topamax causing Kidney Stones?????

Yes, I'm in the same situation. My stones were painful enough to send me to a urologist (after the ER and CT scans figured out what they were). He happens to be doing a research study with my neurologist on kidney stone formation caused by Topamax (what are the odds!!). He doesn't think I'll have to go off Topamax, at least not yet. He sent off urine samples and tested stone samples and found out what exact chemical imbalance was causing the stone formation, and now he's treating it by mineral supplements (in my case, pottasium citrate). I think this will require blood and urine testing every few months, at least at first, to make sure the chemical balance is just right with no side effects, but the benefits of Topamax make it well worth it for me. If I were suffering from lots of the other cognitive side effects I read about, or weren't getting much headache relief, I'd never risk another kidney stone episode -- some of the worst pain I've ever suffered.

You don't say if your doc is a urologist, but if not, that may be what you need here. If so, maybe you need a more creative one. I think I really lucked into a particularly good doctor in my urologist -- he's really nice, explains what he's doing and why, answers questions, treats me with respect -- hard to believe he's really an MD!!

Mark