Cyclosporine ophthalmic for Dry Eye Disease User Reviews (Page 5)

• Kat...
• January 28, 2019

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "Almost impossible to squeeze out the multi-dose! Same problem as everyone else. I contacted Restasis, and they said they would check into this matter and get back to me, that was 2 months ago! Get the vials, don’t use the multi-dose-waste of money! Eye doctors should be aware of this awful multi-dose!"

• Sue...
• August 25, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "I’ve been using multi-dose for three months. The waste is horrible from this bottle (probably making more money for them). The cost is laughable! And why are they getting away with it! The USA needs to investigate this outrageous price! And then I have to use wetting drops as well. When I’m done with these last three months, I’m done, period. I can afford this, by the way, but I’m tired of people being used!"

• ada...
• January 15, 2017

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "I had spent much of my time outdoors in the windy and dry plains of Co. My eyes stayed dry and painful. Eyedrops gave relief, but symptoms would return, so my doctor prescribed Restasis. It had the same results. I realized that even though I was no longer in a harsh environment, my eyes had become conditioned and addicted to Eyedrops and Restasis! I learned that it is a very common addiction, including the body's craving and withdrawals from the substance. Restasis is nothing but an unnecessary addictive drug, and the drug co. knows it. It should only be used while you have inflammation, just like any other anti-inflammatory med. Overuse of anti-inflammatories is like overuse of antibiotics. We know what happens when we do that. Effectiveness decreases."

• JPa...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 24, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "Restasis single-use vials help my dry eyes. I’ve been using the single-use vials for a few years now. They do tend to make my eyes burn about half the time, but they still help. My complaint and low rating is because of the multi-dose bottles they’re switching to. The bottle is terrible. It takes forever to get a drop, which is extremely hard on dry eyes. Then, you don’t get just one drop. You get 2 or 3. Since they’re apparently conserving money, even one drop extra means you’ll run out of prescription before you should. This bottle needs a makeover. It also needs extra liquid. No one can get just one drop each time and make certain that one drop hits their eye as it should!"

• Rod...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 22, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "The good: Restasis works for me. I was forced by my insurance company to try the other dry eye RX, which was approved a year or so ago. Forced meaning they stopped covering Restasis. I used the other one for 9 months. It was awful. I finally got my insurance to once again cover Restasis. I have been back on it and it is working again. The bad: The multi-dose bottle does not last a full month. Either they need to put more medicine in it or fix the bottle. Sometimes it's a tiny drop that comes out, and sometimes it's a huge drop. I will continue to use Restasis, but a fix on the multi-dose bottle would be nice."

• Fid...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 23, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "I agree with all of the negative comments. Did they forget to have people test it? Currently, I am using ointment every night. I put it on so thick I can only see shapes and colors. I had used Restasis for ten years and stopped due to price. Went back to it when I had some really bad vision days and found the single bottle a very bad joke."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 4, 2022

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "I started Cequa about 9 months ago, and it seems that my dry eye is worse. I kept at it for the full 9 months, hoping things would improve. But my eyes feel very gritty at night, almost like I have sand under my eyelids, and the burning after instilling the drops is not pleasant. I stopped the Cequa for about a week, and the burning and gritty feeling went away. So I guess the Cequa drops do not work for my dry eye and made things worse. I would rather have some dry eyes but not the burning and gritty feeling - the gritty feeling would wake me up and keep me awake all night, and nothing would help."

• Squ...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 15, 2023

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "I have had dry eye disease secondary to 'probable Sjogren's' (diagnosed by a rheumatologist) for over 13 years. I was on Restasis for many of those years with no real benefit besides making my eyes constantly feel like there were tiny shards of glass in them. I didn't realize that was caused by the Restasis until I switched to Cequa, and that symptom almost immediately disappeared (or maybe it's just that Cequa worked for that symptom whereas Restasis didn't). It was hard to tell if Restasis helped my eyes, but I just continued with it fearing my eyes would worsen without it. I still experience sensitivity to light and secondary blepharospasm, but the Cequa has been a major improvement over Restasis. I have been on it for over 2 years now, and my eye doctor says I have a normal corneal surface now with Cequa, whereas certain areas of my cornea were a bit degraded by my dry eye before."

• JJa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 19, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "I have been using the ampoules since 2012; lots of used amps to discard in the recycle bin, no problem. First multidose bottle: 1) I cannot see the drop as it is ready to drip and therefore cannot align to my eye properly. 2) It takes a lot of squeezing to get a drop to be dosed; in the process... 3)...eye becomes dry being held open so long awaiting the drop to be dispersed. I timed my process last night, 5 minutes to get 2 drops; one per eye. The night before, I had a gushing stream down the side of my nose, not from the tip as far as I could tell. Not impressed, I am requesting to go back to the vials; and another preauthorization process with my insurance."

• Car...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 28, 2017

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "Restasis single-dose was quite effective and easy to use for my dry eye condition after having an intraocular lens implant 6-1/2 years ago. I switched to Restasis multi-dose for convenience. But, because of the viscosity/thickness of the multi-dose liquid, it is nearly impossible to dispense. My hand goes into a spasm trying to squeeze just 1 droplet out. Even my big, strong husband has struggles with the bottle. Allergan put too much castor oil and glycerin in the multi-dose formula. I called Express Scripts pharmacist and was advised to throw out the bottle and try a new one, thinking it was faulty. The new one was just as bad."

