Posted by lorelai on January 5, 2003, at 19:10:13
In reply to Re: my experience with topamax » lorelai, posted by token on January 5, 2003, at 13:15:36
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> hi, i've been on topamax for 6 months now and it had the same effect on me- loss of words, no sense of direction, IQ drastically diminished... but what helped was to slowly increase it (took 3 months to reach 400mg).
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> my neurologist also has me on singulair which is for asthma and it helps with the migraines. he said that if the topamax/singulair/maxalt mix no longer work that i should consider botox injections since my medication choices are limited. since i've been on these meds, i've only had 4 migraines that lasted less than 30 minutes (as opposed to days with vomiting). you shouldn't have to suffer- migraines are dibilitating and there are so many meds your docs can try! good luck!
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In my case, the Topamax was one of several different meds my pdoc tried me on for bipolar disorder (not migraines). Have been through a whole slew of medications and am tired of trying to find the right thing. Wellbutrin was wonderful for the weight loss, but horrible for the ringing in my ears. Effexor caused scary memory loss (so did Serzone--though I believe the Serzone's caused longer term memory loss), Prozac and other similar meds have been ruled out (they cause extreme mania--for me, anyway). Depakote was awful (weight gain) and though it did work to even out my moods for a time, after a while it became ineffective. Still trying to find the right thing, but opting for the time being to simply deal with my problems via therapy. It's not going the greatest. Ah, well.
~L
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