Pseudotumors of the Eye

Today I was diagnosed with a pseudotumor behind both of my eyes. I have been having headaches for about 4months now, a raging ocean in my ear for several months, but for the past few weeks I have experienced several blackout spells, where I would bend down to look at something and when I stood back up everything would be black for at least 20 seconds.I also had a horrible headache w/vomiting that send me to the hospital via ambulance about 2weeks ago. I to have experienced memory loss but I thought it was due to the Seroquel 100mg that I take to sleep nightly. Upon hearing the news this morning I was directly over to the Neurologist to have a spinal tap. He took out 40cc, telling me that he normally only takes out 10cc. He said to go home and rest and my headache would be a different type of headache, but eventually the pain would be massively reduced. I currently still have a headache, but not as painful.
I am absolutely scared to death. I just finished an intense drug rehabilitation program, and am 121days sober. I am currently taken Suboxon 16mg daily. Which in my mind has accounted for my rapid weight gain, even though I've only gained about 15-20lbs.My Suboxon doctor says that headaches are not a side effect, but should I stop taking it? Will it have any effect on the Zonisamide 100mg, 3times a day that the neurologist put me on?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

This is answered on your first posting.

JCH MD