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Reviewer: Claire12, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Like many of your readers I have been using this drug for 2 weeks and I too experience the irritation, the red eye, the itching but most disturbing to me is the drowsiness. It goes beyond just fatigue. I have to work around it, if I have errands in the morning I take when I return. When I stop moving around it takes me out as if I was taking some kind of opioid. Itâ??s a scary and very strang
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Reviewer: Charlie, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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On the third day of taking Simbrinza I felt very unwell within an hour of taking it. I took my blood pressure and it was 70/41. I lay down for an hour and took it again and it was 67/40 with pulse 42 and rang the ambulance. I was not giddy but felt terrible with a feeling of heaviness affecting my whole body. I am a very healthy active person on no other medications, so this really floored me.
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Reviewer: ChrisH, 55-64 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Had sensitivity to light and eye muscle spasms. painfull. When I take it I pinch my tear ducts for 5 minutes and do mot get any taste at all. Then I sponge my eyes and dry them 3 times using water and Tissues. This removes the remaining preserbites in the Simbitza. Without this method I cna not use it.
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Reviewer: Brenda, 75 or over on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Don't know if this is working; only been on 3 weeks. Can't sing in choir, dry mouth. tired and dizzy. Think I will go off immediately. Can't function when you feel as if you are going to faint. No energy at all. Also not able to sleep. Bad!!! Kids at school keep asking why I have blood in my eyes. Bags under my eyes from change in sleep habits.
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Reviewer: LM, 35-44 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Iâ??ve been on these eye drops for 5 months. The eye burning, bad taste
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