PreserVision AREDS 2 User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• tomah...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 13, 2021

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I have been taking thus medication for about 3 weeks, I like to read and that is getting bad, my vision is blurred making it impossible to do even with my reading glasses which I don't always use. This stuff is junk, it affects my sleep and my daily activities, I am tired all the time,"

• B H
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 30, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I should have checked before ordering this medication. I took my first dose, yesterday, and within an hour was horribly ill with stomach cramps, severe bloating, nausea and back pain. Somehow, it didn’t occur to me that it was the Preservision. I just took a second day’s dose, twenty minutes ago, and am already feeling sick, again. Googled and found these reviews. I’m so angry. This is ridiculous. This shouldn’t even be on the market or, at the very least, should come with clearly marked warnings. Sitting here, wondering if I should try to bring this dose back up or flush my system with water."

• Connie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 1, 2023

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I started taking Preservision 2 weeks ago. After taking one pill in the morning and one in the evening I became very nauseous. Took recommended dosage for 2 more days and still became very nauseous. I have Glaucoma and was hoping this would help. Also, my vision has become blurry, my left eye is sensitive to light, and I had muscle weakness, hot flashes, and night sweats. This stuff is horrible. I have stopped taking it but still have some nausea. Hopefully, it will be better soon. FDA needs to inspect the ingredients or how it's made!"

• Anonymous
• March 16, 2021

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I have wet macular degeneration in one eye. Have been taking Eyelea injections every 6 weeks for two years. In the last six months taking 2 Preservision Areds 2 capsules each day the most annoying symptom is severe constipation which I have rarely had in the past. My retina specialist recommended these and I have regularly taken them. I’m interested in another compound which would be effective."

• Mary
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 28, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I took one after eating and had bad stomach ache. I tried again the next morning became very nauseous and tired and had projectile vomiting and slept all afternoon. Not a good vitamin for me. My husband takes it and has no problems! Go figure!"

• Helen
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 29, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "Diagnosed very young for age related MD- I’ve been on AREDS for years with very little progression of this disease Bc I have taken AREDS- I can only tolerate one per day and yet it held my MD from getting worse/it has gotten better! I’m 61 now- I thought I’d be blind! It does make me sick sometimes and it’s awful but I’d rather be sick sometimes than blind. I’m grateful even when I’m terribly sick."

• Susan
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 28, 2021

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "My eye doctor recommended that I start taking this supplement after he discovered that I have the beginnings of glaucoma. I would take one in the morning and one at night. Within a short amount of time I experienced a very sore feeling in my stomach with a lot of belching and horrible persistent gas. I thought it was due to a new coffee that I was trying. I have been diagnosed with gastritis and a bilateral hiatal hernia in the past so I have to be careful of what I consume. I initially did not think that Areds 2 was the culprit. I changed coffee and stopped taking all of my supplements and quickly I felt so much better. I decided to slowly start reintroducing my supplements back in. And then it occurred to me that I should look up the side effects of Areds 2. Boy am I glad that I did! I found all of these reviews and I was astonished. I felt that I needed to contribute my experience as well."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 10, 2023

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I have been taking PreserVision AREDS 2 on recommendation from my retina specialist. The gel capsules make me very nauseated even when taken with food. I am stopping them temporarily. The chewable formula was better."

• Susan
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 16, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I started taking Areds2 many years before my diagnosis of AMD. My dad took them for his AMD so I was genetically in the high-risk category and figured I'd get a "leg up." I've been taking them for probably 8 years with no problem and that (and, I'm convinced, my daily dose of blueberries - doctor approved!) has kept my AMD from worsening. Just recently I started getting blurriness in one eye and went to see my specialist to make sure it wasn't a bleed (I have dry MD in both eyes). He said there had been a couple of recent studies about MD and zinc and since I was in the high-risk range he gave me a substitute eye supplement with only 25mg of zinc as opposed to 80. So while I just recently had a problem with it (perhaps) I have to say it's served me really well for a long time."

• Ken
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 17, 2023

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "This drug gave me the worst constipation I've ever experienced. I drink a pot of coffee every morning and after I have a bowel movement without fail like clockwork. Not on this drug! I took this drug 1 gel capsule per day for 3 weeks before I realized this was the drug causing it. The constipation was so severe, it took two Enemeez in a row and it was the most painful pass of my life. I've been off of the drug for 3 days now and it's getting better, but WOW! Avoid this drug like the plague!"

• 12345
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 21, 2023

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "After reading through these accounts of Areds2 side effects, I am starting to wonder whether my frequent headaches, occasional bad constipation, dizzy spells, and a recent diagnosis of low blood pressure (90/49) after three months on Areds2 for macular degeneration might be related. It never occurred to me until I read this chat box. I am curious to know if anyone else has experienced a significant drop in their blood pressure due to Areds2. Before switching to the new Areds2, I was using Areds with Lutein, which had stabilized my macular degeneration without any complications."

• Mothe...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 12, 2021

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I don’t normally write reviews, but I wanted to share a positive experience with AREDS 2 to that my mom and I both had. My mom was first prescribed AREDS 2 by her optometrist after her cataract surgery at the age of 75. She had no issues, or side effects from this vitamin supplement. After her follow up appointment with her eye doctor and the positive benefits it was doing for her eye condition, I also started taking them at the age of 45. I have been taking them now for 8 years and through laser surgery, my doctor was impressed on how fast my eyes healed. I haven’t had any reactions or side effects from this vitamin supplement either, and I believe it has also helped in keeping my eyes moist and from drying out. My review is to say, that AREDS 2 has helped and worked as described benefits for our family, and we have been very fortunate not to of had any of the allergic reaction’s that have been noted and discussed in the previous reviews and warnings."

