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Started getting pins and needles in my feet after taking acetazolamide. is this a normal side effect?

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Dr. Ralph Morgan Lewis answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Pins & needles: Or paresthesias are one of the more commonly reported side effects of acetazolamide. Since the drug is used for many medical conditions (glaucoma/altitude sickness/seizures/congestive heart failure/edema/etc) your prescribing doc may want to choose an alternate med, especially if the paresthesias get worse or become unbearable.

Answered 9/30/2020

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