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Are Confusion, Headaches And Insomnia Side Effects Of Flucort Eyedrops?

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Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2015
Question: I did squint surgery. afterwards, my doctor gave my Flucort eyedrop to use for twenty days. after using this medication, I developed confusion, headache and very bad sleeping. what do you think? can Flucort(FML) eyedrop cause these symptoms?
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Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
These symptoms can be caused by Flucort eye drops.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care Magic

I am Dr Dadapeer an ophthalmologist and I will be answering your question.

I reviewed your history.

Flucort is a steroid drug and it is used to control inflammation after eye surgeries.
Being a steroid it can cause problems of confusion, headache as the eye drops can get absorbed on application into eyes.

This can also cause increase in the intraocular pressure and cause headache.
Hence if these symptoms are present you need to consult your doctor for measurement of intraocular pressure.

You can use non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like Bromenac or Nepafenac eye drops instead of flucort eye drops.

Hence I advice you to consult your doctor for examination of the eye for measurement of intraocular pressure and prescription of non steroidal anti-inflammatory eye drops.

Hope this information is helpful to you.

Thank you
With regards
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Are Confusion, Headaches And Insomnia Side Effects Of Flucort Eyedrops?

Brief Answer: These symptoms can be caused by Flucort eye drops. Detailed Answer: Hello Welcome to Health care Magic I am Dr Dadapeer an ophthalmologist and I will be answering your question. I reviewed your history. Flucort is a steroid drug and it is used to control inflammation after eye surgeries. Being a steroid it can cause problems of confusion, headache as the eye drops can get absorbed on application into eyes. This can also cause increase in the intraocular pressure and cause headache. Hence if these symptoms are present you need to consult your doctor for measurement of intraocular pressure. You can use non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like Bromenac or Nepafenac eye drops instead of flucort eye drops. Hence I advice you to consult your doctor for examination of the eye for measurement of intraocular pressure and prescription of non steroidal anti-inflammatory eye drops. Hope this information is helpful to you. Thank you With regards