Can METHAZOLAMIDE and ACETAZOLAMIDE be used 'interchangably'?

francispoon said:

I have been unable to locate methazolamide where I am but
there is quite a bit of acetazolamide around. Can these
two categories of drugs be used interchangably?

They belong in the same category (carbonic anhydrase
inhibitors).

Their pharmacokinetics are somewhat different.

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francispoon said:

I have been unable to locate methazolamide where I am
but there is quite a bit of acetazolamide around. Can
these two categories of drugs be used interchangably?

They belong in the same category (carbonic anhydrase
inhibitors).

Their pharmacokinetics are somewhat different.

I try to use diurectics to reduce the positional pressure
which my GP believes comes from the excessive build-up of
inner ear fluid. Currently I am applying 20 mg of Lasix
every other day to do it. Murray in alt. recommended
methazolamide but it is not available in China; only
acetazolamide is. Can I just go ahead to use acetazolamide
instead? The long term use of LASIX is ototoxic, according
to a medicine book I have read.

Views, please. Thank you in advance,

FP
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I have been unable to locate methazolamide where I am
but there is quite a bit of acetazolamide around. Can
these two categories of drugs be used interchangably?

They belong in the same category (carbonic anhydrase
inhibitors).

Their pharmacokinetics are somewhat different.

I try to use diurectics to reduce the positional pressure
which my GP believes comes from the excessive build-up of
inner ear fluid. Currently I am applying 20 mg of Lasix
every other day to do it. Murray in alt. recommended
methazolamide but it is not available in China; only
acetazolamide is. Can I just go ahead to use acetazolamide
instead? The long term use of LASIX is ototoxic, according
to a medicine book I have read.

Views, please.

Lasix is not typically ototoxic except in extremely high
dose. As for acetazolamide use for your particular purpose,
you really should ask your doctor.

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francispoon wrote:

> I have been unable to locate methazolamide where I
> am but there is quite a bit of acetazolamide around.
> Can these two categories of drugs be used
> interchangably?
>

They belong in the same category (carbonic anhydrase
inhibitors).

Their pharmacokinetics are somewhat different.

I try to use diurectics to reduce the positional
pressure which my GP believes comes from the excessive
build-up of inner ear fluid. Currently I am applying 20
mg of Lasix every other day to do it. Murray in alt.
recommended methazolamide but it is not available in
China; only acetazolamide is. Can I just go ahead to use
acetazolamide instead? The long term use of LASIX is
ototoxic, according to a medicine book I have read.

Views, please.

Lasix is not typically ototoxic except in extremely high
dose. As for acetazolamide use for your particular
purpose, you really should ask your doctor.

Thank you. The doctors in this part of the world are more
interested in making money than in continuing education. One
more question. Can you make an educated guess as to WHAT
causes that positional pressure build-up on my head on the
left side? It has been that way for the past 6 months.
According to my ENT doctor, there is no excess inner ear
fluid as I am not experiencing vertigo or dizziness. His
view is: it is the inner ear that plays the tricks or
controls my head nerve. Another one speculates as follows:
it might be due to the poor elasticity of blood vessels in
that part of my head and diurectics shrinks the volume of
blood inside the blood vessels and releases the pressure.

Your view?

FP
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> francispoon wrote:
>
> > I have been unable to locate methazolamide where I
> > am but there is quite a bit of acetazolamide
> > around. Can these two categories of drugs be used
> > interchangably?
> >
>
> They belong in the same category (carbonic anhydrase
> inhibitors).
>
> Their pharmacokinetics are somewhat different.

I try to use diurectics to reduce the positional
pressure which my GP believes comes from the excessive
build-up of inner ear fluid. Currently I am applying
20 mg of Lasix every other day to do it. Murray in
alt. recommended methazolamide but it is not available
in China; only acetazolamide is. Can I just go ahead
to use acetazolamide instead? The long term use of
LASIX is ototoxic, according to a medicine book I have
read.

Views, please.

Lasix is not typically ototoxic except in extremely high
dose. As for acetazolamide use for your particular
purpose, you really should ask your doctor.

Thank you. The doctors in this part of the world are more
interested in making money than in continuing education.
One more question. Can you make an educated guess as to
WHAT causes that positional pressure build-up on my head
on the left side? It has been that way for the past 6
months. According to my ENT doctor, there is no excess
inner ear fluid as I am not experiencing vertigo or
dizziness. His view is: it is the inner ear that plays the
tricks or controls my head nerve. Another one speculates
as follows: it might be due to the poor elasticity of
blood vessels in that part of my head and diurectics
shrinks the volume of blood inside the blood vessels and
releases the pressure.

Your view?

FP

Could be sinusitis.

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> "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD"
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> > francispoon wrote:
> >
> > > I have been unable to locate methazolamide where
> > > I am but there is quite a bit of acetazolamide
> > > around. Can these two categories of drugs be
> > > used interchangably?
> > >
> >
> > They belong in the same category (carbonic
> > anhydrase inhibitors).
> >
> > Their pharmacokinetics are somewhat different.
>
> I try to use diurectics to reduce the positional
> pressure which my GP believes comes from the
> excessive build-up of inner ear fluid. Currently I
> am applying 20 mg of Lasix every other day to do it.
> Murray in alt. recommended methazolamide but it is
> not available in China; only acetazolamide is. Can I
> just go ahead to use acetazolamide instead? The long
> term use of LASIX is ototoxic, according to a
> medicine book I have read.
>
> Views, please.

