasant but tolerable. It give me a dry mouth something awful so will have to stop. Price is also a little steep. | F | 44 | 14 days 2X day | 8/25/2021 | 2 | Dry eye | Conjunctivitis and pain. Will continue a while longer. | M | 72 | 3 months Drops 2X day | 8/22/2021 | 1 | Dry eyes | Bad taste, Burning and itching eyes. Swollen throat. I am miserable and scared waiting for my throat to recover. I got a steroid shot today to hopefully help soon. | F | 36 | 3 weeks 2X day | 6/24/2021 | 5 | Dry Eyes | Burning in eyes when I apply drops. Bad taste soon after applying drops. Blurry vision for a few minutes after applying drops. After a few minutes everything resolves. | My eyes were really dry for years and I would use lubricating eye drops through out the day which would help temporarily. At night I would use lubricating gel and in the morning my eyes would not feel as grainy and dry. Then I started Xiidra and I no longer use any of the above! I blink and I can feel moisture, which is awesome. | F | 30 | 1 months one drop 2X day | 6/14/2021 | 1 | dry eyes | severe headache and blood pressure spiked to danger zone. 12 hours lafter stopping blood pressure has gone down some | I had the same experiece (high blood pressure) when my doctor prescribed restatsis. My doctor knew of my prior experience but said xiidra worked differently. I am on thyroid meds and am allergic to prednisone, could this have any bearing on my reaction to these 2 drugs? Can you suggest another remedy for my dry eyes? Over the counter tears and Pataday did not help. I have also noticed sunlight bothers me. | F | 79 | 2 days 0.2 2X day | 5/15/2021 | 3 | Dry eyes | Brief blurry vision lasting approximately 20 minutes | Xiidra really helped the dryness but I stopped using it because my eyes felt like there was increased pressure in them. | F | 55 | 12 months 2X day | 3/31/2021 | 1 | yes | Pain around my eyes. Sinus drainage, bad taste in my mouth hours after application. Eye sight decreased. | F | 43 | 7 days 2X day | 3/19/2021 | 2 | Dry eye disease | Gritty Bad taste Dizzy Headache | Eyes still watery | F | 75 | 3 weeks 1 drop ea 2X day | 3/12/2021 | 2 | Sjogren's dry eyes | Bad taste in mouth, metallic taste, increased sinus drainage, stinging with application that lasted 2-4 minutes, the last few days of use I came to realize I probably had an adverse/allergic reaction to it... Severe swelling of eye, felt like corneal abrasion, decreased vision, increased eye & sinus drainage - got better within 24 hrs of stopping Xiidra! Other eye started to have same symptoms and got better after stopping drops too. | Unfortunately believe I'm allergic to Xiidra... Will have to go back to restasis or try that other new one that just came out that supposed to be similar to restasis. | F | 39 | 14 days 2X day | 3/9/2021 | 3 | Dry eyes | Some stinging and burning for a few er i da, blurry vision for a few minutes. No bad taste but dry mouth. Don't know if it's related but that only started after Xiidra. | Too expensive. Single dose applicator is awful. | M | 56 | 10 days 2x day 2X day | 3/4/2021 |
XIIDRA (LIFITEGRAST): This medication is used to treat dry eye disease. FDA Approval Date: 2016-07-11 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)