Topamax

Has anyone been prescribed Topamax? I can't remember if my brain was this foggy before the drug. I was on Gabapentin, but it only worked for me at the high dose and I fell asleep at work.

Dopamax?? LOL

 

Yup, shortly after I was dx'd with Lyme, I was having migraines like crazy, and I have a few ER trips, I went to a Neuro and he tried to put me on it. I thought I was in the starting phase of Alzheimer's, I would start talking, then mid way thru a sentence I would lose my thoughts. I would cry and cry...thought I was going crazy. I also noticed I have no emotions when I was taking it. I threw the medication away and so far about 4 years after, I'm back to my old self. Dont' get me wrong, fibro fog still hangs on, but Topamax effected me in such a way, I would not go back on it.

 

I'm sure some people have great info to share, hopefully my story is not the norm. Are you taking it for migraines??

I was prescribed Topamax by a Neurologist. He worked at a Pain Management Department of a Hospital. He said it would stop my head pain. He said it might make me nauseous and I might lose weight. The first night I began the Topamax I could feel a horrible shriveling pain going up my head. It didn't stop the pain. When I withdrew the pain came down again. My Husband tells me that if it is making you worse then don't take it.

I too have read of the medication helping people with migraines. Everyone responds differently to medications.

Sorry, I wasn't on long enough to notice "fog".

Loring

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