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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Shaking?

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Soo Im on day 2 off of the Diamox. I woke up with a severe headache this morning, but its gotten a lot better as the day progressed. But now I have a sensation that my body is like trembling. Its so weird and hard to describe but I kind of feel drunk? But I clearly havent drank!! haha Anyone ever had anything like this?? I dont know if I should be worried..
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Brooke...I have that when my pressure is up...sometimes several times a day depending on how active I am. But it also sounds like it could be a form of withdrawal from the meds too. Ask your doc if you are worried. Take care and hope it is over soon for you.--- hugs---- Nicole w.
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I felt the same way, i think it was the diamox. I am now on the lowet does possible because I don't tolerate the drug well. Not only did it make me shaky, I felt crazy weird and tired.

I HATE Diamox and hope to get off of it soon!
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Low blood sugar? Have you been eating and drinking ok?
SeaSprite
SeaSprite
When my pressure is high I get this really weird feeling that I've described in the past as an electrical or vibrating feeling. It's in my body, it's in my head. Don't know if that's the same thing as what you are experiencing.

On the shakiness: How long has it been since your doc has done a blood panel on you? There may be metabolic problems going on with Diamox that make it a hard drug for you.

I'm only on 125mg of diamox right now, with 20mg of furosamide. I get metabolic acidosis on both Diamox and furosamide. We are trying to fix the problem. I feel extremely shaky, exhausted to the core of my being, hard to breathe, heart palpitations, nausea, like I'm going to faint, etc. It feels like a heart attack. Ick. Your problem is probably something else, but they should be watching your blood tests pretty carefully as you ramp up on a drug. My doc is taking blood weekly right now.

None of that explains my rather alarming memory gaps right now. Like, I lose hours out of my life. But that's another story.
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