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Acetazolamide for Pseudotumor Cerebri User Reviews (Page 5)

Acetazolamide has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 98 reviews for the off-label treatment of Pseudotumor Cerebri. 50% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 28% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Acetazolamide

  • Yo136...
  • March 2, 2016

Diamox (acetazolamide) "Diamox didn't work and I hate it"

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 2, 2017

Diamox (acetazolamide) "Confusion, lethargy, diarrhea, hyperchloremia, CO2 16, nausea, dizziness"

1 / 10
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  • Ccano
  • May 24, 2020

"acetazolamide literally has not worked or helped my pseudotumor cerebri at all"

3 / 10
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  • Crawf...
  • October 12, 2015

"Without the medication, I have major headaches, sinus headaches, one eye will begin to bulge, and my head will feel like a balloon. With the medication, I'm good."

10 / 10
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  • jacks...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • December 24, 2018

"I was on Diamox for about 2 months & it definitely helped. My worst side effect of it was a pressure that built on the bridge of my nose from it and my face would feel “shaky”. Hate it!"

7 / 10
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  • IIHer
  • Taken for 5 to 10 years
  • July 21, 2020

Diamox (acetazolamide) "- More side effects that aren’t mentioned. - Okay short term but long term it gets a bit much"

3 / 10
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  • Akila
  • November 1, 2020

"I have just used it for 1year but there's no change."

4 / 10
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  • lizard
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • July 4, 2020

"Acetazolamide did not help my headaches. I stopped taking it about a year ago and feel the same."

1 / 10
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