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Timolol
Identifier
012271
Type of Spiritual Experience
Number of hallucinations: 28
Background
A description of the experience
Timolol maleate is a non-selective beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist used to treat glaucoma, heart attacks and hypertension. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines,
In its ophthalmic form it is "used to treat open-angle and occasionally secondary glaucoma by reducing aqueous humour production through blockage of the beta receptors on the ciliary epithelium. The pharmacological mechanism by which it actually does this is still unknown [sic]. "
The most serious side effects are cardiac arrhythmias and severe bronchospasms, fainting, congestive heart failure, depression, confusion, worsening of Raynaud's syndrome and impotence.
On Aug, 23, 2014: 3,642 people who reported to have side effects when taking Timolol maleate are studied
Most common side effects by gender :
| Female | Male |
| Nausea | Intraocular Pressure Increased |
| Pain | Drug Ineffective |
| Fatigue | Visual Acuity Reduced |
| Intraocular Pressure Increased | Dyspnoea |
| Diarrhoea | Fatigue |
| Fall | Condition Aggravated |
| Headache | Dizziness |
| Asthenia | Asthenia |
| Dizziness | Pyrexia |
| Dyspnoea | Renal Failure Acute |
On Aug, 22, 2014: 3,641 people reported to have side effects when taking Timolol maleate. Among them, 28 people (0.77%) have Hallucination.
- On Aug, 12, 2014: 3,641 people reported to have side effects when taking Timolol maleate. Among them, 3 people (0.08%) have Hallucination, Auditory.
- On Aug, 16, 2014: 3,641 people reported to have side effects when taking Timolol maleate. Among them, 8 people (0.22%) have Hallucination, Visual.