The action of the medicine
The main active substance of the drug is latanoprost. It is an analog of prostaglandin, a hormone-like substance contained in the tissues of a living organism. Prostaglandins are synthesized in the cartilaginous tissue, in the vessels, in the muscles. They participate in the metabolism, and above all, in the regulation of blood pressure.
Latanoprost easily penetrates through the cornea, where hydrolysis occurs. As a result of complex chemical reactions, an active acid is formed, which has a medicinal effect.
Further, the main component of Xalatan affects the intraocular pressure, contributing to the correct distribution of the intraocular fluid. The reason for increasing eye pressure is an excessive amount of moisture in some places and a disadvantage in others. Using Xalatan, the patient achieves a uniform “pouring” of the liquid, while not reducing its number.
Indications
Intraocular pressure is the main cause of the appearance of a formidable disease, glaucoma. Therefore, patients suffering from glaucoma become the primary consumers of drops of Xalatan.
It is important to make a distinction between those who have an open-ended disease and a closed-angle disease. In the first case, drops help well. In the second the drug is either not prescribed at all, or with great care, because with this disease the primary task is to achieve a reduction in moisture production. Otherwise, it is collected in one corner and can cause the pressure to rise to critical numbers.
Drops, getting inside (they penetrate through the cornea), reduce the intraocular pressure due to the outflow of moisture.
Application
Drops should be instilled once a day (not more often). An increase in the frequency of instillation not only does not enhance the curative effect but can have directly opposite consequences: intraocular pressure will increase. Therefore, strictly follow the doctor’s instructions and carefully read the instructions!
That the medicine has acquired better after instillation, cover the eye and for a few seconds lightly squeeze the lacrimal sac.
The maximum effect is achieved 8-10 hours after the administration of the drug. And begins Xalatan to act 3 hours after the drops hit the eye.
Do not hold the vial for more than 4 weeks. It is desirable to store it in the refrigerator.
Potential Xalatan side effects may include:
Xalatan for Glaucoma
Inflammation in the joints, epicondilitis
Xalatan for Iop increase
dry mouth
Xalatan for Glaucoma
Xalatan against glaucoma. Serious side effects. burning aching eyes, massive heart rhythm disorders. High blood pressure. On the 5th day heavy blood pressure derailment 225/125 emergency to the hospital. If you allow this medication would have to drip a few days itself. The drug should be taken as quickly as possible from the market.
Side effects: Eyes burn; Heart rhythm disturbances
Xalatan for Glaucoma
I have been taking Xalatan for 13 years and my intraocular pressure remains stable and under 18. Unfortunately, Xalatan was changed last year and does not need to be stored refrigerated. Since then, I have stinging pain after dripping. I can only buy and use the old vials in France.
Side effects: Eyes burn
Have on advice of my ophthalmologist for about 3 months XALATAN dripped, because my eye pressure was a bit too high. Slowly, the following side effects occurred: Increasing visual blur, red and burning eyes, last a moving curtain of dark spots in front of eyes. One week ago I discontinued the medication, the curtain remained dark, the visual acuity was better, but not normal. Conclusion: FINGER WAY; DO NOT TAKE ACCOUNT !!!
Side effects: Eyes burn; Vision loss; Eye redness
Xalatan for Glaucoma
After 2 months of training a cataract, eye inflammation
Side effects: Eye inflammation; Cataract
Xalatan for Glaucoma
I never had any problems with my ears before, never pressure or pain.
Side effects: Tinnitus
Xalatan for Glaucoma
I never had any problems with my ears in my CV. Never pain or constipation. Using latanaprost, I sometimes felt pressure in my left ear from time to time, then some pain a few times. A little more than a month ago, the ear was completely shut for the first time and I developed a persistent, very quiet tinnitus. After the treatment, it is now swollen inside again after two weeks and almost too, the tinnitus of course reinforced.
Side effects: Tinnitus
Xalatan for Glaucoma
xalatan: chest and muscles pain, bradycardia, extrasystole, tinnitus, asthma type complaints Neogel: hypotension, cardiac arrhythmia, eye irritation, tinnitus d Epifrin: severe blepharitis with conjunctivitis and eyelid edema
Side effects: Tinnitus; Heart rhythm disturbances
Xalatan for Iop increase
Burning, severe reddening of the eyes, yellowing of the dermis, conjunctivitis, after a good 2 months the onset of a cataract, which progressed extremely fast, did not recede after discontinuation of the drug.
