Hi there! This forum is awesome, I started posting here when my GP diagnosed me with Fibro. Later, after switching GPs, it turns out I have Hypothyroidism (waiting on results for my Hashi's...
Hi there! Topomax does the same thing to my feet. Makes them hurt so bad I cry. I find soaking them in hot water helps, or just getting up and walking around helps a tiny bit. It only happened 2-3...
From what my doctor told me 25mg is just a starter dose -- to get you used to the medication. After 2 weeks you should bump up to 50mg. Have you just started taking it?...
I find that Lyrica doesn't work nearly as well. Topamax, however, gives me stabbing burning pains in my hands and feet occasionally. It also causes hallucinations and my job performance diminishes...
I take 100mg of Topomax a day. I haven't had a migraine (was having them daily) in 4 weeks. The side effects I have are the aversion to carbonated beverages, and the tingling/numbness in feet and...
I tend to mix words up a lot. The colors orange and yellow for example. Certain words I just can't get out. I get confused easily. Some of it I know is the condition, some of it I know is medication...
Part of the medicine's side effects lists: Topamax can cause cognitive problems, such as confusion, problems with concentration or attention, memory loss, and speech problems (such as difficulty...
Oh man. I can eat an entire loaf of french bread if you let me. But please don't let me :( I'll be really sick after that. Malted milk balls candy. Sunflower seeds. Fortunately I also crave things...
Today is day 3 of no sleep. I don't have an Ambien prescription, just a nice future mother-in-law who doesn't use hers. Which is awful, I know. There are times when I need to sleep or I'll lose my...
Allergic to latex. I get fall allergies in the midwest, but I'm fine here in Texas. Bleach - I'm insanely allergic to bleach. Cleaning products with bleach in it kill me. Being in a household where...
I just started Topomax 2 days ago. The finger tingling is driving me crazy!...
I found a puppy. http://www.breedersclub.net/classifieds/pom_a_poos_pompoos_yorki_poos_yorkie_poos-o20067.html It took a good week of trying to find a legit ad that wasn't a scam. I spent all my...
The boyfriend likes the races too, bleh. He was watching them on Friday and I had called in sick to work. He also called in to take care of me. Finally I said "Thank goodness you called in to work...
I've avoided aspartame like the plague. It makes me so sick I can barely function!...
I had to quit taking it because of the constant nausea and spontaneous urge to throw up. I noticed I had a clearer head, but I work in a call center and having to pause calls to throw up was not...
I stopped taking Cymbalta. Probably shouldn't have done that, but the "lack of appetite" symptom blossomed into "spontaneously needs to vomit 20 times a day" and I could only think of two reasons for...
SOB in medical terms I *believe* is shortness of breath. Hope that helps :)...
Ugh, yesterday and today I've been throwing up NON stop. I dunno what it is, maybe Cymbalta? I have no other flu symptoms, and I go from feeling fine to throwing up in less than a couple seconds. If...
I've been doing 2 weeks and I haven't noticed a difference in mood or energy :(. I'm still not getting restful sleep though so that might be it. I'm also only taking 30mg once daily, maybe I need to...
Chiropractors hurt for me. Not the adjustments themselves, but the pressure they put near my spine. It makes me cry out. As far as what he said about fibro being a garbage can diagnosis - that...
I have issues lifting heavy things. It isn't so much the pain as the feeling like I am going to drop it. My fingers just don't cooperate, and my arms feel so weak....
I've taken it for almost 2 weeks. Only thing I've noticed is decreased appetite. Which, for me, is a GOOD thing....
Hi there! Sorry to barge in on your forums guys, I am visiting from the Fibromyalgia forums. A week or so ago I had some tests done to rule out other medical conditions before starting full-on...
Well the spread of tests my doctor did came back today. I guess I have a pretty bad bladder infection (I had no idea). She also said my thyroid is a teensy bit high at 5.2. She wants to re-do both of...
I'm very allergic to Tramadol. It gives me hallucinations, makes me throw up, makes me so itchy I scratch until I bleed. Maybe the Tylenol will kick in later! I can't go home. I've missed two days...
I'm at work, fortunately my job isn't physically intensive. My whole body aches today. My hands and upper back especially, but I feel like I've been in a car accident. I've taken 2000mg of Tylenol...
I started Cymbalta 8 days ago. I've noticed no real difference so far (and didn't expect to so soon). I do notice that lately I've had very little desire to eat. Which, for me, is very unusual....
Hi there! I work Saturdays, so my "weekend" is Sunday and Monday. I've been feeling better so we're going to try and shop for 2 weeks worth of groceries in one trip today. After carrying them up the...
Firbro Fog. To me it feels like I am swimming around inside of my own head. Other times I feel like a rag doll, watching myself from outside of my body. It isn't like ADD "Oooh shiny!". It is more...
Oh wow. It is so weird to hear other people talk about things I feel too. The water running down the leg thing....crazy. CRAZY! I feel so at home <3...
I have had Ambien before. I need to break it up in half or thirds otherwise i wake up feeling hung over. But in the smaller doses its like heaven. I don't even wake up to pee! My doctor won't...
Reading this whole thing made me have to pee. AND I JUST WENT PEE! I hate this, I hate that it wakes me up at least twice a night to go. I also have to take 2 breaks at work to go in addition to my 2...
Hi there! I appreciate the warning, and will know what to look for if/when things go badly. For now I'd like to take the medicine my doctor recommends. Ideally, it'll work and I won't need to go...
Well -- that wasn't bad at ALL. It started off kind of rocky. When I whipped out my list, the medical assistant stared at me wide-eyed for a second. I listed off some things, didn't go too far into...
I am seeing a medical doctor, but that isn't until 3:00 central time. The chiropractor thing was a one-time deal. My boyfriend goes for an injury sustained during BMX bike-riding. I went with him...
Learned the hard way that chiropractors are not my friend. It wasn't the adjustment itself that hurt, but him putting pressure on me before the actual "snapping". At one point I nearly jumped out of...
Today is my doctor's appointment to get the ball rolling. Because I tend to clam up and forget everything the minute I walk into the building, I am coming prepared. I went to the symptoms list on the...
I just recently had by gallbladder removed myself! They put you completely under, they don't use a local or waking anesthesia. I hate anesthesia. More than anything medical. When I wake up I feel...
What I miss the most is doing the things I love. It is hard to explain to people around me that I WANT to do it, but it requires too much concentration. I have the focus and patience of an injured...
I am also 27 right now. Thank you so much for your reply. Just having someone to talk to who isn't going to go "Oh you big baby!" at me is wonderful. I really appreciate it....
I'm sick. I don't know how or why or even with what. I'm just sick. (This will be long, questions are at the end -- feel free to skip til then!) I go to the doctor and I clam up and spout out 3-4...