Oh! Was it Lulu that asked about potassium? I'm on 40 mEq/day of Potassium ER, plus I'm on a high potassium diet. I love high potassium foods so that's pretty easy. I could live off avacados, lima beans, baked potatoes, artichokes, and figs. Favorite foods!

Sophiasmom

I have been tested for everything possible and they haven't come up with anything close to sleep apnea causing my anxiety and depression, I am bipolar and suffer from PTSD, I'm 5'10 and I weigh 170 and to tell you the truth when I got down as far as 155 I thought I was going to die of starvation and there was little improvement to the PTC so I refuse to believe in this theory about weight being the controlling factor, I think most Drs are just using us as little lab rats and poking and proding since it doesn't hurt them any!

Turtle, it's been shown that PTSD is associated with sleep apnea, and if you treat the sleep apnea, the PTSD symptoms get better.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12524572

and in terms of diagnosis we are very behind the 8 ball. my son and I had 4 studies at 3 different sleep labs in Las Vegas and were told we did not have sleep apnea. we went to Stanford and they found it. and we are better with treatment. Stanford published a study proving that their methods are overwhelmingly better:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21700494
they found 5 times as much OSA compared to the standard criteria, and their diagnosed patients improved with treating OSA.

maybe if the sleep labs could diagnose better, the docs would be more aware of how common this is and the full range of symptoms it can cause.

I have been on Diamox for many years. Started out with tunnel vision and then found to have pseudotumor cerebri (which my mom has too). I have even had lumbar punctures to drain the fluid off my brain as well in the beginning. This medication has worked wonders. I did have tingling and numbness in my feet, finger, nose, lips but that eased off by taking Vitamin C or eating oranges, (this was recommended by my doctor and it works). Now the tingling and numbness are gone. I don't know what I would have done without this medication. Now all I do is take the medicine once a day and move on with my life. Please hang in there and don't get discouraged. You can get to know more here http://www.internationaldrugmart.com/diamox.html

ermahamptom,

I may be extremely out of line for saying this, but I do not believe an illegal online pharmacy is the best source to learn more about Diamox, or any prescription medications for that matter.

May I suggest:

http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-6753-Diamox+Oral.aspx?drugid=6753

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682756.html

http://www.drugs.com/mtm/diamox.html

http://reference.medscape.com/drug/diamox-acetazolamide-342809

All of the above are great sources if you want to learn more about Diamox.

Thanks,
Amethyst

I was on Lasix for 2 years PRIOR to being dx and I still retained water like crazy. My legs would swell so bad my pants would be tight around the calves. My hands would still swell where my hands felt stiff to make a fist. My drs started me out on 1000mg (500mg/ 2xday) and I still had really high pressure. When they put my VP shunt in, I tried to stop the Diamox but I got really bad headaches so I went back on it. I was on 1000 mg/ day until about 6-7 months ago when my paps came back. I do have visual field loss in both eyes too. My neuro optho up'd my diamox to 2000mg/day and they said that during my spinal taps my pressure was about 18 but I kept telling them I felt like it was elevated and if I didn't have high pressure, why were my paps back. My NS recently put in an LP shunt in addition to my VP shunt. I asked him about my pressure when they first put the shunt in. He said they didn't take a measurement but that it was definitely elevated. So right now, I have 2 shunts and am on 2000 mg of diamox a day. Unless they lower my shunt setting, I do not see them lowering my dosage any time soon because when it is almost time for me to take my next dosage, my headaches spike and then drop after I take it. In my case, Lasix did nothing for me. My neuro op also has me on 80 mg of potassium a day (40 2/day), which is awful because the pills are so large and are not coated and start disenegrating in your mouth before you can swallow it....yuck...and talk about upset stomach....ughhh!!!!! But it not only helps to lower my pressure but it also keeps my body from swelling like a balloon. I do sleep a lot though. My husband doesn't know how I can do it sometimes. I get up to take my meds and back to sleep I go, sometimes for 2 days at a time. My eye pressure though is at 18 and I get a visual field exam and paps check every 2 months, potassium levels checked every 2 months also. So far it has been at a good level, but I also drink OJ and eat bananas.

Hope

Hi Hope,

I've never tried Lasix, but I've had wonderful luck with Diamox. I too am currently on potassium supplements. I've never taken such a large pill, it always takes me at least 3 tries to swallow it, so I know exactly what you mean. YUCK!

Good luck to you with your treatments!

-Amethyst