• Mmo...
• October 4, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "A few years ago, my doctor told me I needed Restasis. I really did not think I had dry eyes, as my eyes actually tear up... he said those are 'junk tears.' Never heard of such a thing, but went with it. I used them for about 4 months and did not notice a change. He thought I would 'see better' with them. Ha ha. What happened towards the end of using them... my vision started to get blurry. It has gotten worse, and to the point where I need to wear glasses all the time. I really think the Restasis did this. The doctor says I have the start of cataracts... really... again, I am saying it was the Restasis that did this and I am not happy. So, in my opinion, unless you really are having a dry eye issue that is causing a lot of problems, do not use this product or you may very well end up like me and have blurred vision."

• amk...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 8, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "Not a fan of the multi-dose bottle. I've got my first prescription of this on August 29th, and I am already almost out. And like others have remarked, the bottle does not dispense drops properly. That is obvious because I should not be running out of medication this early. And since my insurance will not pay for another round until it's been a month, I will have to go without it until a month has passed. But I am not going to buy this multi-dose again, not if I can help it. I'm going to go back to the vials."

• sse...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 23, 2023

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "Used this medication for around one month for dry eyes due to a chemical burn in my left eye. This medication, by far, has to be the worst dry eye drop on the market. It made my left eye so itchy, and the foreign body sensation drove me up a wall, having the urge to constantly rub my eye and the burning sensation as well. Stopped the medication, and my eye is better."

• geo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 26, 2025

"This was prescribed after cataract surgery. Although it is for dry eyes, I have not felt any change in using this. At times, it stings when applying drops, I continue using this until the doctor tells me different."

• Vic...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• August 3, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "After years of using the vials, I was happy to try the multi-dose application. Sad to say that the drops are very difficult to get out of the bottle. I need 3 bottles for one month, which is $100 for me, as opposed to the vials, which I pay $100 for a 3-month supply. I am going back to the vials."

• ten...
• July 24, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "I also hate the new multidose bottle for the same reasons. Hard to apply, nothing comes out, then too much, doesn't last a month, etc. The single-use vials are much preferable. Over the years, my eye doctors have confirmed that it is OK to use the single-use vials more than once, until the liquid is consumed, as long as you keep the partly used vial in the refrigerator. For this reason, a one-month supply lasts at 2 to 3 months, and I can justify using a bit more plastic. Compared to all the other ways our society wastes plastic, this is minor in comparison."

• Lor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 16, 2024

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "It is working great for my dry eyes. No burning. My doctor told me to keep it in the refrigerator and use drops cold would keep it from burning. He was right. You do have to administer right away after removing from the refrigerator."

• Jil...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 6, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "Restasis is a great product that I have been successfully using for years. However, this month I was given the multidose bottle, which is so bad that it is enough to make me discontinue Restasis. I have worked in ophthalmology for over 15 years, so I am very proficient at instilling eyedrops. This bottle is as hard as a rock, and after squeezing with all your might to get it to work, a stream of drops comes out and 1/4 of the bottle is gone. Absolutely terrible design."

• Lea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 8, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "There’s a learning curve to using the bottle. It was infuriating for the first couple of weeks having $5 bills running down my cheek and only getting 26 days out of the bottle. But if you take your time, it does work well, and a month is not a problem. This is only month two, and the relief I’m getting is absolutely, amazingly WONDERFUL!"

• Dia...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 18, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "I've been using single-dose for many years. I thought it was just me having difficulty with this new multimode bottle. I have some finger arthritis, and this is so hard to get into waste expensive drops. And when will there be a less expensive generic?"

• Joe...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 17, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "I hate this bottle for dispensing drops. It is very difficult to get a drop to fall into your eyes. You have to squeeze the bottle and then wait, wait, wait for the drop or drops to fall. I used single vials previously, and they were fine, but I'm not sure that these expensive drops are actually effective in my particular case. I'm checking with my doctor, and hopefully can totally get off of these drops."

• Ber...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 17, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "First, I just want to mention I never post about products, but this one has me so annoyed. I have had dry eyes since my laser eye surgery. My eye doctor prescribed Restasis. It works, but you need to take it indefinitely. I used the vials and never used the whole thing, so I thought switching to the multidose would mean less waste and less plastic. Nope. Just finished my 1st bottle (I think, the bottle is impossible to squeeze and get anything out) in only 2 weeks. I might have gotten an extra drop here or there with the multidose bottle. With the vials, I always did 2 drops (so not as much went to waste) in each eye and still had some left in the vial. I will be switching back to the vials, unfortunately."

• Din...
• December 16, 2019

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "When I was first diagnosed with dry eye syndrome (DES), the doc prescribed Restasis. It worked beautifully- that is, until it stopped working. Now what? I had all four tear ducts burnt shut, didn’t help. I’m beyond help, so I suffer anyway. Restasis helped my DES for five years. Wish they would come out with a more powerful formula for people like me who have tried everything and beyond. Please, Restasis, get in that lab and come out with a drop to help people with severe DES."

• Lou...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 14, 2018

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "What a rip-off in this bottle of Restasis! Allergan needs to be investigated. I never could get drops to even come out, even after I inverted the bottle several times. The product is great, but your engineering design is pitiful. I bet the engineer who designed the bottle never tested it. I will be returning the bottle today for a refund. Why mess with a product that has worked for me for the last 4 years?"

• Anonymous
• February 9, 2025

Cyclosporine ophthalmic "Restasis is the best eye drop I ever used. I used them for quite a while. I had received the coupon, and after that expired, I had to go to Systane and Artificial Tears. Does not help me. That's why I'm gonna search around for a coupon or something. I cannot pay $200.00 a month. It done my eyes very well."