Anyone know of one? I was just on Diamox and Potassium Cl, but had a bad reaction to it. I have to wait the weekend before I get a new RX. I was kind of enjying life without headaches.
Posted by pab (Member # 904) on :
Have you tried Topamax?
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
a beta blocker perhaps?
or CoQ10
or MY favorite....Mangosteen juice
Posted by AP (Member # 8430) on :
Diamox has been the first thing prescribed since I just only started meeting with an LLMD, who is also making me take CoQ10, Alpha Lipoic Acid, B-Complex (Stress Tabs), Probiotics (I use Jarro-Dophilus since it was reccomended)... He also has me on Klonopin and Neurontin for sleep and Cymbalta to help me cope a bit better.
The Diamox was working to kill the headaches, but my reaction to it was't a desirable one. Just looking for something else out there.
Posted by mjo (Member # 7876) on :
Don't you have to supplement magnesium when you take Diamox? Asked one LLMD about the drug and he said, "You're already very low in magnesium. If I gave you Diamox you'd have to have IV mag which would be fine if you lived here but you're too far away for us to co-ordinate the drip for you." Sounded like he wouldn't want me monitored by a hospital far away. Is this right? Would like to hear more on diamox from others. Thanks.
Posted by AP (Member # 8430) on :
quote:Originally posted by mjo: Don't you have to supplement magnesium when you take Diamox? Asked one LLMD about the drug and he said, "You're already very low in magnesium. If I gave you Diamox you'd have to have IV mag which would be fine if you lived here but you're too far away for us to co-ordinate the drip for you." Sounded like he wouldn't want me monitored by a hospital far away. Is this right? Would like to hear more on diamox from others. Thanks.
I hadn't heard that. I'm just counting down 'til Monday when I can try something new.
Posted by trueblue (Member # 7348) on :
AP ~ What was your reaction to the Diamox? I tried it once about 10 years ago to find out it was a sulfonomide. Um... I'm allergic to sulfa drugs and had lovely red itchie hives.
If that's what happened...
I'd like to suggest not trying Topamax. Which I just tried last week. The sulfa in it is a different form and the pharmacy said I might be able to tolerate it. Well, at least I didn't get the giant hives... just really itchy.
I'm just mentioning this in case you are sulfa allergic.