eye drops and nose spray ..is there one for perscritpion ?

[Cinnamon Girl]

I asked my GP for a perscription for eye drops and nose spray...he said i had to buy them over the counter that there is not one available on script ? I live in Ontario Canada....

if there is a perscription one I can afford it under my hubbys benefits...this disease is expensive enough !....and we try to spare pennies where we can......

anyone know of anything ??....

[Prairie Gal]

Restasis is the only Rx eye drop I'm aware of.  Can you get that in Canada?  Systane or Systane Ultra drops work well for me. Systane Ultra is available at a good price at Costco here in the U.S.

I've never heard of a nasal Rx spray for dryness; I use a plain saline nasal spray - very inexpensive, but does the job.  I usually use it every morning and every night during the winter because having the furnace on lowers the humidity in the house.

I am fortunate that I was Dx'd quite early and don't have severe dryness.  Plaquenil helped me produce more saliva after almost 5 months, and it helps with joint pain and muscle aches but I don't think it helps your eyes.   I've taken Black Currant seed oil for almost 7 years (recommended by my rheumy since my dryness isn't extreme) and that has helped my eyes.  I also take 4 g. of fish oil every day now and many people find it helps their eyes.

[brownskin510]

I was prescribed Restasis and Systane for the eyes, specifically, by my eye dr, and Flonase for the nose, by my lung dr. I am also on orednisone, which is supposed to help with a lil bit of everything

Kelley

[Prairie Gal]

Brownskin, my husband uses Flonase because he has allergies.  Does it help with nasal dryness too?

[brownskin510]

Hi Prairie Gal, not really. Flonase is more for allergy relief [runny/congested nose, post nasal drip, etc]. However, I use saline for the nasal dryness. Has he tried that, or the netti pot? [saline spray is probably easier, but the netti is probably longer lasting once the passage is actually cleansed]. I try to keep bottles of saline with me ALL THE TIME

[Prairie Gal]

Yes, Brownskin, he uses a netti pot every a.m. and every p.m.   He has 3 different nasal sprays (all Rx) he uses daily, plus a Claritin every a.m. and a shot every 10 days or so, depending on which types of pollen are blowing around.  Otherwise, his nose runs for hours and he gets headaches.

[Pegasus47]

No, I don't know of a drop that is both for eyes and nose.

I do know a pill that is good for both.  TheraLife Eye Autoimmune.  It treats both.  Check it out.

Pegasus