XIIDRA Reviews (LIFITEGRAST)Average Rating: 2.0 (52 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare XIIDRA with similar:
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Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) |
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR XIIDRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Dry eye | Difficult to use. Plastic applicator difficult to squeeze Burning at every application. | Did not help at all. Made situation worse. Always felt Like I had grit/ sand in my eyes. Very uncomfortable. Kept waiting for relief that did not come. Over the counter Eye ointment at bedtime and eye drops during the day have given me tremendous relief. | F | 78 | 60 days 2X day | 2/26/2021 | 5 | Post lasik extreme dryness | Does leave a taste in the throat, sometimes can notice it randomly, almost like the taste when you get a sinus infection. Weird, but barely noticeable if at all. | Was getting headaches and eye pain post lasik due to extreme dryness (was in month 1.5ish of healing, in the winter, yikes). Although the eye aches were becoming much less frequent when I started xiidra, the drug accelerated healing and I really don't get dry anymore at all. Going from least 10 or so single use drop vials a day to zero. Like that basically since I started on it. If you have Blue Cross and manufacture coupon, it's free at Walgreens and not $1,500 (as of 2021). Going to see if I can stop this drug after my doc and I feel I'm over the hump. Worth it so far. | M | 30 | 30 days 1 drop/eye 2X day | 2/15/2021 | 1 | Dry eyes | Horrible side effects. Sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, sinusitis, headaches, burning sensation in eyes, this drug should never have been approved by FDA. Too many side effects. | F | 2 days 2X day | 1/29/2021 | 3 | Dry eyes and excessive tearing | Burning of eyes after application. Metallic taste for 3-4 hrs after taking medication. | The single use applicator is awful to use. Sometimes the medication comes out all at once so that you can only medicate one eye. Sometimes the medication liquid adheres to the top of the applicator and must shake container there by losing some of the medication. The company needs to redesign the applicator so it is more patient friendly. | M | 80 | 15 days .2ml 2X day | 1/4/2021 | 2 | Dry watery eyes that even got worse | I had watery eyes about one hour after using xiidra | I start using it because my eyes was very teary but it got worse I thought it will stop the tear for the cost of this drug I thought it will solve my problem | F | 77 | 6 months Twice a 2X day | 1/3/2021 | 1 | Dry eye | Horrible side effects! I used Xiidra for 1 1/2 weeks. About 3 to 5 days later I started getting this horrible pain in my eye socket, especially around the inner part of my eyes. The pain is so intense that I have had to take ibuprofen to help with the pain. I have had headaches, and what seems to be sinusitis. I dealt with the horrible bitter taste hoping I would get relief from the dryness, but now pain that will not subside. Making appointment to see my doctor. Called the company after I paid almost $55.00 and they will not reimburse even after advising I would send product and receipt back. CVS will also not take it back. BEWARE! If you want to try, ask your ophthalmologist for a sample. Pain, constant tearing of eyes, headache, blurry vision... Reported to FDA. I had to see an ophthalmologist, and the next day went to the ER. The pain around my eyes and sinuses was severe. Even the Percocet prescribed by the ER physician, did very little to help take away the pain. Never had an experience even close to this one. | F | 55 | 7 days 5 mg 1X day | 1/1/2021 | 1 | Dry eyes 1 | Noticed after 2 weeks that I was having regular congestion and a lot of yellow/green mucous that also dried up fast. I googled and I see that a side effect of xiidra is sinus infection. How do drops give you an infection? Confused but I believe the drops are causing the issue since the timing lines up. I'm going off of them since I'd rather be able to breathe. I'll have to deal with the dry eyes. | Definitely helped with the eye dryness but not worth the itching/burning/bad taste and sinus problems it caused. | F | 35 | 18 days 2X day | 11/25/2020 | 1 | Severe dry eye | Not good. Made my eyes very blurry for average of 1/2 hour after use. Stung when used. Experienced excessive mucus in my eyes after use. Felt like my eyes were being stripped. Did not help. New doctor at UNC changed me to Restasis. Whole new world! Could feel the difference with 1st use. | F | 57 | 5 months 2X day | 11/25/2020 | 1 | Dry eye post cataract blurred vision | Severe burning eye, headache, sinus infection, diarrhea. | I refused to take Restasis. Now I refuse Xiidra | F | 69 | 30 days .2ml 2X day | 10/13/2020 | 1 | dry eyes | horrible 'taste/ feeling ' in my throat, burning eyes, itchy nose. | horrendous cost!! for smgt END UP in garbage, because the company is NOT liable for reimbursement since 'side effects' -(about which 'doctor' or a drug dealer never mentioned, as well as I can have an option for Restasis- without 'chocking' feeling in my throat Xiidra )are in a flyer! ??!! | F | 55 | 2.5 days 2X day | 10/8/2020 | 1 | Dry eye | Sour taste in mouth, blur vison after eye drops and burning of the eyes not using again and retail price $632 | M | 61 | 7 days Twice per 2X day | 9/13/2020 | 1 | Dry eyes | Blurred vision, terrible taste, I had extreme dizziness | F | 68 | 2 weeks 1X O | 7/12/2020 | 1 | Severe dry eye | Burning , itching , blurred vision after using for days. Vision is worse than prior to taking, fearful may be permanent damage | F | 65 | 3 months 30 | 6/14/2020 | 3 | Blurred vision for about a hour after using. Bad taste just about all day. Chewing gum helps. Has helped somewhat. | F | 56 | 2 days 30 mg | 6/9/2020 | 3 | Dry eyes | Terrible taste in mouth and burning my tongue and mouth | Also made my mouth dry | F | 45 | 28 days 2 daily | 6/1/2020 | 1 | Dry eyes | Terrible ear pain with a sensitive pimple , I think because it rolled in while I applied the drops lying down. Headaches. Distant vision worse. Awful ! | Ready to see the class action commercials | M | 57 | 0 weeks nightly | 4/6/2020 | 1 | Sjogrens dry eye | Severe itching and burning, tearing, could not tolerate. Second attempt at trying. Will never ever try again. Maybe works for others but not for me!! | Cost outrageous! | F | 77 | 2 days 2 per day | 2/15/2020 | 1 | Dry eyes | Itchy eyes... burning sensation for at lest 30 minutes after use. Terrible taste as well. | I noticed that many of my t-shirts had white stains like they had been bleached. Then I realized that I had been wiping my sore eyes on my shirts. Thus is what I had been putting in my eyes twice e a day. Never again. It didn’t Solve my dry eye problems either. | F | 50 | 12 months 30 | 2/10/2020 | 1 | Chronic dry eye | I experienced stinging for up to 5 minutes after application. There was a terrible taste in my mouth for a while afterwards. It did not help the dry eye at all. I only tried it after my insurance declined to fill my restasis and my optometrist gave me two sample boxes. Eventually it pain upon application became too much. | F | 36 | 1 months .2 mL | 12/11/2019 | 5 | Dry eyes | None | 71 | 10 weeks 5% | 12/8/2019 |