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(also known as Diamox)
Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox, is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that is used to treat glaucoma, epileptic seizures, benign intracranial hypertension, altitude sickness, cystinuria, and dural ectasia. Acetazolamide is available as a generic drug and is also used as a diuretic.
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Pseudotumor Cerebri | 41 |
66% |
| Hydrocephalus | 9 |
67% |
| Glaucoma | 6 |
100% |
| Chronic Pain | 2 |
100% |
| Arnold-Chiari Malformation | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 73% (64
Members)
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Acetazolamide Reviews
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Did not help with headaches or loss of peripheral vision.
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It made me feel more sick, I lost a bunch of weight and I'm already small, and the head pressure did not change.
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Could not tolerate the burning hands and feet
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It didn't work in the beginning to get my pressures down. It ultimately led to me having the Lumbar shunt placed last February.
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did nothing
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severe numbness and tingling and then found out I was allergic to it.
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Diamox....
I am sorry, I only took the awful diamox for a short time before my potasium dropped really low and they took me off and put me on spirolactone which ... [More] -
free Diamox
I recently filled my prescription for the acetazolamide 500mg sequels (my dr. for some reason is very specific about my being on this rather than the ... [More] -
free Diamox
Not sure why the price would differ, maybe since yours is 500mg and extended release. But we just got my daugher's prescription filled for Acetazolam... [More] -
free Diamox
Hey TJ...good idea...I also have a month supply of 250 mg apo acetazolamide..i guess that is the generic name - there are around 360 pills, as she was... [More] -
Diamox
I am not on Diamox at the moment...Currently am taking Topamax. The highest I've gone on Diamox is 1500mg and I started having fainting spells on that... [More]
