Prednisolone ophthalmic and Headaches: What Users Say

• cat...
• September 11, 2018

For Postoperative Ocular Inflammation "This medication caused headaches and painful eye pressure behind my eyes. It also felt as if I had foreign bodies in my eye. Due to the great discomfort I experienced, I began reading several sites regarding this medication. I find that this medication has many concerning negative side effects."

• sta...
• May 8, 2016

For Postoperative Ocular Inflammation "On this for cystoid macular edema after cataract surgery for 21 days. After 24 hrs, I had a severe headache in the occipital area, which increased 4-fold daily to the point of nausea, severe nausea, then 3 days of vomiting prior to winding up in the ER for cardiac. After 5 hrs. of testing, FORTUNATELY, it was not a heart attack. I knew something was up from day one (former pharmacy worker) with the side effects. The day after I stopped the drops, no headache & other symptoms vanished!! Did research, and the drug had interaction with my Diltiazem 240 mg ER I was taking for HBP. What happened was the PredForte drop was magnified 4X by the effect with the interaction with my script. I'm telling you folks, ALWAYS keep your pharmacist in the loop."

• Pos...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 20, 2021

For Postoperative Ocular Inflammation "My cataract surgeries were performed 2 weeks apart, so I was on prednisolone for over a month and stopped because of the sensation of having a sticky foreign object in my eyes and mild headaches, and finally muscle cramping. I also had mild light sensitivity, which I thought was just normal post-surgery. But at my check-up, the ophthalmologist told me that my eyes still had inflammation and to go back on the prednisolone 4 X/day. The light sensitivity was increasing, not decreasing, so I insisted on being examined again. Apparently, the inflammation is going down, so I don't know why the light sensitivity is still there. I wanted the ophthalmologist to prescribe something else because I read that light sensitivity could be a side effect of the medication itself, but she insisted it was because of the inflammation and told me to keep taking it. I am tapering off and praying that the light sensitivity will go away eventually, but I hope never to go on this again."

• Los...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 5, 2020

For Postoperative Ocular Inflammation "Had a serious eye injury. A ruptured globe had emergency surgery to close the eye and a second to reattach the retina as an attempt to restore vision. Both surgeries went well, but no usable vision returned. Twelve weeks on prednisone drops and the most intense migraine for all of that time. I ran out for a weekend, and the headache went away. I told my doctor, he said it couldn't be the prednisone, he had never had it cause headaches. I tried it again, migraine within the hour. So he gave a different brand, same thing, never again will I put that stuff in my eye."

• Dea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 31, 2021

For Postoperative Ocular Inflammation "I was put on prednisolone acetate before and after cataract surgery and kept getting terrible headaches. The doctor said he never heard of anyone having a headache, but after no drops for 2 days, I began to feel better. The headaches were very scary and intense."

• 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!"