• Robbi
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 24, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I’m 65 and thought this would be good insurance for keeping my eyes healthy. I still have 20/20 vision after seeing the optometrist last month, and thankfully no eyesight problems. However my Mom and I also think my Grandmother were both diagnosed with Macular Degeneration. What a mistake! Less than 30 minutes after taking one of these capsules, I had awful abdominal pains, and felt sick to my stomach! I am just going to throw them away … Not going to risk ruining another afternoon feeling this badly! Surprised that an OTC vitamin like this would cause such serious side effects."

• AREDS...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 7, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "After about a month of taking AREDS 2, I began getting sudden strong nausea. I reduced to 1 a day and began taking with food but nausea persists. I have to immediately eat rice cakes *after* to get rid of the nausea. They have zinc oxide: "Nausea and vomiting are commonly reported side effects of zinc toxicity.""

• Kay
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 16, 2024

"I have been taking these for about 12 months. My macular condition is at an early stage, and my optometrist suggested I take PreserVision AREDS 2 to hopefully slow the disease down. I have no side effects from the drug but find the big tablets difficult to swallow. I have just ordered a chewable version which will make it so much easier to take. Only time will tell if they help my macular problem. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a positive outcome."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 4, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "MAcular Degeneration runs in my family but I don’t have it but I bought Areds 2 by Bausch and Lomb. Anyway it makes me sick or ill in my stomach. I also sent it to my 92 year old sister who has MD and it made her ill also. What do you think? Rita"

• katie
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 10, 2023

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I have been taking 2 pills a day for one year. I have had severe muscle weakness and I didn't think it was from the pills until I was reordering online at CVS and I happened to read someone's side effect which mimics mine. I immediately stopped taking them three days ago. I am hoping to regain my muscular strength. I don't advise anyone to take this. Serious side effects."

• Sue
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 22, 2021

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "Was told to take 2 a day because of beginning macular degeneration. Immediately had upset stomach, pain in stomach, felt yucky. I’m getting my money back from Costco, and telling my 2 eye doctors & will be looking for something else. I think Preservision needs to know about these complaints & devise a new formula."

• joresh
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 20, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I started taking PreserVision on the advice of an optometrist who said she detected AMD in my right eye. I started taking it 4 months back. About 3 weeks back I started noticing that my eyes get tired quickly and my vision getting blurred. It seemed to get worse day by day. I assumed that my AMD was getting worse but does it progress so quickly? Then I read the reviews here and saw other people were getting blurred vision too. I stopped it 3 days back and it seems my blurred vision is improving. Not sure yet. I am meeting a ophthalmologist this week and hope to find out the truth."

• Golda
• March 12, 2021

"Why are there toxic fillers in this supplement ? And not one but few! Very sad, that hardly can find pure ingredients in supplements. This was recommended by my ophthalmologist. I’m glad I read others experience with it. I’m not surprised! Why do we need so much (carmine) coloring on a pill??!! Titanium dioxide??! And it’s expensive to!!"

• Garde...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 16, 2021

"Eye doctor wanted me to start taking these as a precaution against macular degeneration occurring in the future. He had me take another brand last year which I threw out after two days due to nausea and sweating. Tried this brand for two days, once a day with food. The first day I developed diarrhea which I didn't associate with the pill. The second day, I had nausea, diarrhea, stomach cramps, lethargy and weakness. This stuff is horrible and once again threw out the bottle. I have been doing research for natural ways to help protect against eye problems and there are many sound recommendations for the Mediterranean Diet which I will try."

• RAD
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 15, 2022

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "After noticing a decline in vision that I was told is normal for my age I tried a bottle of Preservision once and noticed some blurred vision but no noticeable improvement overall. A couple years later I decided to try again starting with two bottles. (Since I usually do not have bad reactions to supplements and I had taken these previously.) Immediately I noticed mild to severe nausea after every pill. I stopped taking them and tried again a few times taking one a day. Still no improvement in nausea and some blurred vision. I regret purchasing two bottles and will definitely be more careful with supplements in the future."

• Marie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 22, 2023

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "I have been struggling with abdominal pain and nausea for six months. I have diverticulitis and I thought perhaps it was due to that. I had an ultrasound and a CAT scan done, and everything was normal. I didn’t realize that perhaps it could’ve been the AReds2 that I started taking. After hearing all of the other comments that’s what it was. I am ask my eye doctor, what she recommends and she told me about another vitamin to take. I have just ordered some and I have stopped taking AREDS 2"

• Dayto...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 6, 2023

"I've taken Preservision 2 for seven years. (2 per day) I give it 0 stars. Since they changed to the smaller caplet, my stomach gets very sick every time I take it. And in spite of taking it faithfully, my right eye has converted to wet macular degeneration. It is impossible to know if it actually helps."

• wonkey
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 3, 2021

For Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency "Took one pill - headache, and mild night sweats and probably upset stomach. Trashed 138 soft gels. I found this site while trying to find information on this pill and any side effects it may have on the kidneys."