Acetazolamide for Glaucoma User Reviews (Page 2)

• Eri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2022

"Well, most importantly, it did what it was supposed to. It kept my pressures down for two weeks until I could have surgery on my eye. I only had about 5 percent of optic nerve, and vision was bad. Pressures were 40 to 50. Doctor said I had to have surgery immediately, but two weeks was all they could do. Within minutes of my first pill, my appetite was gone. Not much happening except loss of appetite. Then, the day before surgery, 13 days on the drug, I got very sick. Severe back pain and nonstop vomiting. Eventually, I went to urgent care where they found a UTI. Coincidence? Don’t think so. The drug most likely saved what sight I had left. I would take it again because of what was at stake. But that vomiting side effect is pretty rough."

• Bru...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 20, 2019

"I've been taking this for almost a month now at 500 mg a day. Made me terribly sleepy at first, and I slept almost all day on the first Sunday (4 days in), terrible abdominal pains, woolly head, and nausea, plus more frequent urination. Sleepiness has passed, and I've been taking the tablets before a meal, and that has helped with the abdominal pain. Still waking in the night to visit the loo, but daytime urination has normalized. Nausea is a constant, though, and I have to force myself to eat. The consultant has given me another month's supply, oh joy."

• Psc...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 11, 2022

"I have been on Diamox for a year now because it's the only thing that will bring down my pressure. I am also on four drops, but they alone do not work. I cannot wait to see what kind of MIGS I can get to get rid of these pills. I experience difficulty concentrating, memory deficits, buzzing in my head, my feet, my hands. I already have tinnitus, but it doesn't seem to make it worse, so that is a positive, I suppose. I have some shortness of breath and find it hard to go on my walks. It brought my systolic pressure down, but my diastolic pressure is still higher than normal. I am always cold, which is very unusual for me, as I live in the desert, and I had problems with heat tolerance. The tip of my nose and the tops of my fingers will be ice cold. I used to have frequent urination and diarrhea in the beginning, but that went away. My skin and my hair got much drier since I started to take this medicine. I do feel it suddenly aged me quickly :("

• Chi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 24, 2021

"I used Diamox 250 mg as suggested by my ENT. Suddenly after 8 hours, I am facing nearsightedness issues. It's been 2 days since facing the nearsightedness issue. Usually, how much time is required for becoming normal?"

• Jas...
• August 2, 2019

Acetazolamide "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, you're going to have to go to the hospital. It has really red marks whenever I lean on my arm or hand. Anyway, I don’t like it, but everyone’s different, so give it a shot :)"

• She...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 23, 2018

"I am home from cataract surgery, have taken 3 pills. The soles of my feet were tingling with such intensity they hurt. Did not last long, then around my mouth started tingling, feels like I ate a mango, which I am highly allergic to. Afraid to take the last one."

• Eri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 20, 2022

"I was put on this two weeks before eye surgery... trabeculectomy. My pressures had to come down, so I didn’t pay any attention to side effects. The day before surgery, my back had sharp pains, and I couldn’t stop vomiting. Urgent care said I had a urinary infection. It was the sickest I have ever been. The next day, after antibiotic, I was getting better and had surgery. I know it was the pills that did it."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 17, 2025

"I have been taking this medication after an SLT laser procedure. About 6 days after the procedure, my eye pressure was at 47, then went up to 50. The doctor prescribed acetazolamide, and I have experienced nausea, diarrhea, chills, and some tingling in my fingers. My vision was very blurry before taking the medicine, and now it seems to have cleared up a bit. My appetite has come back, and I'm no longer nauseous, but I am still having headaches or pressure on the temples. Not sure if these are all good signs that my eye pressure is getting better, but I want to get my vision back and resume normal activities."

• Ern...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 29, 2021

"My eye pressure in my right eye would not go down despite undergoing the OMNI and XEN gel stent MIGS surgery. My pressure was 33 mmHg in the right eye. Zioptan, Alphagan, and Azopt all did not lower my pressure. My eye doctor prescribed me Diamox, and after 1 hour, my pressure dropped down to 20. I am very happy with the results."

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

Acetazolamide "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 4000 mg 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."

• Anonymous
• August 20, 2010

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

• Gfa...
• July 13, 2016

Acetazolamide "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."

• Mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 6, 2022

Acetazolamide "It's made me extremely dizzy and nauseous. No appetite at all. My one hand was occasionally tingly but livable. I stopped it after 3 days."

• Mar...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 7, 2023

"I've been using it for 6 months now. Have had no side effects, and my pressure is from 35 to 8 and 8 along with drops."