Hi my name is Jasmin and i was diagnoised with IIH in may 2008, after having a regualr eye test, which resulted in me going to the hospital eye clinic department for more test and then was told i'd need to be admitted for them to do saome more tests, was a very scary time, after a ct scan and mri scan and a failed lumbar puncture which enede up being xray guided i was diagnoised with iih. put on acztamooide. ova the next few mnths thigs got worse and i spent nearly every month in hospital needed a lp. the end of last year things got verystrange, i had a severe asthma attack ( i suffer from severe brittle asthma also) which nearly ended me being in intensive care they didnt know what was wrong though i had an infecttion somewhere, but it turns ot tht i am allergic to the acezamlomide, it made my blood be come to acidy i was very surprised at this as i have been on this for a long time, anyway i am no longer on this med but am on other meds topirmate abd nortriptyline as well as strong painkillers, i am on the waiting list to be condidered for a lumbar shunt