Posted by Bette Powers on March 16, 2002, at 20:09:55
In reply to Re: Topamax and Tingling Fingers and Toes, posted by helloieeees on March 16, 2002, at 0:38:40
Dear Helloiiieees: The topamax is working wonderfully for me....I am only up to 150mg...this is my 5th week....but I am very, very, pleased.....to have been weaned off the lithium. I stil need 100 mg Zoloft or I hit a low....something I had not had on 2 years on the lithium zoloft combo......they tried to wean me off the zoloft, too, but I can't. Hey, the carbonated fingers and toes (GREAT word you used) is the least of my problems....I wouldn't stop over that....Best of luck to you......I do not want to scare you, but I was on 1800mg of trileptal a day and in the 4th week I had a ministroke....could not see from ym right eye, could not move the right side of my face.....spent 5 days in the hsopital and they did every possible test....and decided it was just too much of the medication....maybe too fast....as it left my system, I slowly, and comparably regained my sight and ability to move ym face, to talk, and to walk. I had the neurologist that takes care of Burt Reynolds here in Jupiter FL. so I had the best.. just passing on info.....I found out later that my psychiatrist is also a rep for the manufacturer. Alsao, my neurologist called my psychiatrist and he never once called back the neurologist or came to see me in the hospital. I suppose, this way, he never had to report the incident....or is that the lawyer in me thingking that?
poster:Bette Powers
thread:98049
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