Prednisolone ophthalmic and Dizziness: What Users Say

• Lea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 11, 2019

For Keratitis "I was prescribed prednisolone acetate 1% for dry eye inflammation. The doctor wanted me on it for 2 to 3 weeks. I took it for 11 days exactly, and I told my doctor I couldn't continue this medication another day. I explained my strange side effects, and my optometrist reassured me it was unlikely to be from these drops. She told me to taper off them, and I did my best, but I eventually just stopped. I googled everything I could find about this medication's side effects, and none of them matched mine. My side effects: extreme fatigue, insomnia, achy joints, lights brighter than normal, unsteady, and mental exhaustion. I felt like I had the flu without the fever. I started to think I had something medically wrong with me, I was struggling to get through a day at work. I have chronic dry eye, so I'm hoping I never have to take these again."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 29, 2021

For Postoperative Ocular Inflammation "Started these drops 5 weeks ago, before and after cataract surgery. I have never been so drowsy during the day, yet wake up numerous times during the night. Heart palpitations, dizziness, confusion, blurred vision, and depression are becoming my new normal. I'm also taking brimonidine drops temporarily. Two more weeks of this is about all I can take."

• Tig...
• December 17, 2016

For Postoperative Ocular Inflammation "Experiencing muscle pain and weakness, poor sleep quality, and general fatigue, but not sure if these symptoms are from side effects of this med after a week and a half of using drops in eye. Also noticing some irritation and mental confusion post-op. Is this common after cataract surgery? I feel vision adjustment issues might cause the vertigo and loss of muscular control I am also experiencing."

• Nie...
• April 25, 2023

For Postoperative Ocular Inflammation "Awful experience. I took these drops after cataract surgery, and the results were awful: dizziness, mood changes, headache, anxiety, even diarrhea!"