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Since October I have tried Lortab (3 strengths), gabapentin, Lyrica, Ultram, Relafen, Zonegran, and Trileptal. I am also on Cymbalta and Ambien. Any ideas/help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello, I very much need an answer because my doctor will not give me a straight answer. I'm currently on Lamictal (800mg a day) and Zonegran (200mg a day) and I'm a college student so I tend to drink. I've never had a seizure while consuming alcohol but I'm terrified when doing so. So heres my question... When I drink (beer) with my meds, will it bring on a seizure? or just enhance the side effects? Please I very much need to know asap! Maybe even stories would helpl too.

t think of them at this time) I am now being treated with Zonegran, Depakote. The Zonegran was working for a little while but I have seemed to reach a plateau. I have not been migraine free at all since November, but there have been times where my migraines have been less painful. I work for a health insurance company and I am on the computer for 8 hours a day. I have been unalbe to work a full time scheule for the past 3 months due to my migraines.

Has anyone with Chiari had success with Diamox? I'm currently on Zonegran for L-temperal lobe seizures, but the constant pressure and full feeling in my ears and mouth is driving me crazy. Told possible Meniers by ENT, but my Neuro thinks it's the Chiari. She wants to try Diamox, but wants to clear it with my Chiari specialist because of the Zonegran and risk of kidney problems (dehydration).

Does anyone know of any medication for complex seizures (L-temporal lobe) that won't make you feel like a zombie? I take Zonegran 200mg and I have absolutely no energy. I'm typically very active and moving all the time. I don't even have the energy to grocery shop or cook anymore. This is ridiculous! I also take Diamox, not sure if this has any affect on my energy level. Recently had a CBC done, and it came back normal. I just started these meds 4 months ago.

I went off the Zonegran because my hair was falling out and my tachycardia spells stopped. At least I hope so. I also think my meds were causing a lot of my anxiety. I don't have this anxiety attacks since stopping seizure medication. I take butterbur for my headaches and this is suppose to increase the oxygenated blood to the brain. I feel so much better these days.

Juvenile open angle glaucoma is a form of open angle glaucoma which occurs in young adults. It is treatable, but frequently requires surgery, as it may be quite resistant to eye drop therapy to lower the eye pressure. There often is a genetic component to this form of glaucoma.

The general incidence of glaucoma in the general populations with special risk factors that live a normal life span is 2% among high myopes (and your are barely hi myope and at age 18 very unlikely you will get beyound -7.00) the risk may be double, which sounds bad, but that is only 4% so most high myopes don't get glaucoma. Glaucoma is harder to diagnose because of 2 reasons: 1. The cup/disc ratio is larger in myopes 2. the cornea is generally thinner .

You should see a glaucoma specialist (ophthalmologist with fellowship training in glaucoma) for a full glaucoma evaluation to make sure you do not have the early signs of glaucoma. He/she could check you for narrow angle glaucoma (gonioscopy), pigment dispersion, pseudo-exfoliation, etc. as these are causes of glaucoma frequently missed by non-specialists and they could also perform an optic nerve OCT exam which will demonstrate whether there is any early damage from glaucoma.

I think it very important that you get a second opinion from a glaucoma specialist that you have glaucoma. If you do the preferred treatment is likely NOT drops but SLT or ALT laser. As often as 70% of the time that controls glaucoma and drops are not needed only careful follow up. Exercises will not help glaucoma, using your eyes does not cause glaucoma. If there is a medical school in Costa Rica that might work.

My guess is that glaucoma cannot be easily detected. Yes, there maybe idications of glaucoma if a patient has an elevated IOP and c/d ratio. However, the cause of those things may not be glaucoma. Although, the first possible cause on the list may be glaucoma, it may not be the correct diagnosis, which is why the other tests are called for. But this is all just a guess since I'm not a doctor. Why not just ask your ophthalmologist?

Glaucoma does not cause myopia but a developing cataract often causes increasing levels of myopia. Your glaucoma seems fairly mild so you should have no problem with cataract surgery. People with glaucoma have cataract surgery all the time. I did 2 patients much like you today. Now if glaucoma is severe and uncontolled on 2 or 3 meds, them sometimes a glaucoma filtering surgrey is combined with the cataract surgery - but that is not your case.

My father was diagnosed with glaucoma roughly 5-6 years ago. The glaucoma was quite rapid, and is uncurable. The best doctors can do is slow down the process of him losing his sight. He has been in hospital on countless occasions, and has had many serious operations. I've heard Glaucoma is genetic. Being the anxious individual i am, i am somewhat cautious as to whether or not i will be affected by Glaucoma. As of what is known at the present time, no other family members have had Glaucoma.

1. glaucoma can be difficult to diagnose and often requires special tests. So yes you could have glaucoma and not show up with retina exam 2. THere are other causes of halos than glaucoma. I suggest you get your general care from a comprehensive general ophthalmologist instead of an optometrist. Find one near you at www.aao.

Yes, mild, I have a glaucoma dr. I have been doing some reading on cataracts, glaucoma, etc. I get a newsletter from the glaucoma foundation that has articles about treatment trends.

There are 4 types of glaucoma medications for glaucoma that work by different mechanisms. So maximum glaucoma therapy would be being on all 4 types. Note this is not 4 brands but 4 types: 1. prostaglandin analogue 2. carbonic anhydrase inhibitor 3. beta blocker 4. alpha adrenergic receptor agonist Your father would need to be on all 4 types for maximum therapy.

No it is not true with glaucoma. Glaucoma is not one disease but a group of perhaps 15 different types of pressure problems. Most people never go blind the most common type of glaucoma does its damange over decades, however angle closure glaucoma can blind an eye in less than 24 hours.

Yes, there are ophtalmologists who specialize in glaucoma. You might either ask your regular ophthalmologist for a reference or find a glaucoma specialist at www.aao.org.

I'm going to follow this post with a previous one about glaucoma but first I want to address you situation. It is far more likely you DON"T have glaucoma than you do have it. MOST IMPORTANT: be sure the 'eye doctor' you saw was an Eye MD ophthalmologist. They have the best training and skill to make the diagnosis. If you saw a non-MD non-physician optometrist then go to see an Eye MD. You can ask your family MD for a referral.

As long as its the common type of open angle glaucoma anything she wants the warning about glaucoma is only for the rare angle closure glaucoma that has not had a laser iridectomy.

This is a condition I appear to be suffering, altho the retina specialist is not convinced the central vision damage is glaucoma. My other eye doctor, the glaucoma specialist, says the central vision damage might be due to the glaucoma. My question-How common is it for glaucoma to attack the central vision first?

Generally the IOP is checked before placing someone on steroid eye drops. You should see your glaucoma MD. This doesn't mean you have glaucoma that needs to be treated, the least it could be is you are a steroid responder without glaucoma. Generally the IOP returns to normal within several weeks (2-4) of stopping steroids. I have seen very rare instances in which it remained elevated for 4-5 months.

No one in my family has had glaucoma and the doctor told me that patients that have no family history or glaucoma, only 10% go on to get glaucoma... But that was probably a lie because that's all doctors do is sugar coat stuff and lie to you..

If your father was the only person in the last 2-3 generations to have glaucoma your risk of glaucoma is probably 4-6% and mostly after age 55-60. If you have your eyes examined yearly by a Eye MD with some extra glaucoma tests (nerve fiber layer OCT, visual fields, one time corneal thickness and gonioscopy) you should be able to diagnose glaucoma very early if it develops. Many new medications and lasers and surgical procedures are available now your father did not have.

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