Anyone tried this? Hubby has been prescribed it this morning, adding in on top of Effexor & Sybelium (Flunarazine).
Apparently the side effects can be intolerable (pins & needles in hands & feet), so was curious to hear other people’s experiences.
Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox, is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that is used to treat glaucoma, epileptic seizures, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri), altitude sickness, cystinuria, periodic paralysis, central sleep apnea and dural ectasia. (ta, Wikipedia)
I took it in 2009, at 500 mg/day. It was about as useful as most of the doctors I’ve seen (read “useless”). But, I had no side effects – and I am pretty med-sensitive.
Yes, took it in 2003. Unfortunately it didn’t help me. The biggest side effect was really tingling feet. Watch your potassium levels on. We’re all different so it may help you!
Anyone tried this? Hubby has been prescribed it this morning, adding in on top of Effexor & Sybelium (Flunarazine).
Apparently the side effects can be intolerable (pins & needles in hands & feet), so was curious to hear other people’s experiences.
Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox, is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that is used to treat glaucoma, epileptic seizures, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri), altitude sickness, cystinuria, periodic paralysis, central sleep apnea and dural ectasia. (ta, Wikipedia)
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Belfie
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Hi,
Yes, I took Diamox and will probably revisit it again. I was on another med (verapamil) at the time and then was switching over to Topamax (I’m currently taking a break from all meds) so it’s hard to say with 100% certainty what med was causing what side-effect. Relatively speaking though it wasn’t really all that bad. Yes, tingling in my hands and feet, but not horrible. It felt a bit like when your hand or foot falls asleep and it’s waking back up but not even that bad.
We’ve always been told he can’t have topamax due to his history of kidney stones (unsurprisingly he’s not keen to risk more!), but i’ve just read that Diamox can cause/increase risk of kidney stones too. From what google is telling me, the risk looks very similiar to Topamax. Anyone else heard this or had personal experience?
Apparently the next option for him to try is Keppra. Might be time for a phone call.