Latanoprost ophthalmic and Runny Nose: What Users Say

• Gor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 10, 2017

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "After using for one month, noticed cloudy vision, runny nose, sore throat, joint pain, and general fatigue. Finally realized all these side effects were from the drops and stopped using them. All above-mentioned side effects began to abate after 48 hours. This stuff is poison. People don’t usually think that eye drops affect anything other than eyes. They are wrong. Very wrong."

• Mac...
• October 25, 2016

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "I have been taking this eye drop for 5-6 years. When it went generic, it was okay for the first few years. My pharmacist gets different generic brands - seems some brands are different than others - some burn the crap out of my eyes. One thing I will say about this drug - I have had a sore throat for the last 3 years, I continually sneeze, a lot of sinus problems, stuffy nose, sometimes even drips water like drippings when I bend over. I hate this. I have asked my eye doctor, and he says, well, it should not cause a sore throat - hello - it most certainly does. I think it even causes blurred vision. I don't like these eye drops, but I don't want to go blind."

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 15, 2021

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "I was prescribed latanoprost for elevated eye pressure due to the beginning stages of glaucoma. After reading the reviews, I have to admit I was skeptical about this medication. However, I thought, I won't know if this will work for me if I don't try. Been on the drops for a month and followed directions. So far, no side effects at all. I keep my meds in the fridge, even though the package says you don't have to. But no stinging, burning, blurred vision, dry eye, runny nose, heart palpitations, shoulder, or any muscular pain, etc. The drops are easy to use. The only reason I rated this med a 5 is because I have not been back for my follow-up yet. I will update."

• Amn...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 7, 2022

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "Doctors should warn people before prescribing this. I think the side effects and incidents of side effects of this and even other drugs are underreported. When people stop a medication due to side effects, doctors should be required to log this with the manufacturer. My case with this drug. Within a few days of use, I started to have a runny nose. After a few weeks, this worsened such that I felt like I had a head cold all the time. Runny nose, sore throat, and cough. Very hard to get any good sleep. In addition, it lightened the iris color in both my eyes. At least they both were lightened equally. However, I used to have very dark brown, almost black, eyes, and now they are medium brown. I stopped using these drops a few days ago. The runny nose is getting a little better but still persists. I am hoping the cold symptoms will eventually go away, but now I read that the iris color change can be permanent."

• CCG...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 11, 2022

For Glaucoma, Open Angle "Very similar to many of the negative reviews here. This is my second time using it, so I knew there could be side effects. A repetition of things I had experienced before, but this time with the addition of a cough so persistent and annoying that I thought I might have COVID. A PCR test came back negative, and that confirmed my suspicion. I also noticed that the coughing was really a reaction to the post-nasal drip, an almost constant running in the inside of my nose. The tiredness and muscle pain is such that it makes me lose interest in everything, a mental state very close to depression. This was after a few months of using them. I’d rather go blind, hahaha, there is no point in seeing if your mental state makes you an invalid. I’m still in two minds as to whether to give them another try, I might go back and stop at the first signs, which this time was the post-nasal drip. Or I might just not bother, the return of my general well-being is rather a relief."