Side effects: Redness; Eye pain
Xalatan for Glaucoma
aching eyesight, not uncommonly. Dizziness not always, sometimes nausea, so that you could not eat anything in the morning after eating at 10 pm. Heartache, racing pulse over 100. redness to the cheeks. Dandruff over both eyelids, dermatologist, recommended augenpats with black for now I take latanoprost.es has become better.allerdings I was aa trying to convince them that there are no more drops, which was not true, because after 5 min.had already had it Experienced directly from the lab, I was disappointed that you can not tell the truth, because this is better tolerated. find i have read a lot about xalatan, a devil stuff. the other one has the same composition as stated by the doctor and the pharmacist?
Side effects: Nausea; Dizziness
Xalatan for Glaucoma
Conjunctivitis, vein inflammation, after 3 months suddenly cataract formation, severe loss of vision. In a cat treated with xalatan, cataract surgery is extremely difficult and complicated. Cataract is one of the most common side effects of Xalatan. German doctors do not know that! Clarify it!
Side effects: Eye inflammation; Vision loss; Cataract
Xalatan for Glaucoma
My side effects are: daytime fatigue, lack of concentration, sometimes nausea and constipation
Side effects: Nausea; Fatigue
Xalatan for Glaucoma
Hereby I announce, after getting out of Xalatan, again to speak. As for me, this drug had bad side effects that I have already described. These symptoms are now completely gone and I feel almost like a new person. This medication had so affected my condition that sometimes I did not know about weakness and tiredness, how to get through the day. I have to thank myself for coming up with the idea that it might be due to Xalatan. So if you have the same symptoms and take this medicine, it should stop immediately and wait for the effect. From my point of view, such a drug should not be prescribed. I was downright ill with this drug, the causes were not recognized and attributed to another disease.
Side effects: Fatigue
Xalatan for Glaucoma
Almost simultaneously with the diagnosis of borreliosis b. Glaucoma was diagnosed and prescribed by XALATAN. Due to the Borr. Symptoms, the side effects of the X. did not appear or were reduced to the B. After reading something about the z.T. I read the drug off heavy side effects of X. Surprisingly, many of the symptoms I had attributed to Lyme disease disappeared after a few days. were, dizziness, numbness, tingling, cold feelings in arms and legs, diminishing visual performance especially in the dark, leaden fatigue, fatigue, inner restlessness, heart rhythm disturbances, panic, memory disorders
Side effects: Dizziness; Vision loss; Fatigue; Heart rhythm disturbances
Xalatan for Glaucoma
The pressure was initially lowered well, but after 10 months, no effect was any more. Side effects were: redness, burning pain, blurred vision, very severe cardiac arrhythmia, bradycardia, eventually macular edema. That’s why the treatment was stopped.
Side effects: Heart rhythm disturbances
Xalatan for Iop increase
After about 3 months of use with the usual symptoms, namely redness, blurred vision, etc. put massive heart problems. They expressed themselves in cardiac arrhythmia, bradycardia, and general disability. On a walk, it came to a heart block. Dizziness and dread were the symptoms. They improved after about 15 minutes. The family doctor and the cardiologist advised for the immediate discontinuation of the drops. After about 14 days already the symptoms improved significantly. The bradycardia remained.
Side effects: Redness; Heart rhythm disturbances; Blurred vision
Xalatan for Iop increase
severe redness of the eyes, dilation of the blood vessels, blurred vision, cataract. Xalatan should be banned.
Side effects: Cataract; Eye redness; Blurred vision
Xalatan for Glaucoma
severe reddening of the eyes, formation of many thick red veins in the eye, severe drowsiness, corneal inflammation with severe pain, training and rapid progression of cataracts
Side effects: Cataract; Eye redness; Blurred vision
Xalatan for Glaucoma
After about 3 weeks, the first side effects appeared: severe redness of the eyes, more and more red veins in the eyes, which were getting thicker, severe pain in the left eye, also blurred vision, after 10 weeks of cataract formation in both eyes. The symptoms did not recede even after stopping the remedy.
Side effects: Cataract; Eye redness; Blurred vision; Eye pain