Azopt Side effects

 When I was first prescribed xalatan which I had to come off because it made my asthma worse I was told to to use a lubricant drop before instilling the glaucoma drop.  This was mainly because I also suffer from Bepharitis and dry eyes so already had sensitive eyes. Glaucoma drops as you know can cause sore dry eyes so I would imagine the lubricant drops would help for most people.  I use celluvisc individual drops 3 to 4 times a day as part of the treatment for thr blepharitis.  I have been very lucky as Azopt does not seem to affect my eyes really.

The only time they have stinged a bit is when my blepharitis is in flare up which thankfully is not too often.  I would use your drops before the glaucoma  drops are put in and maybe at other times if you feel your eyes are dry.  Hope this helps let me know how it goes.  I meant to say the drops I use were prescribed by the hospital and are preservative free.  I was told that if Azopt caused too many problems then I could tyr xalatan preservative free but luckily Azopt has been ok.  I had laser treatment on the eye with glaucoma but it did not lower the pressure enough so I am glad the drops are not giving me too much trouble.  Do you also put your finger on the corner of the eye to stop the drop going into your system.  They say 30 seconds ie enough but I was advised 2-3 minutes which is what I do.  

Thanks for the detailed reply. I am using Travatan for quite some time and never felt any problem with that. Travatan alone brought my IOP from 22 to 18 each eye.  To reduce it further, Travatan+Azopt was used by me earlier also for about 1.5 months. Though it lowered my IOP to 15 each eye but i felt very bad with Azopt hence had left it for about  3 weeks using Betaxalol instead which did not work. I am now using Azopt again for last one month but this time its side effects do not bother me. I hope it works for lowering IOP as it did earlier.

I do'nt think I have dry eyes but Dr advised using Systane to reduce side effects of other drops. I will also try it using before the Azopt as you suggested but again I should be getting it clarified from the Doc here as well.

I do put the fingers on the corners of my eyes immediately after Travatan as well as Azopt.

Some oine on this Forum informed that an injection is going to come in by end of this year thus eye drops will not be required then.

Some one in this forum certainly mentioned  'injection' foir the Glaucoma and I replied him requesting that he may inform me when it happens. I will try to find that on this Forum and will send it to you if I do find it.

I found Lester mentioned about the injection. reproduced below.

lester90053 iqbal 45667 • 11 days agoOne SLT laser treatment takes a few minutes in your opthalmologist's office if he has it. It will reduce your IOP below 15 but you will still need to use eye drops to maintain it.

Also by year's end a monthly injection will be available which will eliminate daily eye drops.

Hello again  Yes it was SLT laser treatment which I had at Moorfields but it did not lower the pressure enough.  I was told it works for some people but not all and whilst some cannot come of drops for a few years some have to continue albeit they may reduce their dose.  I was told that putting the shunts in the eye was the next step but once again they don't always work.  I have found an article on line which you might like to look at the doctor mentioned is the one I was under for my first cataract surgery.  [b]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3113875/The-simple-jab-cure-glaucoma-Tiny-pliable-tube-injected-eye-allows-excess-fluid-drain-relieve-pressure[b].html

Best wishes Carol

They impressed on me the fact that steroid inhalers stood a good chance of raising IOP, so I have never used them.    I improved my breathing by geting a nebuliser and putting Himalayan salt water in it.    As for IOP, mine had seldom gone down as low as 22.   For years it was between 26 and 28 and they did not even put me on drops for the first 7 years.   Went on them when it went up to 30.    No optic nerve damage and been on drops for 19 years now.    A year ago, pressure allegedly went up to 28 and 32.    I say allegedly because a new optemetrist had me heaving on the tonometer handles with all my strength while he took the pressure.   I was referred back to the hospital with some urgency where it was found to have gone down to 18 and 24.    When I mentioned the pulling on handles, the hopsital said that was probably the reason.     Six months later, it had gone down to 13 and 22.   The only thing that had changed was that I stopped drinking completely.   Before that, I had three glasses of white wine per evening with one day a week without any!

They have alwasy told me that the pressure doesn't really mean a great deal as long as the optic nerve is OK.    i.e. some folk have glaucoma with perfectly normal pressure, whilst others like me seem to be able to tolerate gigh pressure with no ill effects.   I have been told that in my case, the drops are just a precaution!

Hello @libralady13.  I am new here and becoming adjusted to the format.

I have open angle glaucoma and have taken/been prescribed most of the glaucoma medications on the market, many of which i have had reactions to.  Azopt drops is one such drug that i reacted to.  I took my first drop in the evening and that night had some paranoid style nightmares.  I believe these drops are the cause for several reasons.  Firstly, i am aware of what kinds of dreams that i have  and this dream was definitely not "my" dream.  I did not take the drops for a few days and did not have any more nightmares.  Then i took another drop and that night had a nightmare similar to the first one.  I did not take a drop the next night and if i dreamed that night, the dream was not out of the ordinary.  So, the reaction was immediate after one drop in my case.  I stopped taking the Azopt and requested a different medication from the

doctor.