can too much lotemax cause eye pain?

[jenny2008]

I was just curious if putting in too big of a drop of lotemax can actually cause eye pain. My allergies were bad yesterday so I got the lotemax out-I put in a few drops throughout the day and maybe too much in my one eye. I had severe pain for an hour or so. I felt like my eye was going to fall out. I was just curious if it was maybe from using too much of the drop? I will ask my doctor on Monday but it is odd. I felt better a few hours later and really good last night-today I feel fine. So strange..

Any thoughts?? I appreciate any responses!

Jen

[kitty]

Lotemax has been nothing but soothing for me. If your eye was particularly dry/irritated, I suppose the preservative in the Lotemax could have contributed to the pain. I know that sometimes when my eyes are very dry, putting in a drop with any kind of preservative, even those that turn to water on contact, causes almost a rebound effect, making my eyes feel worse rather than better, with increased pain and dryness. Just a thought.

[clairvoyant]

I'd be careful with that drop. I would really like a difinitive answer from a doctor about this though- regarding the bak.

I am pretty sure when I used a ton of alrex (its cousin drop) that it caused permant red veins and dryness. If not permanant dryness then red veins for pretty sure. Luckily for me they are under the eyelid.

Actually that is probably the case... the bak probably does cause dryness and makes the veins more prominent but the dryness is probably reversable.

I would also say it causes pain/burning.

How long have you been taking it and have you noticed any redness?

[jenny2008]

I am feeling better today and was better yesterday-I only used it once yesterday and again I felt dry about an hour later. I think you may be onto something. I am going to ask Dr.Foulks about it on Monday. My previous doctor is the one who prescribed it and I know it helped me in the past with inflammation but it does really seem to make my eyes drier. I never thought of it being the Bak in it.. That makes sense.

There are times when my eyes can get extremely dry but I have never felt immense pain like that in the eye. It was like an extreme stabbing for about an hour or so. Luckily I still made it through my work day!

I will post on here what Dr. Foulks says about it and that it probably where the pain came from..I know from other drugs-sometimes too much of a 'good thing' can actually cause bad side effects.

Jen

[kitty]

As I recall, the package insert says that one of the side effects is dry eyes. I also noticed I was a bit drier when I used it, but it was so helpful with the burning pain that I felt it was a more than acceptable trade off.

Here is some info on side effects: http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/lotemax_ad.htm

Ocular adverse reactions occurring in 5-15% of patients treated with loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension (0.2%-0.5%) in clinical studies included abnormal vision/blurring, burning on instillation, chemosis, discharge, dry eyes, epiphora, foreign body sensation, itching, injection, and photophobia. Other ocular adverse reactions occurring in less than 5% of patients include conjunctivitis, corneal abnormalities, eyelid erythema, keratoconjunctivitis, ocular irritation/pain/discomfort, papillae, and uveitis. Some of these events were similar to the underlying ocular disease being studied.