What is methazolamide 50mg used for?
Methazolamide is used to treat glaucoma (a condition in which increased pressure in the eye can lead to gradual loss of vision). Methazolamide is in a class of medications called carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. It works by decreasing the pressure in the eye.
Is there a generic for methazolamide?
GENERIC NAME: METHAZOLAMIDE – ORAL (meth-uh-ZOHL-uh-mide)
How long does it take for methazolamide to work?
How long does it take for methazolamide to kick in? The pressure-lowering effects of methazolamide start to kick in two to four hours after your dose.
What is the difference between methazolamide and acetazolamide?
Acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (CAI), is recommended for AMS prophylaxis, but may have adverse effects such as paresthesia. Methazolamide has the same pharmacologic effect, but diffuses more rapidly into tissue and is more potent than acetazolamide.
Does Methazolamide make you sleepy?
Nausea, loss of appetite, change in taste, vomiting, diarrhea, frequent urination, dizziness, drowsiness, or tiredness may occur as your body adjusts to the medication.
Can Methazolamide cause depression?
Methazolamide diffuses more easily into the eye and CNS. Thus it is more likely than acetazolamide to produce such CNS-related symptoms as fatigue, depression, and drowsiness.
Can methazolamide cause depression?
Why methazolamide is not used?
You should not use this medicine if you have cirrhosis, severe liver or kidney disease, an electrolyte imbalance, adrenal gland failure, or an allergy to methazolamide or sulfa drugs.
Is acetazolamide the same as Diamox?
Acetazolamide (Brand Name: Diamox) is a “water pill” (diuretic) used to prevent and reduce the symptoms of altitude sickness. Acetazolamide is also used with other medications to treat a certain type of eye problem (open-angle glaucoma). Acetazolamide is available in generic form.
What can replace Diamox?
You can take Ibuprofen every four to six hours only if needed. Do not take more than 1,000 mg of ibuprofen daily. Take ibuprofen with food or after meals if it seems to bother your stomach. Ibuprofen does get absorbed by the blood stream much faster than Diamox making it a quick acting drug.
Why Methazolamide is not used?
What does Methazolamide do to the body?
Methazolamide reduces the activity of a protein in your body called carbonic anhydrase. Blocking this protein can help reduce the amount of fluid in the eye, which decreases pressure inside the eye. Methazolamide is used to lower pressure inside the eye (intraocular pressure) in people with certain types of glaucoma.