Eye drop question

[Bustrboots]

Hi just looking for a bit of advice really. My husband has been having Eylea injections for about a year now for crvo. The injections are working really good which is the positive but when he went for his last appointment they said they thought he now had glaucoma. Not sure if this is because of injections or not. Anyway they started him on Latanoprost and Timolo eye drops but since he has been taking these he has suffered with a very upset stomach and I was just wondering if anyone else had experienced this? He will ask at his next appointment but just trying to gather some information. Thank you.

[Eyerecovery1]

Hey, I'm currently on glaucoma eye drops to fix a very high eye pressure while my steroid implant dissolves. Although I'm using slightly different: Brinzolamide, bimatoprost and timolol and taking tablets too. I've not experienced a upset stomach but I have been having alot of other side effects as far as I can tell the medication for glaucoma is pretty strong and does seem to have adverse effects on people. How long has he been on the drops? I'd give it time to get into his system and if the upset stomach still continues mention it to your doctor who prescribed the medication.

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Hi, ive been on timolol drops for 4 yrs after brvo .raised iop due to eye inj. I don't seem to have any side effects. Am on other non eye related meds.

[StokeySue]

Hi I am currently on Latanoprost and Dorzolamine + Timolol. I’ve been on all sorts of pressure lowering drops for glaucoma prevention and haven’t had any problems with stomach upsets. NICE which is part of the NHS, says that diarrhoea or constipation or abdominal discomfort are known side effects of timolol, I don’t know if you’d describe that as stomach upset. It would I think be unusual to get these side effects with the low dose in eye drops. Check the product information leaflet that came in the box if you have it, they are very carefully put together.

Is it possible that it’s just the stress that’s doing it?

With any suspected side effect it’s usually best to consult the leaflet, then the pharmacist and/or prescribing physician