After years of being on Mebeverine, to no effect, I went back to my GP who prescribed Hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan). This has worked really well for me and, for the first time in years, I don't double up in pain after eating a meal. However, my eyes have become extremely dry (I've seen my optician who did a test) and I'm on my third trial of eye drops to help things. One eye has become rather inflamed and they're both sore and itchy.
I'm taking three tablets a day at the moment, but am thinking of dropping down to one or two and see if that helps, even though I may suffer from it because of the IBS. It's a balancing act, isn't it?
Is anyone else on Buscopan who is suffering from the same problem? If so, what did you do?
Buscopan wirkt bei mir sehr gut und verursacht überhaupt keine Probleme, während mich Mebeverin nach der ersten Tablette sehr krank gemacht hat. Ich habe sie nach vier Tagen abgesetzt. Überprüfen Sie die Packungsbeilage von Buscopan, um zu sehen, ob trockene Augen als Nebenwirkung aufgeführt ist oder googeln Sie danach, da nicht immer alle Nebenwirkungen aufgeführt sind. Ich würde die Dosis nicht reduzieren, falls dies zu einem Ausbruch Ihres Reizdarmsyndroms führt. Stattdessen gehen Sie noch einmal zum Arzt und bitten Sie um ein anderes Antispasmodikum. Sie müssen möglicherweise mehrere ausprobieren, um eines zu finden, das zu Ihnen passt.
I know buscopan affects vision when given IV but never heard of issues with tablets. Try reducing the dose and see how it goes with eyes vs IBS. You might find that after taking it for a while your IBS settles down and you only have to take it occasionally during flare ups
Thank you, Pippa. I got on OK with Mebeverine - took them for years - but they just didn't seem to be very effective and I was still getting the painful cramps and diarrhoea. I went back to see the GP as things seemed to be getting worse and was really pleased that Buscopan worked so well. One of the side effects on the patient leaflet is dry mouth, but my mouth is fine, it's just my eyes, which are driving me mad. I will do as you suggest and go back to the GP to discuss it all.
Thank you for your reply. I didn't know it caused issues with vision when given IV. Maybe I'm just a sensitive soul!
Hoffentlich finden Sie etwas genauso Gutes wie Buscopan, das Sie aber nicht schlecht vertragen. Mein Magen reagiert auf viele Dinge, daher war ich angenehm überrascht, dass Buscopan für mich mild genug war.
Ich nehme täglich 8 Buscopan ein. Keine Probleme mit trockenen und juckenden Augen. Wir sind alle so unterschiedlich. Sind Sie sicher, dass es das Buscopan ist, das dies verursacht?
Sarah
Hi Sarah. Thanks for your reply. No, I'm not sure. I saw a locum doctor last week as the previous eye drops weren't helping and she said that Hyoscine caused dry eyes. However, when I looked at the patient information leaflet it mentioned dry mouth (which I haven't got), but no dry eyes, so I don't know where she got it from.
She gave me different drops to try, but one eye is very inflamed this morning, so I've been in touch with the surgery. My vision is OK, but the eye looks awful! I'm going to ask to see an opthalmologist, I think.
Ich würde die Tropfen absetzen, um zu sehen, ob sie Reizungen verursachen. Möglicherweise reagieren Sie auch darauf.