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Q: Cosopt eye drops side effects?
By stopping the drops and starting again I have discovered that some unpleasant health issues are actually caused by the eye drops. My main side effects are bouts of diarrhoea in the early hours, frequent peeing, insomnia, nightmares, tingling feelings and general feeling of unwellness.
Does anyone have anything to say, other than go back to the Consultant who prescribed, who denies that these side effects are caused by the medication.
A: Data sheets for doctors regarding medication list all relevant side effects so far recorded. Cosopt does not list diarrhoea or urinary frequency
Insomnia and nightmares are listed however as rare side effects.
It might help if you told him 2 of the effects are listed. If you report other side effects he is duty bound to 'yellow card' report all these events to the CSM= Committee on Safety of Medicines, whether or not he believes them to be due to the drug!
Q: any quick way to lower eye pressure in two weeks?
So I have glaucoma and ive had it for a while now. i use drops (cosopt iopodine and travatan)..but ill be honest I do forget to take them alot. its not like i avoid them or anything i just forget sometimes. I am really worried because I have had surgery for my other eye (right eye ...the left one is still kickin) and it not only wanders and looks weird but i cant even really see out (bleb possibly blocking it but doc doesnt want to take the risk of removing it or changing the wandering thing because of possible risk of infection and more problems) of it and im worried that ill have to have surgery for this one too. I have had a laser procedure in july and now have a doc appt in two weeks to see how it is going...if it didnt drop the pressure then i will probably have to go in for surgery. I know i miss eye drops sometimes but i usually am ok with it. I am just so worried about it tho. I dont want to not be able to see out of both eyes... i have no idea how i would do things (im in college and i have tonssss of homework on a regular basis).
Also three weeks after my laser thing in july ... I had a syncope episode and broke my nose... the ent also found a tumor growing in between my eyes and stuff and it was close to all the nerves and brain and it was pressing on the nerves... i had it removed and im fine now... do you think that that could possibly have lowered the pressure? (i hope it did) ...my eye doc does not know about the tumor thing yet but i will be sure to mention it to him on my appt.
I remember when i woke up after the removal of it .. it was like i could see tons better and smell alot better (but it kinda went away could have been the anthesia)
I just want to know is there any quick way to lower the pressure.
ex: double the eye drop doses ... vitamins... diet... exercise... letting the peeps rest... idk.
much appreciated.
=)
(oh and sorry about telling so much i just wanted you guys to get the full story.)
k mr im an eye doc. ....why the need to say that?
I have lots of health problems and i have over 15 medication to take daily so please dont say that I do it because i dont feel like it or what have you.
I have more than my eyes to worry about daily.
I appreciate it but honestly I dont need the guilt trip.
A: Taking more of a drug than prescribed will not reduce your eye pressure further. You just need to take the drops exactly as prescribed. That's what the doctor wants anyway. He wants to know what your pressure is when you are treating your eyes as directed. That way he will be able to make an informed decision as to how to proceed.
Not trying to be rude but it never fails to astonish me how a patient will claim to be worried about going blind from glaucoma but then refuse to take their eye drops as directed. It just doesn't make sense. If you are truly worried about going blind in both eyes then there is a very simple effective solution. Just take your drops like you should.
EDIT: I agree completely that you do not need a guilt trip. That is not what I gave you. What I gave you was simple and cold honesty. That is what you need. The world generally is pretty simple if you break things down. If you do things like you should you generally will do pretty well. When you don't do the things you should -- that's when problems occur. So be honest with yourself and commit yourself to taking your drops like you should. Not rude. Just honest.
Q: can a baby be delivered vaginally if the mother has GLAUCOMA? or would a c-section have to be done?
while i'm not pregnant now i do plan on having children at some point and i have glaucoma.
i have wondered this for a while now but since i am not pregnant i haven't asked my eye specialist about it yet.
i'm just curious at this point since i have glaucoma is it possible for me to deliver vaginally or would i need a c-section?
my glaucoma is completely under control. (my pressure is usually between 12-18 in each eye). i take cosopt eye drops twice a day in my right eye for it and i had a tube inserted in my left eye to control the pressure cuz the drops weren't working.
btw i have also had several other eye issues including 4 detached retinas (twice in each eye). also i was born with coloboma and recently had cataract surgery. i'm not sure if any of that contributes how i deliver a baby i figured i'd lay it all out there.
WOW "sam" you make me out to be some sort of idiot when you are the one that has no knowledge of the subject.
glaucoma is not an eye infection it is an eye condition.
LOOK IT UP!
"yagman" THANKS SOOO MUCH.
i appeciate your educated answer.
ignorant people drive me nuts. its like if you have no knowledge in the subject just skip the question ya know? and to everyone else don't assume that the answer is obvious and try to make me look like a fool cuz you are the fools and my question has knowledge of having the condition behind it.
A: Don't be upset with your other answerers. It is not unusual for those who are ignorant in an area to not be aware they are ignorant and therefore, make statements that to them seem logical.
As to your question, actually, it is a very good question. What you are asking is whether or not a valsalva maneuver (valsalva refers to any maneuver which causes someone to strain or forcefully expel air from the lungs under resistance. This can occur with weight lifting, giving birth, or even playing a wind instrument.) can affect either your intraocular pressure or affect the ability of your heart to force blood into the optic nerve head.
There haven't been many studies done on this and I'm not sure there is a consensus of opinions but I will refer you to one study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1771331/
I'm going to do a little more looking into this.
Q: Glaucoma/intraocular pressure control?
Mom has glaucoma and basically a little vision left in only one eye. Control of pressures using xalatan, alphagan, pilocarpin gel (4%), and cosopt has been great until this past winter when the pressures started to creep up again.
What causes this? Why are the meds no longer effective ?She's on a lot of prescripitions, most recently her nephrologist prescribed ferrous sulfate, 325 mg. a day and periodic aranesp injections to keep her hemoglobin up. She has been taking these supplements about a year. Can the iron tabs interfere with the eye drops? Can certain foods interfere?
I'm really worried, thanks for any advice.
RPJ
A: this is how a lot of chronic glaucoma cases go. patients build up "resistance" to the drugs and they're no longer effective.
probably time to consider glaucoma surgeries, if she hasnt already ahd them. SLT is the big one (selective laser trabeculoplasty):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucoma_surgery
foods rarely have any effect either way. yes, some oral meds she takes could be affecting her pressures and her medication efficacy.