Pseudotumor Cerebri Support Group

Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a neurological disorder that is characterized by increased intracranial pressure, in the absence of a tumor or other diseases affecting the brain or its lining. Diagnosis requires brain scans and lumbar puncture. Characteristic symptoms are headache, transient visual obscurations or transient visual loss in one or both eyes usually lasting...

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Super TINGLING...

deleted_user
deleted_user
So I know everyone has said that Diamox causes tingling...I figured it would not be a big deal for me, because I've had tingling and numbness all over for a year, doctors have called it "peripheral neuropathy" before I was taking any medicine..

But this Diamox is causing....

a SUPER strength tingling like tingling "on steroids", I never could have imagined it to be so powerful...and I can't even feel my toes at all. beyond numb.

Please tell me this feeling lessens with time....

I'm also getting super strong shooting random pains in my legs, is this from Diamox also?
deleted_user
deleted_user
For me the tingling doesn't go away I've been on Diamox for 5 months now. mine feels like your hands are on the verge of frostbite from being so cold, then come and run them under hot water! as for the pains my doctor told me to eat a banana everytime i took a Diamox pill, because it lowers your potassium levels
deleted_user
deleted_user
I get the same exact pains wantdx!!!! Infact I had them so severe last night I cried.
Cath278
Cath278
Yup, I m afraid so. All normal. But it either gets easier or you learn to handle it better.
I know when I came off Diomax, after awhile I actually missed it!
What I dont miss is, my feet always being frozen, even in summer.I hated that.
Give it some time. It usually gets a bit better by week 8. Cath.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I no longer call it tingling, it's more like little needles STABBING...very painful, it usually wakes me up : /
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