Lacrisert reviews?

[Bibliogirl]

Hi,
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am seeing another dry eye specialist next week. In addition to IPL, I want to discuss Lacrisert with him. After forking over a chunk for Lipiflow - which has helped, but it has not been a miracle cure for sure- I am reluctant to spend more money on IPL unless he is very convincing that it is going to be a huge help. Lacrisert seems like an interesting alternative, but I don't see a great deal about in the forums. Anyone out there care to share their experiences with it? Thanks.

[grant555]

i havent used it personally, but it seems like its not very helpful to a lot of people. although i have heard of a few that like it.

[runnergirl]

I tried Lacriserts. The first day was like a miracle! I was so happy. The next day, it was horrible. The next day I thought maybe it was just a fluke so I tried it again. It left red marks in the bottom of my eye lids but mostly, it almost felt like my eye was drier. It was again, horrible. I think like everything else, it works great for some, for others it is not the secret fix. I was disappointed but I would definitely say to try it for sure. It didn't do any damage, it just didn't work for me. You can google a coupon, I paid $10 for mine with this coupon. There may be coupons now that are even better, no need to pay full price. I wish you luck, It would be great if it works. The people that it works for are probably no longer on this site.

[Bibliogirl]

Hi Runnergirl,
Just saw your post. Thanks for replying! I just got the Laciserts yesterday. It took several attempts to find a pharmacy that would order them for me. I haven't tried them yet, but will do so soon. Thanks for talking about your experience with them.

[Bibliogirl]

Well, I tried the Lacriserts. My eyes felt pretty good for the first two hours, then I had a lot of burning. I may give them another shot, but I have a feeling they are not for me. I did find them pretty easy to insert and I could not tell (until my eyes started burning) that I had anything in them.

[runnergirl]

I never experienced the burning. But, because I had a box of them, I didn't want to waste them, so every couple months I would give it a go ahead again. but It just didn't work for me. too bad because what a nice easy fix if they did work right? lol

[Bibliogirl]

Indeed! It's a good concept and I'm glad they help so many individuals with Sjogrens.

[pricetag]

I love lacrisert and it has changed my life. I have Bell's Palsy and don't blink all the way. I love that it lasts 24 hours and i can live my life without needing to put drops or ointment in constantly. It made my eye feel like normal again. It takes a few days to get used to it. I never felt the insert in my eye when it was inserted deep enough. Insertion takes some practice.