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Reviewer: Alice, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Lumigan has helped bring my pressure down well, although at the beginning it irritated my eyes a little bit recently it’s been painful to put the eye drops in and it has been making my eyes sore and sensitive with occasional sharp pains which is unusual because I’ve been on the medication for multiple years now and this has only recently started in the past month
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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has anyone experienced muscle/shoulder pain from Lumigan - only been taking it a few weeks
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Reviewer: ***, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I took this drug twice and it caused chest pain, shortness of breath, shakiness, eye pain, redness and dizziness. It reduced the pressure in my eyes but the other symptoms not worth the pain associated with the medicine. Went to more natural measures to reduce pressure in my eyes...works without the side effects from these drops.
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Reviewer: Lisa, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have been on Lumigan for 5 months now. Previously was on Xalatan for 5 yrs. My pressure is great at 16. The main side effect that bothers me is rapid eye movement, mainly after I install the drops. My dr told me it is probably a preservative. I install the drops 1 hr before bed. Haven't seen anyone else complain about the rapid eye movement but I would rather be on Xalatan.
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Reviewer: unknown, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I have been using Lumigan for glaucoma for 21 months. It has been effective at reducing my IOP, although I've had to add a second type of drop to lower it further. For side effects I had red, irritated eyes for the first couple weeks, but it has subsided. I've also had very pronounced eyelash growth from about the 3rd month onward.
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