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Diamox side effects

Aggregated from 5 medical sources. Not medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional.

97 side effects

Side effectFrequencyMayo ClinicDrugs.comWebMDMy.clevelandclinic.orgWebeye.ophth.uiowa.edu
AgitationAgitationRestlessness or irritability
Allergic reactionhives, itching, skin rashallergic reactionSevere allergic reactionsAllergic reactions
Aplastic anemiablood cell disorderBlood disordersAplastic anemiaAplastic anemia
Black, tarry stoolsblack, tarry stoolsblood in urine or stoolsBlack tongue
Blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skinblistering, peeling, or loosening of the skinsevere skin reactionSevere skin reactionsRedness, blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin
Blood cell disorderblood cell disorderBlood disorders
Blood in the urine or stoolsblood in the urine or stoolsblood in urine or stoolsBlood in the urine
Bloody nosebloody nose
Blurred visioncommonblurred visionTrouble seeing faraway objectsBlurry vision
Bone fracturesbone fractures, especially of the femur
Change in consciousnesschange in consciousness
Changes in visioncommonchanges in visionTrouble seeing faraway objects
Chest pain or tightnesschest pain or tightness
ChillschillsFever or general ill feeling
Clay-colored stoolsclay-colored stoolsLight-colored poop
Cold sweatscold sweats
Comacoma
ConfusioncommonconfusionconfusionConfusion
ConstipationConstipation
Cool, pale skincool, pale skin
Cough or hoarsenesscough or hoarseness
Dark urinedark urineDark-colored urine
DepressioncommondepressionDepression
DiarrheadiarrheadiarrheaDiarrhea
Difficulty swallowingdifficulty swallowingTrouble swallowing or throat tightness
DizzinesscommondizzinessDizziness, feeling lightheaded, or faintingDizziness or fainting spells
DrowsinesscommondrowsinessdrowsinessTiredness or drowsiness
Dry mouthdry mouth
Electrolyte changesElectrolyte changes
Fast heartbeatfast heartbeatFast or abnormal heartbeat
Feeling of warmthfeeling of warmth
FevercommonfeverFever or general ill feeling
Flashes of lightflashes of light
Floaters in visionfloaters in vision
Frequent urinationcommonfrequent urinationincreased urinationIncreased urination
General feeling of being unwellcommonGeneral feeling of being unwell
HeadachecommonheadacheHeadache
Heavier menstrual periodsheavier menstrual periods
High acid levelmetabolic acidosisMetabolic acidosisHigh acid level
Hives, itching, skin rashhives, itching, skin rashItching, skin rash, or hives
Hostilityhostility
Increased hungerincreased hunger
Increased thirstincreased thirst
Increased urinationcommonincreased urinationIncreased urination
InfectionInfection
Infection, frequentFrequent infection
Inflammation of the skin
ItchingitchingItching
JaundiceJaundice
Joint or muscle painjoint or muscle painJoint pain
Kidney stoneskidney stoneKidney stonesKidney stonesRenal stones
Lethargylethargy
Light-colored poopLight-colored poop
Liver damageliver problemsLiver damageLiver injury
Liver injuryLiver injury
Loss of appetitecommonloss of appetiteloss of appetiteLoss of appetiteLoss of appetite
Loss of consciousnessloss of consciousnessloss of movement
Loss of movementloss of movement
Low potassium levelLow potassium level
Metallic tastecommonChange in how things tasteMetallic taste
Metabolic acidosismetabolic acidosisMetabolic acidosis
Mood changesmood changes
Muscle cramps or twitchingMuscle cramps or twitching
Muscle tremorsmuscle tremors
NauseanauseanauseaNausea
Nervousnessnervousness
Numbness or tinglingcommonnumbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lipsnumbness or tinglingNumbness, tingling, or burning sensationPain, tingling, or numbness in the hands or feetTingling or pins and needles
Pale or yellowish skinPale or yellowish skin
Pain at the injection sitecommonPain at the injection site
Painful or difficult urinationpainful or difficult urination
Painful red or purple skinPainful red or purple skin
Pinpoint red spots on the skinpinpoint red spots on the skin
Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the face, lips, or tonguepuffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the face, lips, or tongueSwelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue, or throat
Rapid weight gainrapid weight gain
RashrashItching, skin rash, or hives
Red irritated eyesred irritated eyesRed, painful, watery eyes
Red skin lesionsred skin lesions, often with a purple centerFlat red rash or blisters
Redness of the face, neck, arms and occasionally, upper chestredness of the face, neck, arms and occasionally, upper chest
Renal stonesRenal stones
Restlessness or irritabilityRestlessness or irritability
Seizureseizure
Severe allergic reactionssevere skin reactionSevere allergic reactionsAllergic reactions
Severe pain in the side or backlower back or side painSevere pain in the side or back
Severe skin reactionsSevere skin reactionsSerious skin reactions
Shortness of breathShortness of breath
Stomach crampsStomach cramps
Stomach or belly painStomach or belly pain
SunburnSunburn
Swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue, or throatSwelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue, or throat
Tingling or pins and needlescommonTingling or pins and needles
Tiredness or drowsinesscommonTiredness or drowsiness
Trouble hearingcommonhearing problemsTrouble hearing
Trouble seeing faraway objectscommonTrouble seeing faraway objects
Trouble swallowing or throat tightnessTrouble swallowing or throat tightness
Unusual weakness or tirednessUnusual weakness or tiredness
VomitingvomitingNausea, vomiting, or loss of appetite
WeaknessWeakness

3 additional sourcesdidn't return structured side-effect data: PubMed Central, Medsafe.govt.nz, Reddit.com.

Demographic risk groups

GroupRiskSources
pregnantunusual or allergic reactionDrugs.com, WebMD, My.clevelandclinic.org
nursing babypotential harmDrugs.com
younger than 18 years oldnot approvedDrugs.com
Childrenspecial care may be neededDrugs.com, WebMD, My.clevelandclinic.org
Pregnant womenHarm to the unborn babyWebMD
people with sulfa allergyallergic reactionWebMD
people with kidney problemsreduced kidney functionWebMD
people with liver problemsreduced liver functionWebMD
people with adrenal gland failureadrenal insufficiencyWebMD
people with angle-closure glaucomaworsening glaucomaWebMD
people with low sodium levels (hyponatremia)worsening hyponatremiaWebMD
people with low potassium levels (hypokalemia)worsening hypokalemiaWebMD
elderlygreater risk for some side effectsWebMD, Webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu
breastfeedingunusual or allergic reactionWebMD, My.clevelandclinic.org
diabetespre-existing conditionMy.clevelandclinic.org
glaucomapre-existing conditionMy.clevelandclinic.org
kidney diseasepre-existing conditionMy.clevelandclinic.org
liver diseasepre-existing conditionMy.clevelandclinic.org

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