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 |
| 1 | Chronic Dry Eye | During first year seemed like Restasis was helping a little. But even after plugs, OTC drops + Restasis my eyes became extremely sensitive to light, red, itchy, swollen lids and outer corners of eyes. I experimented by stopping Restasis for short bouts and my eyes showed improvement (I thought.) By-the-way I was using some OTC drops only & warm compresses in AM! But my DOC does NOT want me to stop these drops! Forget about it! It's my belief my eye pain/other is a direct result of Restastis use!!!!! | F | 62 | 4 years 2xDay | 3/16/2012 | 5 | Dry eye | Very slight burning. | This drug takes a long time to give you the desired result, however, the results when they kick in are impressive for my type of dry eye. My eye doc, said that my tears would evaporate every 3 seconds before whereas 12-14 is normal. They literall felt like sand paper before. Three months later, my tears now last 12 seconds before evaporating. The only problem is that you have to use them forever. | F | 43 | 1 years 2X day | 2/22/2012 | 2 | Sjogrens Syndrom/dry eyes | This is my second attempt using Restasis hoping that this time I'd have improvement to my condition. The result this time is the same as the last: dryness/burning/constant blinking trying to get relief and when I used artificial tears with Restasis use the artificial tears had NO effect. I was better off just using the artificial tears without the Restasis. I have been chided by my opthamologist for not continuing Restasis, but if a medication worsens your condition why would anyone continue? | I am sad that I am not one of those users that had beneficial results. | F | 69 | 3 months 2X day | 2/17/2012 | 1 | Dry eyes | Made my dry eyes worse! | F | 39 | 6 months 1X day | 2/3/2012 | 1 | Dry eye | Eyed BURNED WAY worse than dry eye. They were also very red. | Has more side effects than listed on package. | M | 42 | 4 days .05 2X day | 1/30/2012 | 2 | dry eyes | my eyes burn awful only relief is close my eyes really getting worse the longer I use them | F | 76 | 1 years 2X day | 1/23/2012 | 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 | 1 | dry eye | My eyes were so blurred. Sensitivity to bright light inside and outside. This medication was just awful. | I just stop torturing myself. OTC lubricant eye drops from Target's $5.00 worked just as will with no side effects. | F | 55 | 22 days 2X day | 12/3/2011 | 5 | Ocular Rosacea | None | I have bottom punctal plugs as well as using the Restasis and warm packs on my eyes at bedtime. I haven't had any side effects in my eyes, they feel 100 times better. Still red all the time, but they were before starting Restasis. The only thing I'm wondering is if it's affected my cholestrol and triglycerides. They've been high since starting it and have now shot up really high. Cyclosporine can increase cholestrol but they claim Restatis doesn't get into the blood stream so I don't know. | F | 57 | 18 months drops 2X day | 11/7/2011 | 3 | Moderate dry eyes | Bloodshot eyes, eyes are very sore, sensitive to light, hard to drive at night, eyes are swollen at times | Seem to use less OTC eye drops than before. Wear contacts so able to wear them pretty comfortably around 8 hours. Not sure if the side effects weight out the benefits yet though. | F | 56 | 90 days 2X day | 11/1/2011 | 5 | Chronic Dry Eye | Eye pain shortly after administering drops. This pain has subsided GREATLY since I began taking Restasis in October 2010. Now I barely notice any pain after administering the drops. I've also noticed that if I use Restasis right before I shower in the AM I have no pain at all. | The eye pain is a minor inconvenience compared to the results I've gotten from Restasis. Prior to starting the drug I felt like I had gravel in my eyes, and I thought that my vision was changing. I went to my optometrist to have my eyes checked and it turned out that my Rx was just fine, but the dry eye was causing the vision changes. I started on Restasis and an occular anti-inflammatory that same day. I've never looked back. My dr. had warned me that it might take several months for the Restasis to fully kick in. I'm glad I waited. My tear production has returned to normal levels, I've been off the anti-inflammatory for several months and my eyes feel great. | F | 46 | 8 months 1 drop 2X day | 5/31/2011 | 2 | Sjogren's Syndrome | I have very dry eyes causing infections including episcleritis. I read this drug can help and added more moisturizing drops for a week beforehand to prepare my eyes for the restatsis. Each day I used the drops the worse my eyes looked and felt. By the 6th day it felt like I was again developing another infection in one eye. I stopped the restasis and my eye problem cleared up in a couple of days. I am back to using multiple moisturizing eye drops. I will never try this drug again. | F | 54 | 6 days 2X day | 4/7/2011 | 3 | chronic dry eyes | Restasis has worked for me. It drastically reduced the dryness and chronic redness of my eyes. I had laser surgery before that caused all these. I have no problems with my eyes right now, except for the occasional redness I get, which may not be related to Restasis use.. My question is, does anyone here have experienced some kind of mouth problem or infection? Lately, I have noticed that theres a whitish coating on my tounge. I know its not a case of candida..Restasis is an immunosuppressant which is used most usually in organ transplant, it is supposed to make your body not fight your own cells or transplanted cells/organ..I wonder if there is a connection.. Pls lemme know if you have the same experience. Thanks | M | 34 | 3 months 1 drop 2X day | 3/8/2011 | 2 | Dry eye | Stinging, blurred vision | Doc prescribed restasis for dry eyes. It didn't really work. Caused stinging and blurred vision. Maybe it would have gotten better with time, but I didn't want to wait. I'm having better luck now with OTC meds. | F | 49 | 2 months 1 drop 1X day | 1/24/2011 | 1 | Dry eyes | My eyes got worse....and my nose got really dry too. It was awful. I had to use steroids to calm everything down. My eyes and nose were constantly burning...it was the worst thing I have ever used. | F | 39 | 30 days 2 drops 2X day | 1/17/2011 | 1 | chronic dry eyes | heart palpitations,blurry vision,insomnia | F | 67 | 30 days 0.4 mg 2X day | 12/17/2010 | 1 | Had Restor Lens put in | From the beginning, have had burning, redness, stinging, blurred vision, dry eyes (which was reason for using Restasis) following cataract surgery and the insertion of Restor Lens. | I occasionally had dry eyes prior to cataract surgery. However, after having Restor Lens, I was told to use Restasis. It has done nothing positive and everything negative (see above) for me. Dr. wants me to try steroid eyedrops. If that doesn't work, then a procedure called "conjunetival chalasis". I'm very reluctant to have any more procedures done to my eyes and wish I had just had my cataracts removed and left it at that. | F | 62 | 365 days 2X day | 12/6/2010 | 2 | Dry Eye | Extreme red eye, burning, crusty eyes in the morning. | I had lasik almost 4 years ago and just began experiencing dry eyes (I think because of my work environment). My doctor suggested restasis and after just 2 days I had to stop using it. My eyes were bright red and had constant stinging. Even with an anti-inflammatory drop and additional OTC drops the redness and stinging did not decrease. I am now back to using only OTC drops and am noticing a difference. I have a full month's supply (less 2 vials) that I will sell reasonably if anyone would like it. Please email me. | F | 29 | 2 days 2X day | 12/4/2010 | 5 | dry eye after lasik | blurred vision (?) | Wonderful results! After lasik, I was using many drops per day of OTCs, my eyes were so dry. Now I use this only 2x a day. After several months of use I developed minor blurred vision in the distance which may or may not be related, so that I now wear very weak glasses, only for driving. However my pre-lasik vision was so bad, this is well worth it for me, and anyway may be because I over-use the product (2-3 drops twice a day). | F | 41 | 1.5 years 2X day | 11/16/2010 | 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 |