Posted 8/31/2013 6:13 PM (GMT 0)
Oh last night was so much fun! /sarcasm
So a few weeks ago when I met with my pain doctors PA, a quite lovely and passionate woman, we were discussing med options as my vicoprofen simply wasn't doing its job anymore (which is normal - it's an opiate which builds tolerance and I also use a transdermal patch which hogs the receptors. It's complicated treating pain!), and we wet through what I had tried and I told her that no matter what - I did NOT want to use something that would trigger my neurotransmitter, like Nucynta or antidepressants, etc. I had a really hard time getting off them and found that in every case they actually made me depressed. So she suggested topamax. I made her swear that it wouldn't do anything weird to my brain, left with my script and agreed not to take it until my other pain medication was stable and effective before starting.
Fast forward to last night. It made me feel exhausted - which she told me wouldn't happen. She said I could take it at any time of the day. It also had this weird activating element which made me literally start dreaming while I was communicating with my husband in bed. And then the brain zaps came, and that was it! I found they only happened while I was laying down so I slept for a few hours sitting up. I'm pooped and grumpy today. Wah.
Have you taken topamax? Am I doing something wrong??