Acetazolamide for Seizure Prevention User Reviews
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- December 16, 2010
"I am taking carbamazepine for seizures but found that I was gaining a lot of weight (22 pounds in 2 months). After doing much search on the web, I found an article where a doctor did research on 15 patients that had weight gain on carbamazepine and found that by taking acetazolamide, the patients were able to lose the weight they had gained and maintained the weight lost. Today is day 2 on the acetazolamide, and I am sick to my stomach, feeling a bit dizzy and withdrawn. I would love to lose the weight that many of you have mentioned but not sure if I want to deal with the side effects to achieve this."
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"I have been on this drug for a month or so now because of daily/chronic headaches that started after I was in a motorcycle accident. Eight years of my life spent every moment with a headache, and I have been everywhere for help, even to the Mayo Clinic, and no one could find a medication to help me. Finally, this was prescribed as a last attempt since it is not FDA approved to treat headaches, and since I have had at least two weeks with a headache that is much more improved than before, I can actually function most days now. This medication causes me to have severe muscle aches, weakness, fatigue, tingling in hands, feet, and face, along with nausea, but it's still better than how I was before."