Diamox User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• birde...
• February 15, 2017

For Mountain Sickness / Altitude Sickness "After several bird tours flirting with 10,000 - 11,000 ft elevation I became suspicious that I was susceptible to alt. sickness. A redirected flight to LaPaz, Bolivia (and some unscheduled ascents near Cochabamba) convinced me I was. Typically I serve as a human altimeter, within minutes of reaching 11,000 ft I'm puking my guts out. Diamox has been a wonder drug in preventing alt. sickness on tours I've been on since Bolivia. I've travelled from 8,000 ft straight to 14,000 ft several times with no alt. sickness symptoms at all. 125 mg before bed is all I need. Tingling and bad tasting soda symptoms are greatly reduced at that dosage compared to the 250mg I initially used."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 30, 2019

"I just started taking Acetazolamide 1/2 pill of 250 mg tab for my ringing in my left ear and I'm feeling tired and kind of weak I feel like going back to bed. My ENT DR prescribed this, does anyone else out there have similar problems??"

• Unity...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 10, 2022

For Pseudotumor Cerebri "So I was started with 250mg twice a day with Diamox and I absolutely could not tolerate this medication. I even went down to 125mg twice a day still couldn't do it. To me this medication is the awful, the side effects are horrendous and please do not believe the doctors that this is just a diuretic, Diamox breaks down your CFS and I'm just not comfortable with taking a medicine that does that. It caused intense nausea, vomiting, anxiety, depleted my electrolytes which is very dangerous and gave me kidney infections and I was only on it for 2 weeks. It can also cause kidney stones and failure..so that's awesome. Please please look into this medication before taking it. I've gone with more alternative methods like acupuncture and lymphatic massage and had much better results and no nasty side effects."

• Taji
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 28, 2019

For Mountain Sickness / Altitude Sickness "Upon arrival in Lhasa, Tibet at approx 3000 MAS(metres above sea level) I started getting a very bad head ache. Approx 8 hrs later the headache had progressed to extreme throbbing. I drank plenty of water and took diamox as prescribed by my g.p. for altitude sickness. The next day I signed myself up on tour to travel to nam tso @ approx 5000 mas.."

• Catpawz
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 3, 2019

For Mountain Sickness / Altitude Sickness "I took one of these pills (125mg) to try it before my vacation and I haven't felt so sick in a long time. OMG it was horrible!! It started with mild dizziness and tiredness. Not so bad but by the 12th hour I just wanted to check out. A lot of dizziness, very tired but couldn't sleep, nausea and headache. Generally I felt awful but couldn't put my finger on how else it made me feel this awfulness. I took a meclazine and some Advil and felt a bit better. The next day, I still felt a bit weird but not so awful. That stuff lasts a long time and if you take it on vacation and have my reaction, you'll waste a lot of hours being miserable."

• Nawaf
• June 30, 2020

For Pseudotumor Cerebri "I am 50 years old with a BMI of 28.9. I was suffering from a headache for 3 month. After taking diamox 250 I started to gradually feel better but after a month I started have high pressure headache which was worse than before."

• Jas
• August 2, 2019

For Glaucoma "I don’t like this one bit, the first day I took it I felt like I was having a massive panic attack or I was going to go crazy, I tried to stick it out for a couple more days and take it right before I sleep and that helped but honestly it’s such a pain to eat and take it right before bed and force yourself to sleep otherwise your going to have to go to hospital... it has really red marks whenever I lean on arm, hand. Anyways I don’t like it but everyone’s different so give it a shot :)"

• Sbano
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 26, 2021

For Pseudotumor Cerebri "First of all I am happy for everyone that has benefit from this medication, for me I don't feel this medication has done anything for me. I started taking a small dose 250mg when I was diagnosed with IIH back in September of 2020, since my headaches have not gotten away, I am now up 1625mg per day. Yes I have lost 30lbs, the worst side effects for me are diarrhea, tingling in my feet, riming on my ears and all day thing, lack of energy and the headaches continue to be so massive that they debilitate me so bad, but I have to work like this, either work or be homeless. They also did a lumber puncture, which did a tear in my dora and they had to do an epidural blood patch and it took a month to recover. I was told that if this medication doesn't help and losing weight, then the next option is brain shunt, I am just so tired of taking this medication, which I don't see any benefit or help with my headaches which is what changed my life and then the constant blurred vision."

