My eyes are blood red and I have bruising under the eyes
Glaucoma - Has anyone developed an allergy to Xalatan, Alphagan or fml topical ointment?
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- 2 Jan 2012 by JandJandS!
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- alphagan, xalatan, allergies, glaucoma, blood disorders, bruising
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Marvell
caringsonbj3 Jan 2012
Dear JandJandS:
I too have Glaucoma and am allergic to many different oral medications the last time that I had an episode with my eyes (not an allergy to the Combigan drops) the eye M.D. had me to wet a white cloth in water and just pat not rub the eyes, I would not suggest this as Marvell said it sounds like you have had a really bad episode, and the sooner that you can get in and be seen by an M.D. who specializes in glaucoma the better off you will be. in the state that I live in he graduated and lives in this state and also practices here. I wish you the very best. I hope this allergy will soon clear up and that they find a medication that will control your pressure (introcular) as well as not have these allergic effects. all the best caringsonbj
caringsonbj
4 Jan 2012
I wasnt sure if you meant you had experienced problems with fml one of the things my glaucoma specialist told me was to be careful with the fml (I think mine were the drops he said it has a tendency to raise the pressure in the eyes, this probably isn't something that will even be a concern for you but I just thought I would mention it, once again I wish you the best caringsonbj
pup67673 Jan 2012
Dear Jandjand... u poor dear. U sound miserable. I would call your glaucoma specialist ASAP and let her/him know what is going on with your eyes as it seems pretty severe. It is hard to tell if u r having a true allergic reaction. They usually present with hives/rash, airway swelling due to histamine release. Have u had any of these symptoms?? I know that u do have a swollen face. Your doc will most likely want to put u on short term steroids such a a medrol dose pack. The pressure in your eyes also need to be checked. See what your doc says and get back to us. We definitely want to know what is going on with your eyes and your physician is the only one who can know this. Hang in there. If u DO start experiencing a swelling of the airway and tongue and have difficulty breathing, please take some Benadryl and get to the ER ASAP. Take care... pup
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I did see the specialist on the 29th of September. My regular Opthamologist was out of the country and not back until tomorrow. The doctor I saw was in the same group; however I never saw this doctor before. He said it was an allergy to Alphagan P (generic)... to stop drops until I see him a gain on the 28th of January, which is a long time. I just called the regular Opthamologist who gave him another appointment the end of this week. He will see her and my husband will see what is going on. He also uses Xalatan. and fml ointment which he stopped the ointment and Alphagan P for a month... but concerned so pressure does not increase. Thanks for caring