Eye Drops With Oxymetazoline (Page 5)
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replacement for Visine LR

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This may sound funny but Afrin nose drops. Work very well. They have the same active ingredient. Ive been using them for a week and love it. It also lasts all day.

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It seems odd that they would just discontinue the only two eye drops (LR and Workplace) that contain oxymetazoline without an official explanation. The least they could do is let everyone know why. Have they found some negative long term effects of using it? or what is the issue?

I don't know off any other brands that use oxymetazoline.

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Possibly misreading the ingredients, Afrin is unless reformulated is is a nasal 10-12h . It is habitforming and causes rebound nasal congestion. Deoxyzylometazine is the former ingredient. I wouldn't use it at all unless nothing else works, and then only 3 days during your worsening.
severe cold

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Please see my post below about Afrin. Do not use it undiluted. Its been 2 days now and my eyes are clear. There are risks as its not sterile. But same risks as getting water from the shower in your eyes.

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Jerome- No, there is no other eye drop with oxymetazoline that is manufactured in the United States. That is why I am hoping all will sign the petition on change.org

Also, Afrin and Nostrilla nasal sprays, while having the active ingredient of oxymetazoline (are not indicated for use in the eyes.) Some, as you will see on this link, are using them in their eyes because we are all desperate. It is up to you, if you want to try it.

I urge you all to please sign the petition, contact Johnson and Johnson, contact the makers of Nostrilla and/or other companies that currently make products with oxymetazoline and ask them to bring Visine LR back on the market or create eyedrops with oxymetazoline.

You can look below for the websites and/or email addresses to do so. Also on this same website, we are sharing this information on:
Discuss/Visine-LR-Discontinued-200960_p1_s2.htm

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Can you use the Afrin Nasal Spray in your eyes?

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The only eye drops which work on my eye redness has been visine LR with oxymetazoline HCl. I am having more and more difficulty finding this particular visine. Is there another eye drop with oxymetazoline HCl over the counter? Please advise!

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I thank you all who have signed the petition!

I am also working on another angle. I have contacted the makers of Nostrilla (nose drops with oxymetazoline) which some of you on this link use at: [email protected]

I have asked them to please make an eyedrop with oxymetazoline as they are already marketing a nose spray with the ingredient. In the email, I let them know that Johnson and Johnson has discontinued Visine LR and NOW there isn't any EYEDROPS ON THE MARKET WITH OXYMETAZOLINE. I told them they would be the only company in the US to produce this much needed product. Prestige Brands actually sent me a letter stating they are bringing this issue to their marketing and quality assurance personnel!

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Occuclear has not been available in the U.S. in quite some time. I wish they would bring that eye drop back as well as the Visine Long Lasting. I don't know which eye drops I'm going to use now, since I can only use eye drops that contain oxymetazoline. Not many eye drops have that ingredient, and they burn my eyes when I use it. I'm not a happy camper at all right now!!!!

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I have the same issue as Mike. I have used this product for probably 5 years now daily. I know you aren't supposed to use this product daily but if I don't my eyes look like demon eyes. None of the other Visine products work. Maybe for other people, but not for me. Oxymetazoline is what works. I had no idea there was a shortage or I would have stocked up. I ran out yesterday and I just paid $90 for 3 bottles on e-bay (friggen pirates) but its worth it. I can tell you that I did buy the Afrin and used it in my eyes and it worked. Don't put it in straight though. Its too strong. Use an eye wash mixed in. I used Advanced Eye Relief Eye WASH from Bausch & Lomb. 2 parts Afrin with 1 part wash to reduce it to the Visine LR level. I am only going to do this until my bottles arrive from the e-bay pirates. Then when those bottles run out in 9 months, I will go back to the Afrin mix. Which is ridiculous. BRING BACK VISINE LR for the love of God. I signed the petition. Everyone should.

change.org/p/johnson-johnson-bring-back-visine-long-lasting-redness-relief-visine-lr

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I think we all need to start writing some letters to Alex Gorsky, the CEO of Johnson & Johnson - and see if he is aware that they are discontinuing one of their best products??? I agree, raise the price - just don't discontinue this great product!!!

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Hey fellow oxymetazoline users. it feels like a crime to stop making Visine LR and workplace. I've signed the petition. i'm going to call j and j as well. We need an organized social media plan. there must be thousands of others.

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Mike,

I think we all know and agree that it is outrageous what sellers are charging for remaining bottles of Visine LR! I worry though about putting nasal sprays in my nose. I don't know if this is safe? I will be sending my petition on change.org to Johnson and Johnson soon to ask them to please bring Visine LR back to the market. I don't know if it will help but I feel at least I need to try.

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Well, I just shelled out $120 USD for 3 bottles on ebay. Today was my first day in years going without the visine with Oxymetazoline and my eyes are completely red, I look like a monster. I've been using Visine Triple Action today and it does absolutely nothing, in fact might even make it worse. I'm sure I'll be putting the nasal spray in my eyes once these 3 bottles run out.

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Over the weekend I tried Afrin nasal spray that also that contains Oxymatazoline as Carlos mentioned earlier. It worked very well, and it lasted a long time. What worries me is that Afrin not sterilized so I only tried it once. According to a pharmacist that I spoke with, using Afrin is just like putting water in your eyes. That means it's possible to get an infection if bacteria is present. I'm pretty sure I get water in my eyes all the time in the shower. Does anyone know more about the risks?

I also tried Opcon-A (contains Naphazoline) and got decent results. I might use this for the mean time, but I still like Oxymatazoline better.

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I started using opcon A by Bausch &Lomb. It sorta stings a little, but does work. Contains Naphazoline HCI. I also emailed Visine and they said the same thing: discontinued, but would alert marketing team. Whatevs.

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Those conversations on that other page are from 2010

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Hello,

For everyone on this link, there is another conversation going on in the same exact webpage about Visine LR being discontinued, see:

Discuss/Visine-LR-Discontinued-200960.htm

I have started a petition on change.org to bring this product back, see:

change.org/p/johnson-johnson-bring-back-visine-long-lasting-redness-relief-visine-lr

Please sign it if you are inclined and read our current postings on the above link.

Thank you!

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I've switched to Bausch and Lomb advanced eye relief (Redness instant relief) it has Naphazoline . Doesn't work as well nor last all day but it helps.

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Afrin nasal spray also uses Oxymatazoline Hydrochloride. Haven't tried it yet but I'm gonna try. It's 0.05% as opposed to the 0.025% level in Visine. It's also about $8 for a 1-ounce bottle so way cheaper than Visine.

Screw Visine and J&J for not listening to their customers.

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