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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For those of you that have experienced metabolic acidosis from Diamox, what were your symptoms? I've been feeling a little winded the past couple of days, like I can't get a good deep breath in. Can't decide if it's anxiety or something else going on.
Thanks.
For those of you that have experienced metabolic acidosis from Diamox, what were your symptoms? I've been feeling a little winded the past couple of days, like I can't get a good deep breath in. Can't decide if it's anxiety or something else going on.
Thanks.
Yes, not being able to catch my breath is one of my #1 symptoms. I live with an everyday venous CO2 of around 13-15. The doctor says my body has compensated for it, but as a result I feel really cruddy. If it gets so bad I can't walk 10 feet I know to go into the doctor.
Sometimes I feel really weak, like I'm going to immediately collapse and pass out and my heart beats weird. That's a sign for me that things have gotten pretty bad. If this goes on for more than a day I get constipated, followed by prolific diarrhea. Then my CO2 level plunges really low and I need help fast.
Denial and not thinking straight is another for me. "I don't need to go to the hospital. Just give me a pill." Uh, no. Go somewhere that has on-the-spot test results, because things can go south really fast. Go to urgent care or the ER, or a lab with instant results. The test results will decide whether you need to be in the hospital or not and what your treatment needs to be.
I take what actions I can at home, when I can. I'll drink like a gallon of diet lemonade. (treat the acidosis with citrate) I'll take a few extra potassium for a few days if I feel like I need it. I load up on potassium rich foods. If I have diarrhea or nausea I take something for it (to prevent potassium loss). Under my doctor's advice and care I've eaten bicarbonate of soda (ick, ick, ick). I think I've been able to avoid trips to the ER most of the time now, but I still feel like cr*p and am exhausted and have trouble breathing most of the time. Still, if it helps headaches it's worth it.
Get your blood tested, okay?