Everything You Know About Cyclosporine

Side Effects

You've got to think about the side effects of cyclosporine. Men, you know it's got a lot of them! You can get mild to severe ones, depending on how this med is prescribed. The oral and injectable forms have lots of common side effects. Yes. Men, you can expect excessive hair growth, tremors, high blood pressure, and even gum overgrowth! Two others are low magnesium and blood clots in the kidneys. You'll often see nephrotoxicity too. Men, this one's when you've got excess toxins in your kidneys! You'll deal with it if you're taking high doses of this med or take it for a long, long time. Men, there are some less common side effects too, like lung issues and liver or kidney damage. That said, though they're less common, they're more serious when they do happen!

Lots of the side effects come from another one, men: vasoconstriction. This one's the narrowing of blood vessels! And of course, when you're taking the eye drops of this med, you'll see some eye side effects. Expect things like itching, dryness, redness, or burning. Sadly though, you're at a higher, much higher, risk of infection when you're on this med, men. It doesn't matter what form you're taking!