RESTASIS Reviews (CYCLOSPORINE)

Average Rating: 1.8 (298 Ratings)

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RESTASIS  (CYCLOSPORINE):  Cyclosporine eye drops are used to treat a certain type of dry eyes. They work by increasing the amount of tears you make.   FDA Approval Date: 2016-10-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR RESTASISCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  chronic dry eyes Started this past Friday. My eyes felt great after first two dosages. The first dosage I took not long before bedtime. Second the next morning. I'm a light sleeper but usually have no problems falling sleeping. I had a hard time falling asleep but did not make a correlation yesterday. Third dosage last night about 1.5 hours before sleep. My eyes were draining while I was trying to read. I wiped my eyes with my hands not thinking about it. Before I new it my eyes and skin burning. Let I twitching.I used artificial tears and also splashed water on my eyes to remove any residue of restasis. Went to bed but my mind was so alert. I could not sleep or ignore the severe itching on my face,chest and scalp. I took an antihistamine but if did not help me sleep and itching persisted. My appetite not right and feel sick to my stomach. Last night I also had slight earache,felt feverish. I googled reviews last night. I stopped the restasiS after reviews. I did not know the drops contained clyclosporine. I was concerned of its side effects but the pharmacist assured me dosage not significant to cause side effects.I don't feel myself. I only used it three times so hope to feel myself by tomorrow. F 47 1 days
3/1/2015
 1  DRY EYE, NFLAMMATION INTOLERABLE STOMACH ACHES WITH DIARRHEA. INCREASE IN URINATION. NOW I HAVE FACE PAIN, TOOTH PAIN, STIFF NECK, POSSIBLE TOOTH DECAY. USE OTC DROPS, OPTIVE FOR SENSITIVE EYES. THEY ARE OK FOR ME. F 59 2 months
2X day
2/27/2015
 2  for dry eyes not enough tears My eyes are very sensitive to light, left eye feels blurred, not right sinus drainage and depression, very tired eyes not right. M 55 3 months
0.4m ml 2X day
2/22/2015
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 1  dry eye when used with eye plugs developed rash on eye lids, cheeks,and both inside and outside of nose. This lasted 3 months and only when discontinued use of restasis did I have any improvement. Never will I use restasis again. F 70 4 years
30 mg 2X day
2/21/2015
 1  Chronic Dry Eye Upon application I experience a burning, stinging sensation that seems to surround the entire eye, and sometimes lasts throughout the day. I have also experienced dificulty reading as a result of pixilated vision, which makes it hard to focus on words or objects since they blur togeather. In addition, i have experienced shaking in my visual field and a decrease in my night vision. My eyes are also blood shot and watery, and my left eye has had a stream of tears to the point that it looks like im crying. My side effects have progressively gotten worse and i have decided to discontinue my use of restasis. Do NOT take restasis. It is not worth the side effects, and honestly, the research and current medical understanding of this drug is poor at best. F 21 6 months
1/29/2015
 3  Dry eyes, blepharitis No real noticeable side effects, was doing fine since stopping but now having dry eyes again. I really hate to start the drug up again. F 62 6 months
2x a day
1/22/2015
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 3  sjorgrens syndrome Red and heavy eyes, blurry. F 39 2 months
30
1/9/2015
 2  dry itch red sandy eyes.... More burning, swelling, redness, puffy eyes and sensitive to light and vision is verse. I think l am vorse then before using restasis F 56 2 months
0.4ml
1/7/2015
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 1  dry eye 2 mailignant melanomas and blood cancer I was very healthy until I went on restasis for dry eye. Cyclosporine is an immune suppressant and is documented to cause cancer. Outrageous that allergan corp. is allowed to get away with thisfor MONEY! F 60 2.5 years
.05 2X day
1/7/2015
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 3  Dry eyes Very puffy eyes, mainly in the "bag" area; still red; still scratchy (like I have sand in my eyes); light sensitivity to the point that I wear sunglasses inside my house. However, before Restasis, my symptoms were even worse. Severe redness, severe pain, severe light sensitivity. I feel like I've been crying 24/7 (the puffiness). I'm a widow, so I date on occasion. Now, I turn down invitations because I look and feel so bad. I wish there was something else I could use. F 67 4 months
.05% 2X day
12/8/2014
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 3  Dry eyes Severe chronic headaches, including sinus, eye , ear, and neck pain. Pressure and tighness around face and behind eyes. Itchy and sometime sticky sensations in and around eyes. Restasis seems to relieve my dry eyes problem at times, but after many years of complaining of all these symptoms to my doctors and not receiving answers, then now reading similar complaints of others, I am now more than convinced that my symptoms all in relation to my usage of Restasis. F 58 10 years
12/6/2014
 2  dry eyes My eyes started itching, pain in my eyes, the skin around my eyes got very dry. Blurred vision. Stop taking it waiting for doctor advice. F 53 30 days
2X day
12/1/2014
 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
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 3  Uveitis dull headache in sinus area, feeling of pressure behind eyes. Undetermined at this time, will continue for a week or more, or until another possible side affect. F 64 3 days
1 2X day
11/23/2014
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 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
 2  Dry eyes swollen, itchy and red around upper eyelashes Was taking Restasis over a yr ago. I stopped taking it as I felt like it was doing anything, but then realized my eyes did get very dry again. Just started back up on it and my upper eyelash area is itchy, swollen and red mostly on left eye. Don't remember having these symptoms when I started on it before. F 45 5 days
2X day
11/16/2014
 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
 4  dry eyes M 43
.05 1X day
10/23/2014
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 2   It seems that my dry eye is getting worse. I am wondering whether to trust my sense about that. After reading your comments, I am thinking I should trust it. I am thinking about using Hydro Eye which is a supplement that is opthamologist created and tested for dry eye. It contains Omega's and other anti-inflammatories. No known side effects and in testing it did bring relief. F 64 14 days
2X day
9/13/2014
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 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
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