Sorry in advance for the long post but after procrastinating I want to update everyone on my situation. I had a lumbar puncture and a MRI. the LP showed 27 and the high normal cutoff is 20. So my eye dr dxed me with Pseudo Tumor Cerbri or Idiopathic Intracranial Hypotension. The guy that did my LP did agree with me that the lithium can cause that and he's heard of it causing it before. I was referred to a neuro surgeon in Topeka and they even mentioned lithium. my case is rare because i don't get the bad migraines. They're looking into the possibility of a blood clot or venous thrombosis if i got that right. They ordered me another LP and MRI/MRV and since I'm taking diamox for the increased cerebral spinal fluid the LP was 23 still not normal. in more of a grey area. The MRI i got a copy of and from watching lectures and webinars on Youtube and comparing images on websites i think i have venous thrombosis because my blood vessels or arteries in my brain are faint or non existent on half of my head. Still waiting on the official results from the Dr. I've always thought in the last several years there was a blood circulation problem in my brain. if i sleep on my right side i feel groggy and very out of it when i wake up in the morning. and a few episodes of vertigo and running into the wall after awakening that was unexplained a few years ago. i'm now waiting to get in with a neuro ophthalmologist to see about a optic nerve sheath fenestration surgery.

on another note, that diamox or Acetazolamide I take makes me real tired. combined with my winter bipolar tiredness and lack of stimulation instead of taking 90min naps it's more like 3 hour naps 2-3 times a day. i sleep almost all day for the last 2-3 months on most days. I feel like there's nothing left to do with my life. I have everything i could ask for and lots of good christmas and birthday presents. 2 cats and 2 cockatiels and 2 budgies. lots of stuff going for me. but i feel like i'm stuck in a jail cell or something. The first half the year was the best in a long time but the last part from september onto now feels like my life is over.

I think the medicine is part of the problem. i finally got back on a bipolar med. Latuda.

anyone take diamox and or get as tired as I"m describing? at christmas i couldn't even hold my eyes all the way open for the pictures. i looked drugged.

sorry for the long post. I needed to get it updated and am at my most productive moment.