Methazolamide Side Effects

Methazolamide is a prescription medication used to treat glaucoma or increased pressure in your eyes. Despite its effectiveness, Methazolamide is not for everyone as it presents several risks for side effects and complications in some patients.

Significant Side Effects

• The most significant or common side effects of Methazolamide usually pose no long-term dangers and include an itchy rash around your eyes, dry skin and itching in your eyes.

Types of Other Side Effects

• Drospirenone also has the potential to cause a number of other less common, but not dangerous, side effects. These include a metallic taste in your mouth, numbness in your extremities and nausea.

Features

• Though troublesome while they occur, most side effects of Methazolamide disappear with a change in dosage. If your side effects worry you or interfere with your daily activities, talk to your doctor.

Risks

• Very rarely, Methazolamide results in potentially life-threatening infections of the skin like Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necroylsis. Methazolamide also has the potential to cause a shortage of red blood cells or anemia.

Considerations

• The combination of high dosages of aspirin and Methazolamide sometimes causes comas or serious side effects. If you have acidosis or emphysema, your doctor may not prescribe Methazolamide due to possible complications with your disorder.