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 | Post LASIK | I don't know if there is a correlation, but I began having chronic eyelid infections (Styes and Preseptal Cellulitis) and never had these before Restasis or before LASIK, for that matter. | Restasis just did not seem to work. I never felt that my eyes were less dry using Restasis. | M | 49 | 8 months 1 drop 2X day | 7/2/2015 | 1 | Chronic Dry Eyes | Splitting headache, burning eyes after use, pain in left temporal everyday for three weeks, & high blood pressure reading. | I've' never been diagnosed as having high blood pressure. I checked my pressure the third week because of bad headaches, it read 168/84. My pressure always read 127/70, no more than 130/ 70. I am sure Restasis caused the problem. I will no longer take that expensive sickened Rx. Money wasted! | F | 74 | 3 weeks | 6/27/2015 | 1 | I am not taking or needing it but | The commercial u runs is very distrubing the lady says "this is a big deal "meaning having dry eyes I big deal are u kidding I have cancer that's a big deal the commercial is very upsetting to people with life threatening situations so the ability to produce tears I would pray for instead of cancer | 1 days | 6/26/2015 | 2 | Dry eye due to radiation treatment | Eye lids raw feeling. eyes too sensitive to be outside. lashes falling out. Sonedays feel ok but most days burning raw gritty feeling. Eye and head pain worsened. | Dry eye caused by radiation plaque treatment for chorodial melanoma on eye. Since restasis destroys the t cells (cancerfighting cells)on surface of eye I am not comfortable using on my eye with a cancerous tumorin it | F | 64 | 6 months | 6/21/2015 | 1 | Dry Eye | Pressure pain in head and headaches | I stopped using restasis 8 months ago and now I am following up on how I am doing. I was experiencing excruciating pain on left side of my head, near my eye going into the back of my head. This pain is completely gone. I believe the eye drops caused it. My eyes are still very much dry. I use over the counter eye drops, but doesn't help much. | F | 49 | 8 years 2X day | 6/11/2015 | 2 | dry eye | the first few days it seemed to be very soothing. But by the 3rd day my left eye was inflamed, painful, red and infected with a stye. I stopped the Restatis and it cleared up in 2 days-I am not going to continue-My eyes are too important to fool around with. | F | 72 | 2 days 2X day | 6/10/2015 | 2 | diagnosed Dry Eye Syndrome | F M 2 diagnosed Dry eye Syndrome Extreme stinging upon first usage; stinging is constant even after several hours and only relieved by using TheraDrops - have to keep using lots and lots of the TheraDrops, though, as stinging comes back; dry eyes actually getting worse; feeling of grit in eyes and eyelid now has little bumps over edge against my eye - right is worse. Started to get pus in my right eye that I have to remove manually. Vision very blurry and unable to read. Inside of eyelids very red. Eyes very tired and constantly twitching. Edited: New symptoms day following this post - vertigo with room spinning and breaking out in a sweat with light nausea. All other symptoms remain even more than 24 hours after last using Restasis. | F | 59 | 7 days 1 drop 2X day | 6/7/2015 Patient History | 5 | Tearing | Nione | M | 65 | 1 years 30mg | 6/6/2015 | 1 | night time dry eyes after lasik | Followed doctor's directions with this $4000/year drug fastidiously for 10+ months. ZERO effect. I think this product is a billion dollar SCAM and the makers belong in jail with the Enron and Adelphia people. Even the Restasis support line people admit the company has a monopoly and do not deny that the pricing is excessive, the packaging and recommended dosage are nothing but a scam, and there is no warranty for cases like mine where the drug had NO EFFECT at all. | M | 51 | 11 months drop 2X day | 5/24/2015 | 1 | Dry Eye | Itching, burning, heavy lids, rash, and sinus problems | F | 77 | 2 years 2X day | 5/21/2015 | 1 | Dry eye | Unbearable head and neck pain. Irritability. Nausea. | F | 56 | 3 weeks | 5/5/2015 | 1 | dry eye | Moderate to severe eye pain, dryness WORSE, nose dry, sinus pain, INSOMNIA, headache, feeling abnormal- ugh.. hope this doesn't last long.. I stopped taking yesterday and still having same symptoms today!! | Will NEVER use this again | F | 39 | 1 weeks 0.5 2X day | 4/14/2015 | 2 | Dry eyes | OMG- Restasis gave me pink eye at the