Did Latisse cause under eye darkening?

I wrote a review but am not sure if it was submitted. I discovrered by accident that the "cure" to the dark rings is crying because latisse blocked my tear ducts. I started using latisse about 3 month ago. My lashes look great but the skin under my eyes have gotten very dark and it is a large area. I thought it was due to a cold i had had a few weeks ago but after I was fully recovered, the rings were there bad as ever. I had a row with my family one night and spent an hour or 2 cying my eyes out and the next morning, lo and behold, the rings had completely disappeared. I did some internet research and read that glaucoma medication can cause congestion of the tear ducts. My understanding is that Latisse is a derivative of glaucoma medication and I put two and two together. I kept on using latisse since and my dark rings are back just as bad as before (they returned about 3 days after the cry) and now I will stop using Latisse and watch sad movies to test out my theory. I hope this helps because I was at a complete loss as to why my eyes rings looked so terrible and wanted to share what I learnt.

Latisse is generally applied once a day and at the base of upper eyelashes.I am using it since 6 months, but never seen any darkening under my eye. Latisse is the FDA-approved treatment to grow lashes longer, fuller, darker, is easy to use, FDA approved and effective.

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I have seen all kinds of reactions my husband is an eye doctor we prescribe this often. In my expierence my eyelids turned pink and itchy...not too cute but I have seen other patients that look like raccoons or like they have been punched in the eye! And they lucky people just get pretty lashes. When I noticed mine getting pink I switched to applying it every other day. I don't know if that will help anyone else but it helped me

In case some of its ingredients might cause an allergic reaction.

I used it and looked like I was crying my eyes were red all around. Yes Keller 4621, it does turn blue and green eyes brown. I have blue eyes and did not want to lose them!

The skin all around my eyes is purple. I was very careful with the product and never used it on my lower lashes. I am very fair skinned and now I look like a zombie. I hope it goes away and then I will go back to revitalash.

I have been using Latisse since Nov. for restoring eyelashes that had fallen out due to hormonal changes. While my eyelashes look amazing my eyelids and under eye areas do not! I actually had a friend who just popped in one morning ask me if I had been punched in the eye. I constantly look tired and haggard. I am going to stop using Latisse and go back to false eyelashes for special nights out. I can't take looking like this.

Here's what I experienced:

My entire upper eyelids slowly turned a dark pinkish/purple color, NOT attractive, and for the commentor who said "think of it as eyeliner", it's not the kind of eyeliner I want!

I developed very severe dark purple under eye discoloration and sunkeness. I looked like I was dying. My husband and friends all commented on how terrible I looked.

These side effects developed over about 6 months of use and were just getting worse so I stopped using Latisse.

2 months later the undereye discoloration and sunkeness have largely disappeared but I still have discoloration on my upper lids.

Also, I had lovely greenish brown eyes and now the green is all gone.

I would discourage ANYONE from using Latisse unless you have a medical reason for doing so. The side effects were terrible for me.

I use Bimatropost about once per week on upper and lower lashes to give my lashes a "boost" without all the ill side effects. I also tint them with black eyelash and eyebrow tint from Sally' Beauty supply. I can't stand wearing mascara. My lashes look lovely.

I, too, have noticed extreme dark pinkish coloring on the entire upper and lower eyelids.
In addition, this week(month four), I have noticed that I no longer have excess skin hanging over my eyes, presumably due to a total loss of orbital fat.
Since my eyes appear severely hollow, I am forced to wear light shimmery shadow above and below the lids.
Hopefully, after month four, things will adjust a wee bit back to normal. I am using Bimatoprost.

Bimatoprost (the active ingredient in Latisse TM) is known to cause loss of orbital fat around the eye. This could cause a sunken effect which can look like dark circles under the eye. It is supposed to reverse itself upon discontinuation of use of the product.

After using Lumigan for 6 weeks, I got it too, and it looks awful! It is a slight purple hint around my entire eye, NOT just where I put the Lumigan (I'm very careful), but both on the entire lid and below my eyes as well. It's very frustrating because it looks like I haven't slept in days. This is by far the worst of the Latisse/Lumigan side effects, because it looks like you're sick.