Acetazolamide (Diamox) Profile

I have Arnold Chiari Malformation. I have been given this drug to try to reduce the pressure in my head to give me some relief in the severe head pain I experience. What is your knowledge on this subject...

After the onset of severe headaches in December 2004, my daughter age 16 at the time, was diagnosed with Chiari malformation. She was started on Topomax but did not experience any relief. In October of 2005 she was started on Diamox.Her headaches never go away completely but she has definately experienced some relief with Diamox.

I had headaches for a long time, then started having memory failures. Finally they found the spinal fluid pressure too high. After reducing it and putting me on the Diamox the headaches are gone for the most part, but I am always tired from the sedative side effects. Stopped taking it two days ago and feel so good. But know I have to go back on it or find an alternative. Diagnosis was psuedo-tumor or something similar...whatever that is.

My grandmother has been diagnosed with Glaucoma and she has been prescribed Diamox: http://www.drugdelivery.ca/s3100-s-DIAMOX.asp... as treatment. But, I guess that the medication can be prescribed for different illness.
Concerning Arnold Chiari Malformation,it is said that:"Medications may ease certain symptoms, such as pain. Surgery is the only treatment available to correct functional disturbances or halt the progression of damage to the central nervous system. More than one surgery may be needed to treat the condition."

please i need to know the synthesis of acetazolamide

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I have been taking Diamox for 15 years for severe headaches and chiari malformation. I had to continue it even after decompression surgery was unsuccessful at eliminating the headaches. I was then diagnosed with dysautonomia. I suffered for the better part of 12 years with low blood pressure and lightheadedness, exercise intolerance, basically being housebound. I was treated for dysautonomia unsuccessfully.
Recently, due to severe symptoms, I was referred for a second opinion with a cardiokogist. He blames the Diamox as a cause of the dysautonomia.
I lost 12 years of my life because of the effects of this drug and the medical profession not picking up on it. I am now trying to wean off of it and hope it has not permanently done damage. I am having trouble with severe fluid retention and have been off of it for 3 weeks.

i have been on diamox for seven months. im glad i'm off it now, but for the past few days ive been feeling very jittery and my nerves feel very strange. is it normal to feel like this when the medication has stopped?

MNEMONIC

ACIDazolamide causes (metabolic) ACIDosis

How long did it take for you to notice a difference with diamox?

Are you still checking this post because I am interested in speaking with you as I suffer from the same condition and am looking for alternativeds as well.

Hal wrote:

I had headaches for a long time, then started having memory failures. Finally they found the spinal fluid pressure too high. After reducing it and putting me on the Diamox the headaches are gone for the most part, but I am always tired from the sedative side effects. Stopped taking it two days ago and feel so good. But know I have to go back on it or find an alternative. Diagnosis was psuedo-tumor or something similar...whatever that is.