Lasix is not typically ototoxic except in extremely
high dose. As for acetazolamide use for your
particular purpose, you really should ask your doctor.

Thank you. The doctors in this part of the world are
more interested in making money than in continuing
education. One more question. Can you make an educated
guess as to WHAT causes that positional pressure build-
up on my head on the left side? It has been that way for
the past 6 months. According to my ENT doctor, there is
no excess inner ear fluid as I am not experiencing
vertigo or dizziness. His view is: it is the inner ear
that plays the tricks or controls my head nerve. Another
one speculates as follows: it might be due to the poor
elasticity of blood vessels in that part of my head and
diurectics shrinks the volume of blood inside the blood
vessels and releases the pressure.

Your view?

FP

Could be sinusitis.

Thank you very much. NONE of the ENTs or GPs has mentioned
this. But then again, none of them has a ph.d. Lately, I
have been applying 20 mg of Lasix daily and have yielded
quite positive results. The positional discomfort and noise
have come down.

Any rationale behind this observation???

Thank you very much in advance,

FP
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snipped... Can you make an educated guess as to WHAT causes
that positional pressure

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build-up on my head on the left side? It has been that
way for the past 6 months. According to my ENT doctor,
there is no excess inner ear fluid as I am not
experiencing vertigo or dizziness. His view is: it is
the inner ear that plays the tricks or controls my head
nerve. Another one speculates as follows: it might be
due to the poor elasticity of blood vessels in that part
of my head and diurectics shrinks the volume of blood
inside the blood vessels and releases the pressure.

Your view?

FP

Could be sinusitis.

You might have helped locate the ROOT of my devil named T. I
once suffered a heavy bang on my skull. So this could be it?
Now, my friend, what is the cure or treatment for SINUSITIS?

Thank you in advance,

FP
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francispoon wrote:

snipped... Can you make an educated guess as to WHAT
causes that positional pressure

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

build-up on my head on the left side? It has been that
way for the past 6 months. According to my ENT doctor,
there is no excess inner ear fluid as I am not
experiencing vertigo or dizziness. His view is: it is
the inner ear that plays the tricks or controls my
head nerve. Another one speculates as follows: it
might be due to the poor elasticity of blood vessels
in that part of my head and diurectics shrinks the
volume of blood inside the blood vessels and releases
the pressure.

Your view?

FP

Could be sinusitis.

You might have helped locate the ROOT of my devil named T.
I once suffered a heavy bang on my skull. So this could be
it? Now, my friend, what is the cure or treatment for
SINUSITIS?

Typically antibiotics.

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You are welcome, Francis.

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"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email hidden]>
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> francispoon wrote:
> >
> > "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD"
> > <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > > francispoon wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have been unable to locate methazolamide
> > > > where I am but there is quite a bit of
> > > > acetazolamide around. Can these two categories
> > > > of drugs be used interchangably?
> > > >
> > >
> > > They belong in the same category (carbonic
> > > anhydrase inhibitors).
> > >
> > > Their pharmacokinetics are somewhat different.
> >
> > I try to use diurectics to reduce the positional
> > pressure which my GP believes comes from the
> > excessive build-up of inner ear fluid. Currently I
> > am applying 20 mg of Lasix every other day to do
> > it. Murray in alt. recommended methazolamide but
> > it is not available in China; only acetazolamide
> > is. Can I just go ahead to use acetazolamide
> > instead? The long term use of LASIX is ototoxic,
> > according to a medicine book I have read.
> >
> > Views, please.
>
> Lasix is not typically ototoxic except in extremely
> high dose. As for acetazolamide use for your
> particular purpose, you really should ask your
> doctor.

Thank you. The doctors in this part of the world are
more interested in making money than in continuing
education. One more question. Can you make an educated
guess as to WHAT causes that positional pressure build-
up on my head on the left side? It has been that way
for the past 6 months. According to my ENT doctor,
there is no excess inner ear fluid as I am not
experiencing vertigo or dizziness. His view is: it is
the inner ear that plays the tricks or controls my
head nerve. Another one speculates as follows: it
might be due to the poor elasticity of blood vessels
in that part of my head and diurectics shrinks the
volume of blood inside the blood vessels and releases
the pressure.

Your view?

FP

Could be sinusitis.

Thank you very much. NONE of the ENTs or GPs has mentioned
this. But then again, none of them has a ph.d. Lately, I
have been applying 20 mg of Lasix daily and have yielded
quite positive results. The positional discomfort and
noise have come down.

Any rationale behind this observation???

Perhaps you are having less sinus congestion as a result of
being more dehydrated by the Lasix.

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Thank you very much in advance,

You are welcome, Francis.

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snipped... Lasix is not typically ototoxic except in
extremely high dose. As for acetazolamide use for your
particular purpose, you really should ask your doctor.

The problem is: while the GY that recommends me to take
Lasix is an Oxford guy in Hong Kong and speaks with
authority, my ENT doctor in China that suggests me to 'try
out' Diamox speaks like a whimp as he is not well versed in
western medicine. I have no confidence with him.

Would appreciate you tell me if these two medicines (Lasix
and Diamox) are equally therapeutic as far as getting rid of
excess fluid -build=up is concerned, so that I could make a
decision on my own. By the way, both of these doctors have
ruled out 'sinusitis', and they did that by talking about
symptoms that I don;t have.

Please also send a copy to me at [email hidden], as
Google in China becomes inaccessible from time to time.

Thanks,

FP
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