Lotemax (loteprednol etabonate) Side Effects, Uses Dosages
Side Effects for Lotemax (loteprednol etabonate)
after cataract surgery complication; eye swelling
The day after starting the eye drops, felt dizzy and could not see well. This could be from the surgery itself but I am sensitive to medications and this med is a steriod.
I was prescribed this a week after surgery. I only could read the top line of the eye chart at that time, surgery was supposed to be for a lens that allows near and far vision, but my vision was much worse in the one eye after the surgery. I read that this med is usually taken the same day as surgery. Stopped taking the eye drop after 3 days. A week after feel much better and the eye is improving but still not better than before the cataract surgery. Will wait before deciding to do the other eye.
I was given this for dry eye. It helped slightly but I still need to take something 5 or more days a week, so I'll just take the OTC products. I did not have any side effects.
Headache. Feeling like something in eyes. Burning pain
Feel agitated. I have not been able to tolerate the 4x/day prescribed. I will taper down early after just 2 days of 3x/day. On this last dose, I didn’t follow (after 15 minutes) with lubricant to flush out because it Did help with dryness.
Has somewhat affected my singing voice with some hoarseness if speaking voice. In past, I had vocal fold paresis for a year before finding it was due to inhaled corticosteroid; guess This med may cause the same.
Opthalmologist prescribed Lotemax to treat dry eyes which are side effect of epithelial basement membrane dystrophy. After a few days I started experiencing sore throat and hoarse voice. Did not connect it to the eye drops. Thought it was an allergy or maybe a lingering virus. Only after accidentally missing a few doses and starting again did I realize it was the Lotemax. Stopped taking it and sore throat and hoarseness stopped immediately. Doc said he never heard of that side effect.
Side effect was completely reversible and not fatal but be warned that eye drops can have serious side effects.
LOTEMAX (LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE): This medication is used to treat eye inflammation and pain after eye surgery. Loteprednol works by relieving symptoms such as swelling, redness, and itching. It belongs to a class of drugs known as corticosteroids. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)
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