• Seal...
• December 28, 2020

For Mountain Sickness / Altitude Sickness "Absolute game changer for skiing at high altitude, I thought I would inevitably spend the first few days sick and anxious from being out of breath. I did have some Dizziness and pins and needles “electric feeling”, but this side effect was worth feeling so much better and enjoying my holiday."

• Coyboy
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 20, 2021

For Hydrocephalus "At first I was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypotension (IIH) by some Neuro. But I was on mega doses at that time. Lost all muscles and any weight that I had. I was 24. Weighed in 190 male 6 foot 1. So good build and a good weight. Not no fat like they say that it always causes or vi versa . Or etc. Never had a seizure until that med. I had other problems when 16 years old etc. But was a lot better from 18 on up. But the only reason to go was a headache, it was crippling headache that kept me in the bed almost all the time and I seen neuro surgeon. Went from IIH to constructed hydrocephalus. To the next shunt I lost 5 to ten years I don't remember at all. Went crossed eyed. With just one eye. When I was 24-27. Had 20-20. That happen. I couldn't see anything. Everything was seeing 2 or 3 of something. Went on for a year. Ok. I'm done. Have had 7 or 8 surgeries in 4 years etc. Not counting eye."

• Ciccio
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 15, 2022

For Hydrocephalus "Suddenly 2 months ago I fell down and couldn't move. The day after I fell down again went to emergency with magnetic walking then couldn't walk at all. I went to another hospital where they prescribed me Diamox 250 for 20 days, magnetic resonance and tac and after that come to see the doctor again. After the third day taking Diamox I could walk again."

• Andre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 2, 2023

For Glaucoma "I was prescribed this for eye pressure reduction due to diabetes and glaucoma surgery recovery. I was told to take as much as I could handle, as much as 4000mg was authorized. I was to take it so that my eye would heal properly after the Ahmed valve installation surgery. So far I have taken 500 mg for a week and have found I am shivering a lot. My balance is off and I find myself bumping into things a lot more. I have gone out of my way to add extra potassium while on this drug as suggested in the guide. I think the worst effect I have had is that my fasting blood sugars will not go below 13 mmol/L, no matter how hard I try. I went from 8.1 mmol/L to 13 the day I started this and they have gone up to 16 but will not go below 13. Metformin seems to have no effect at all. And that has me concerned. The benefits of this remain to be seen as I visit the doctor shortly."

• januh...
• May 1, 2009

For Mountain Sickness / Altitude Sickness "I am trek leader. I am 100% confident to use Dimox to prevent the Altitude illness. This drugs makes my job easier. Thank you."

• jelema
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 4, 2019

For Pseudotumor Cerebri "Makes my feet tingle and I hear ringing in my ears all the time"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 24, 2017

For Pseudotumor Cerebri "Works amazingly!"

• Anonymous
• August 20, 2010

For Glaucoma "I had high pressure in eye after cataract surgery. This lowered the pressure in two days. Made me spacey and I slept a lot but it worked!"

• Yo136...
• March 2, 2016

For Pseudotumor Cerebri "Diamox didn't work and I hate it"

• Gfa
• July 13, 2016

For Glaucoma "Miserable! I was tired. Weak, couldn't stand or walk. My lips were chapped, burning and the corners of my mouth were red and raw. Food and drink burned when swallowed ."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 2, 2017

For Pseudotumor Cerebri "Confusion, lethargy, diarrhea, hyperchloremia, CO2 16, nausea, dizziness"

• IIHer
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 21, 2020

For Pseudotumor Cerebri "- More side effects that aren’t mentioned. - Okay short term but long term it gets a bit much"

• Marie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 6, 2022

For Glaucoma "It’s made me extremely dizzy and nauseous. No appetite at all. My one hand was occasionally tingly but liveable. I stopped it after 3 days."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 9, 2023

"I use this for psychoses and PMDD. It is fantastic for insomnia, anxiety, agitation, panic, depression. Side effect of drowsy. Dose of 250mg in morning and 500mg at night."