worst time!! Now i can't go to work. Spent 4 hours in the ER. I'm wondering why my doctor suggested I try this??? Side effects are worse than the dry eyes. | Don't use this!! | F | 46 | 1 months 30 | 3/30/2015 | 2 | Dry Eyes | Took Restasis for two years & often had red eyes but didn't make the connection until today. Husband kept saying stop but ignored him. Today cannot stop the tears and runny nose. Am miserable. Have washed eyes repeatedly in cold water and left eye is better but right eye won't give the tears a rest. Am stopping restasis and hope my eyes will recuperate without having to see a doctor. Recommend no one stay on Restasis for an extended time. | DO NOT TAKE FOR EXTENDED TIME PERIOD. | F | 72 | 4 months Yes | 3/28/2015 | 3 | Chronic Dry Eye | Since taking Restasis I have had excess mucous and post nasal drip every night, resulting in a sore throat every morning. Symptoms started within the first month of use and has progressively worsened. I finally made the connection when I realized that on the few occasions when I forgot my evening dose and had a decent night sleep. My eyes feel better but can no longer deal with side effect! | I am stopping Restasis and hope that an equally effective replacement without all the side effects can be developed. | F | 62 | 7 months 0.05mg 2X day | 3/20/2015 | 3 | Severe dry eyes | I experience post nasal drip every single night which results in waking with a sore throat. I never had it before using Restasis and know that the drug is the cause, because on the 4 occasions that I forgot the evening dose I did not have the post nasal drip all night and NO sore throat in the morning! Not sure what the answer will be for an alternative but 7 months of this is too long! | It's very sad that something that appears to help has so many different side effects, let's hope they come up with a better alternative because it appears many people like myself suffer from Dry Eye! | F | 62 | 7 months 0.05% 2X day | 3/19/2015 | 1 | dry eye syndrome | I ended up in the ER a week ago with severe dizziness and nausea. Couldn't keep my eyes open,was wobbly and very weak. The ER couldn't come up with a diagnosis.The pain in the back of my head was unbearable. When I came back home, stopped restasis for 3 days and, as I started to feel better, I went on with the treatment again. Symptoms came back, not as severe, though. This time, I could tell it was from restasis, although no doctor will admit to it I'm stopping it for good now. | I asked my eye doctor several times whether this medication had any side effects. He said it doesn't. All doctors seem to agree restasis is totally harmless. It isn't. I'm going to have to find an alternative to that medication and/ or plugs, since I've heard they get infections all the time. | F | 60 | 6 months 1 drop 2X day | 3/12/2015 | 1 | Dry Eyes | Sore throat, flushed face, taste sensation, stomach ache, cough, and sinuses infection, left side. | F | 63 | 2 weeks 30Mg 2X day | 3/5/2015 | 1 | Dry eye | Slight stinging in eyes. 30 mins later it caused heart palpitations which turned into a panic attack (first I've ever experienced--had to Google the symptoms). Followed by confusion, dizziness, headache, sinus pressure, and neck/jaw pain. Could not focus the entire day. Had an upset stomach at 5-6 hours after the dosage. Second panic attack happened while I was sleeping 9 hours later--skipped my second dose because by that time I suspected the two were related. | Not worth it to treat dry eyes. My opthalmologist assured me that the only side effect is stinging. I tend never to have side effects from medication. Also, FWIW, a doctor friend of mine wondered whether weight had anything to do with it. I am Asian, female, and 110 lbs. | F | 32 | 1 days 1 drop/eye 2X day | 3/5/2015 | 1 | dry eyes. Doctor prescribed it. | Severe dizziness, very bad headache like head was going to split open, and blurry vision. | I would advise anyone, before ordering a prescription, to have the doctor give a sample to try, because I got stuck with a 90 day supply, which cost a fortune, and now the pharmacy says I can not return it, so I am stuck paying for a prescription I can't use because of bad reaction to it. I really believe that restatis is a rip off, where doctors get a kick back, because my order was put in by the doctor's office, before I could even try a sample to see my reaction. | F | 55 | 1 days 0.4ml 2X day | 3/2/2015 |