NEW STUDY! Parasym Plus™ for Multiple Sclerosis › Forums › PrettyIll.com Discussion › EDS/MS/Chiari › Diamox and Topirimate side effects, lumbar punctures and shunts › Reply To: Diamox and Topirimate side effects, lumbar punctures and shunts
Hi Grumpy, Some of us do end up with shunts and many get relief. As you’ll see in the book, VP shunts can also cause induced Chiari, however, which can make us worse. Induced Chiari can also cause false low readings on an LP, which I suspect is happening to many of us. Ugh. For many, high ICP is transient, and we are able to avoid shunts (and their many complications) by managing with medicine for a while (did you try low salt diet, steroids?). Did your doctor check you for disorders of clotting (it’s all in the book). About the book — we didn’t go with a paper copy because the cost of color was outrageous (and black and white limited the photographs too much). I noticed the blue was hard to read, too (which is sad because it is my favorite part)! We’ll see what we can do, OK? Honestly, our efforts are going toward publishing in peer-reviewed journals. Most of us have difficulty getting our doctors to read journal articles, not to mention books for lay persons! It’s a juggle, certainly. Hang in, OK? Big hug…