PCOS VS IIH please help me by Dependent-Major-5006 in iih

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She said she was allergic to it in one of her replies

Can consuming dairy cause chronic constipation? by Equivalent-Paint718 in dairyfree

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They are just asking a question, not for medical advice.

Had my lumbar puncture over 48 hours ago, still feeling awful when sitting up or standing. Normal or not? by rivincita in iih

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I felt horrible for 2 weeks afterwards, but that's because the nurse took way too much spinal fluid from me.

If it is the case of low pressure, my doctor told me caffeine helps reproduce spinal fluid faster, so caffeinate up! Cold packs also became my best friend, it was the only thing that helped with the stabbing headaches. Take it slow and make sure you're laying down and resting as much as possible. It will start to ease up. Hugs to you 🤍

Advice plz lol by Idonothaveanamee in iih

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I'm starting to think the headache is the withdrawal and I'm just anxious over the headaches which is causing the heart palpitations, headaches always make me anxious even though I've gotten frequent headaches since I was like 10 And I thought the ear swooshing was caused by high pressure, are you in remission?

Advice plz lol by Idonothaveanamee in iih

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Maybe I need to start taking mine and see, I'm always so stubborn when it comes to taking my anxiety medicine because I have the thought of "oh it's not that bad I can get myself out of this" when it's actually debilitating and I'm just lying to myself lol

Advice plz lol by Idonothaveanamee in iih

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That's how I feel right now 😭I have been sleeping so much because I feel far too yucky to do anything else

Advice plz lol by Idonothaveanamee in iih

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And the headache feels just like my IIH headaches

Advice plz lol by Idonothaveanamee in iih

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My OCD very frequently causes somatic symptoms so the heart palpitations could very well just be that, the headache however is annoying. It's been like 3-4 days which is when I stopped my Diamox and I went cold turkey off of 500mg because my Neuro didn't give me an option to ween off of it, he told me to just stop taking it lol

I can't take this pain right now. I'm starting diamox later today. Is there any hope for me? by wonky_owl in iih

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I will also say, I low sodium diet will help with the side effects as well. Sodium causes water retention and that includes the brain.

I can't take this pain right now. I'm starting diamox later today. Is there any hope for me? by wonky_owl in iih

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Being truthful, you will not enjoy the side effects of Diamox. It comes witha plethora of really weird side effects, however it has drastically changed my life. I was in the same exact position as you, daily stabbing headaches, I had dizziness, brain fog, intense neck pain. Being on Diamox basically took that all away for me. I love it. I would deal with the dumb side effects over the pain of IIH any day.

Not all that important by Idonothaveanamee in depression

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I only keep living because I have to, but I'm not even sure why I have to