If your child takes too much Acetazolamide, call the Ontario Poison Centre at one of these numbers
stomach pain or cramps
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Key Points for Practice • Gradually increasing sleeping altitude is the best way to prevent altitude illness
For mountain sickness: Adults—500 to 1000 milligrams (mg) in divided doses, taken 24 to 48 hours
This medication can decrease headache, tiredness, nausea, dizziness, and shortness of breath that can occur when you climb quickly to high altitudes (generally above 10,000 feet/3,048 meters)
glaucoma kidney disease liver disease low adrenal gland function lung or breathing disease (COPD, chronic bronchitis, emphysema) an unusual or allergic reaction to
Acetazolamide (Diamox®) X Dilute to MAX of 100 mg/mL 5-10 mg/kg/dose MR q 8 or 6 hrs
Acetazolamide is a sulfonamide derivative; blood disorders, rashes, and other sulfonamide-related side-effects occur occasionally — patients should be told to report any unusual
Acetazolamide can have side effects such as tiredness, stomach upset, and sometimes numbness and tingling of the face, arms, or legs
Acetazolamide can work less well over time, so it is usually used only for a short period
Acetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used to treat edema from heart failure or medications, certain types of epilepsy, and glaucoma
It works by helping your body make more pee so you can lose salt and excess water from your body
For edema caused by other medicines: For open-angle glaucoma: For secondary and acute closed-angle glaucoma: For seizures (acetazolamide alone): Acetazolamide may increase the effects of other folic acid antagonists
This medication can decrease headache, tiredness, nausea, dizziness, and shortness of breath that can occur when you sores, ulcers, or white spots in the mouth or on the lips
If electrolyte disturbances and metabolic acidosis occur, these can be corrected by administering bicarbonate
If electrolyte disturbances and metabolic acidosis occur, these can be corrected by administering bicarbonate
Acetazolamide Tablets USP, 125 mg are available for oral administration as white to off white, round tablet, debossed HP 287 on one side and scored on other side
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no muscle tone or movement
To date, the only dose studied for treatment is 250 mg (2 doses taken 8 hours apart), although the lower dosage used for prevention has anecdotally been successful
Acetazolamide decreases the pressure in the eye
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