list of harmfull meds

[sazy123]

All these medications can be harmfull to the eyes: even aspirin

http://www.naturaleyecare.com/geninfo.asp?g_num=15

Anyone tried this eye drop?

http://www.naturaleyecare.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=1508

[untkicker29]

They need to add Accutane to that list! Only a month on that drug left me with Dry eyes still to this day.

[neil0502]

Sources for info on eye side effects of various meds:

http://www.aoa.org/x1928.xml

http://www.mdsupport.org/library/effects.html

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medi...p?newsid=14995

*** good one***
http://www.opt.pacificu.edu/ce/catal...WangDrugs.html
*** good one***

http://www.scienceblog.com/community.../20034728.html

PLEASE ADD OTHER SITES IF YOU CAN

[mspirk]

Is there anything out there that DOESN'T affect the eye??? There are some medications mentioned that I have to use, but my eyes don't seem to be affected (like aspirin). I hope these listings don't scare away people who must use some of these drugs.

[neil0502]

My approach to this--take it for what it's worth:

For the most part, manufacturers produce a "Prescribing Insert" that's available on the Internet for their drug.

In many cases, the frequency with which they saw each particular side effect occur, in clinical trials, is listed within that document. Normally, it's listed next to how often the person taking placebo (fake medicine) reported experiencing the same thing.

If they don't publish these numbers, then quite often they list them under categories such as "frequent," "infrequent," and "rare--" usually defining each category -- such as

frequent = more than five people out of 1,000
infrequent = two to five people out of 1,000
rare = less than one person in 1,000

To me, these numbers are important. If, for example, a drug that I might consider taking, lists dry eye as rare, and rare is like 1 in 1,000 ... I might not worry.

If, for example, the listing says that--for people using the real drug, 4% reported dry eye, but for people taking placebo, 3.5% reported taking dry eye, then that wouldn't worry me particularly.

If, on the other hand, the side effect of dry eye was listed as frequent and "frequent" was a fairly good percentage, that might worry me.

Or ... if the percentage taking the actual drug and experiencing dry eye were two to three times the percentage given placebo and reporting dry eye (provided that the percentage reporting dry eye was, itself a reasonably big number (say: maybe >5%)), then that might scare me.

Was I able to thoroughly confuse everybody? Thank you.

[mspirk]

Many thanks for the explanation, and no, I thought you did an excellent job!

[np1981]

Why is it there are so many damn drugs that can cause dry eyes, but nothing that cause wet eyes???

[sazy123]

They probally do cause wet eyes, but becuase ur eyes are dry the wrong tears.

[jp2084]

stay away from drugs

We should stop being lazy and try to come up with natural alternatives to taking the drugs. The body has an amazing ability to heal itself as long as we give it the right tools (nutrition is #1, exercise, sleep) We're force fed these drugs.

[sazy123]

Yep thats right, knowing what i know now i would have seen a natropath instead of going on antidepressants! Hignsights a great thing though. I think natropath should be the first port of call for alot of problems unless life threatening! theres so many nutritional things, exercise etc. Antidepressants should be a last resort, yet they are perscribed as if they were sweets.

[np1981]

We should stop being lazy and try to come up with natural alternatives to taking the drugs. The body has an amazing ability to heal itself as long as we give it the right tools (nutrition is #1, exercise, sleep) We're force fed these drugs.

I've think exercise helps me. I find that its also a good way of dealing with some of the stress/anxiety. Exercise definitely helps mental as well as physical health.

Regarding your last statement, I think sometimes we are also at fault for expecting a drug to solve all our problems without adjusting our diet/physical activity.

[Rebecca Petris]

Regarding your last statement, I think sometimes we are also at fault for expecting a drug to solve all our problems without adjusting our diet/physical activity.

I think that's perceptive. Doctors can come across as always pushing more drugs, but I think that in turn is often at least in part driven by their patients' expectations and behaviours. Doctors know that - in the mass, though not necessarily individually - their patients are more likely to comply with directions to take a prescribed, or over-the-counter, drug than directions that require more effort and lifestyle modifications. So they stick with the course that they think patients will actually do.

[Maria1972]

I have't seen Paracetamol listed among pain meds. I wonder if that's ok for us...

To add: drugs such a Ditropan, Detrol, Santura, prescribed for overly active bladder and other urinary problems.
Antichlorinergic drugs.

Maybe the list of drugs that don't affect the eyes is shorter and easier to remember... but I can come up with anythign for that list! LOL.

[cherrybrandy]

cocodamol harmful med...

My dry eye problem began when i was taking120 mg daily of 30mg/500mg cocodamol tablets for my slipped disc,since ive reduced it to nearly zero ive seen a difference...so even paracetamol should be taken with caution..tho ive a feeling it was the drying effect of the codeine .

[neil0502]

Another study

Click me!

[emphasis added]

Cotton-thread tear test: an experimental study for testing drugs suspected of side effects on lacrimation

Abstract: We tested tear fluid production and lacrimal peroxidase secretion in rats without and with drug consumption with the cotton-thread tear test. Twelve frequently prescribed drugs in patients were given in recommended therapeutic and excessive doses to rats. Daily oral doses during five days of Sudafed Plus® (chlorpheniramine/pseudoephedrine combination), promethazine, atropine, timolol, aspirin, diazepam and fuiosemide equivalent to the doses used for adult humans on a drug-to-body-weight basis or excessive doses, resulted in about 20–60% reduction of tearing.

Changes in lacrimal peroxidase secretion were found after administration of atropine, aspirin, furosemide, indomethacine and pilocarpine. Generally, tear production and lacrimal peroxidase secretion returned to baseline levels after withdrawal of the drugs.

Key words tear production - composition - cotton-thread tear test - peroxidase - drug-induced ocular side effects