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...
Before I found out I had ptc I use to kick box a few times out of the week to get back n to shape..I tried to do it now but it seems as if my body won't let me..is it safe or too straining for my head?
I think you will find, like a lot of us, that exercise is not compatible with IIH.
I use to do the circuit gym, and loved it but cant do any of it now. I get very nauseated and fall over with exercise now.
I do like to swim still and can. But! No diving if you have a shunt. (I knocked myself out doing a dive last year!)
You will get better at listening to your body, telling you what you can and cant do anymore. Sorry!
But you could find something else that suits you,like, swimming or walking. Its all trial and error for us now.Cath.