This medication made me SLEEPY! After one year of feeling awful and being misdiagnosed as depression. I discovered this contains a Betablocker and I already had low to normal blood pressure. I just wanted to stay in bed.. no interest, no vigor no social life. Changed to Lumigan and after less than a week feeling normal. Eye Dr said, "you are sleepy, not depressed".
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Blood pressure has now 215/105. Eye feels swollen. blurry vision, bad taste in mouth. Can't imagine why my doctor would use. My eye health is worst with this drop.
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KR | 65-74 | Male | Patient
11/11/2023
Condition: Wide-Angle Glaucoma
Overall rating 2.0
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Blurred vision, stings eyes and lack of energy. I don’t know why my doctor prescribed this as i used Timolol successfully for 5 years
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Hal | 65-74 | Male | Patient
10/13/2023
Condition: Wide-Angle Glaucoma
Overall rating 2.0
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This drop makes my eye feel like it is on fire.
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D.Allen | 65-74 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
6/7/2022
Condition: Wide-Angle Glaucoma
Overall rating 1.0
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This medicine caused my ankles to swell and became painful to walk. Had no symptoms of this until about 4 days after taking and then realized it must be the eye drops. Gave me gout-like condition
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jojo | 65-74 | Male | Patient
10/28/2020
Condition: Increased Pressure in the Eye
Overall rating 1.3
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My eyes are very dry/sting, have headaches, and experiencing muscle weakness.
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inthemeantime200yahoo.com | 65-74 | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
5/26/2018
Condition: Increased Pressure in the Eye
Overall rating 3.7
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This medication made me SLEEPY! After one year of feeling awful and being misdiagnosed as depression. I discovered this contains a Betablocker and I already had low to normal blood pressure. I just wanted to stay in bed.. no interest, no vigor no social life. Changed to Lumigan and after less than a week feeling normal. Eye Dr said, "you are sleepy, not depressed".
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Delrocks | 75 or over | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Caregiver
5/4/2015
Condition: Wide-Angle Glaucoma
Overall rating 4.7
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My husband has been using these drops for about a year, after using Timolol for a long time. He's had no side effects with it, & it has reduced eye pressure. He's 84, & yes gets tired but I don't know if it's from this or his age.
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J Don | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
6/12/2014
Condition: Increased Pressure in the Eye
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This drug put me in bed for ~3 months w/ extreme fatigue. Turns out, it has a beta blocker in it. I had great BP readings, when I could get out of bed for my Dr's appointments. This stuff should be used w/ extreme caution. If you are committed to lowering your eye pressure as I am, do not make the mistake of continuing w/ this drug after noting that it is very difficult to get out of bed. I am still trying to recover my muscle strength and suspect atrophy after ~ 3 months of inactivity.
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sal | 75 or over | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
6/20/2013
Condition: Increased Pressure in the Eye
Overall rating 3.7
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try this medication better for any other
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Anonymous | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/11/2012
Condition: Other
Overall rating 1.0
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Blood pressure has now 215/105. Eye feels swollen. blurry vision, bad taste in mouth. Can't imagine why my doctor would use. My eye health is worst with this drop.
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lizzie303 | 75 or over | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
12/20/2011
Condition: Wide-Angle Glaucoma
Overall rating 1.7
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Loss of hair, insomnia, memory loss, burning eyes, foul taste in mouth,
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