Olopatadine ophthalmic and Headaches: What Users Say

• Not...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 21, 2020

For Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis "Do not buy Pataday. My vision has become blurry. My eyes hurt in the back of them and pressure around my sockets. It is also giving me headaches. I also wake up with redder eyes than I did before taking them."

• Kay...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 4, 2020

For Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis "Bought these on the advice of my optometrist, who said I had moderate allergies as evidenced by histamine bumps under my eyelids. Ridiculous price for a tiny bottle. After the first dose, I got a severe headache, stuffed-up sinuses, and woke up with puffy eyes. In other words, the 'cure' was worse than the disease. Ask for a sample before you waste your money on these overpriced, overrated drops."

• sin...
• July 28, 2016

For Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis "As soon as I found and finished this $156.00 bottle of medicine, I had the same symptoms. My eyes hurt and headache, I ended up in the ER with a bill over $1,500.00 (insurance applied to deductible) and back with the same problem within 2 weeks. The ER doctor alone charged me $899.00 and was not participating in my insurance plan even though the hospital that I specifically went to did. Very frustrating. Back to square one. Why are these drops so expensive?"

• Itc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2018

For Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis "I have had watery eyes for a month now. Itching so bad I have rubbed the bridge of my nose raw. I used these drops right before bed. I woke up with the worst headache in my life! I feel absolutely out of control. The cost was $130 even with a coupon. The pharmacy gave me some coupon for an amount that had me pay $59.00. This headache isn’t worth it. I need all my money back."

• Csa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 3, 2021

For Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis "Drops work GREAT! I started using them and total relief! I was so excited. Day 4: woke up with eyes so puffy I can barely open them, and I have a headache. Unfortunately, I won’t be continuing using them. If they didn’t do this to me, I’d love them."

• kim...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 7, 2022

For Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis "I started with blurred vision, then headaches, then nausea, stomach issues. I thought I was getting the flu or something. THEN I remembered I was using Pataday, 1 drop per day, at the advice of my eye doctor, stopped using right away as I looked up the symptoms. What the heck, no thanks, I'll stick with lubricant drops. I wish my doctor would have warned me. I feel like the past 4 days were wasted and very uncomfortable for me."

• TMH...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 28, 2017

For Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis "Been using Patanol for years and it worked great until it seemed like my eyes were getting worse. I thought I had extremely dry eye and tried an eye lubricant. After using it for a little more than a day, my eyes were bad. Itchy, burned, constantly watering, blurred vision, headaches, and I realized that the Patanol recently had been doing the same things. I haven't used any eye drops for about 24 hours and although I still have symptoms, I'm just carefully wiping my eyes, and cold compresses help and trying to avoid anything that strains my eyes. Like typing this. I'm really happy with the Patanol, no problems at all until recently, seeing all the symptoms of pink eye. Patanol is the best thing to treat. I just don't want to get worse again."

• jim...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 28, 2018

For Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis "The doctor gave me a couple of sample bottles and did not tell me how to use the medicine. It had no instructions on how to use on the bottle. I used a bottle in one day. Woke up the next morning with a splitting headache, hurting over my left eye. It would have been nice if the doctor would have told me how to use it. I finally looked the medicine up on the Internet and found out how to use."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 16, 2020

For Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis "I’m pretty sure this medication gave me terrible headaches."

• Anonymous
• June 30, 2011

For Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis "These drops have definitely helped with the itching, but my eyes are still red. And I've developed a sore throat and headache."