TREATMENT AND MEDICATION: The goal of pseudotumor cerebri treatment is to improve your symptoms and prevent your vision from getting worse. Your doctor may prescribe medications to control your symptoms. If you are obese, your doctor may advise you to lose weight. You can achieve your weight loss goals with the help of a dietitian. Losing weight may improve your symptoms. Some people who are morbidly obese are able to achieve weight loss through weight loss programs or stomach surgery. If your vision worsens, you may need surgery that can reduce pressure around the optic nerve or lower intracranial pressure. Once diagnosed with a pseudotumor cerebri, you should have your vision checked regularly. Medication 1. Glaucoma medication: Often the first medication people try is acetazolamide (Diamox), a drug used to treat glaucoma. This drug can reduce the production of cerebrospinal fluid. In addition, the drug improves symptoms in 47 to 67 percent of patients. Possible side effects include gastrointestinal discomfort, fatigue, tingling in the fingers, toes and mouth, and kidney stones. 2.Diuretics: If acetazolamide alone is ineffective, you can take furabenzoic acid (Lasix) at the same time, the latter is a strong diuretic, which can reduce fluid retention by increasing urination. Migraine medications: Medications commonly used to treat migraine headaches can sometimes relieve the severe headaches that accompany pseudotumor cerebri. Surgery 1. Optic Nerve Sheath Opening: In this procedure, the surgeon will cut a window in the optic nerve sheath membrane to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid. Vision stabilizes or improves in most cases. Most patients who undergo this surgery on one eye find that they have improved vision in both eyes. However, the procedure is not always successful and may even lead to deterioration of vision. 2. Cerebrospinal fluid shunt: In this procedure, the surgeon inserts a thin tube (shunt) into the brain or lumbar spine area to help drain excess cerebrospinal fluid. The shunt is passed through the skin into the abdominal cavity, where the excess cerebrospinal fluid is drained into the abdominal cavity. Some people’s symptoms improve as a result. However, the shunt can become blocked and often requires additional surgery to unblock it. Complications of this procedure include intracranial low-pressure headaches and infection. This type of surgery is generally only used when other treatments fail to provide relief. 3. Lifestyle and family healing: Obesity greatly increases the risk of pseudotumor cerebri in young women. In fact, even if a woman is not obese, a moderate weight gain can increase the risk of pseudotumor cerebri. Losing excess weight and maintaining a healthy weight can help reduce the risk of developing pseudotumor cerebri, a disease that can impair vision.