Topomax

[admin]

Just to let you know I take 75mg morning and at night. I also had the tingling in my hands and feet, but that has gone away. I did however develope shaky hands. Also as of this morning I lost another pound. I never knew you could loose this much weight. I'm really freaking out. I'm asking to be taken off this pill. I just don't know what I'm going to do about the painful migrains. This pill really helped.

[Paul]

therpy, where is the spell checker. Paul

[Trish]

I am so glad that I found this Forum. I have been taking Topomax for all most 2 years as of now I am taking 75 mg for bipolar 11 and for a eating disorder. Though I have not really had the side effects that every one has been talking about. One I have not lost weight, I all ways have headaches, but I do lose a lot of hair and my feet are constantly falling a sleep. I thought maybe I just had bad circulation. My concern is.. is it worth it? If I go higher I become extremely anxious not good for some one who has panic attacks. In the beginning it was Great. The first couple weeks I did feel extremely ill and slept for a month but I all so just started zoloft. Can you build up a tolerance to it? If so I think I may go off. I really don't see any difference in my moods then again Im scared to death to go off.

[Trish]

Before I get slammed I just read the entire board and saw that this is just a thread to an other board.. and well I will go else where.

[admin]

As of today I am being taken off Topamax. I am losing a pound a day and the doc can't be sure if it's the pills or not. So, to be sure this is the first step. I am down to 50mg day and night today then 25mg in morning with 50mg at night the next day. By Friday I will be off it completly. He didn't want me losing any more weight although today I am down another pound.(96lbs.) I hope this is the problem, but I still am worried about the migraines. Did anyone else keep losing weight like this?

[bfretti]

I have been on 400mg of Topomax for Transitional Migraines for a while now, and I have never been so tired in my entire life. I cannot get out of bed in the morning. I do not hear my children in the middle of the night, and I have been experiencing a lot of tingling in my hands and feet. Has anyone else noticed this kind of exhaustion?

[admin]

Did your muscles feel as if they were in knots and did doing even light things with your arms (like folding laundry) make you feel as if you were lifting weights for hours? Also, did you experience lower back pain, expecially when standing for long periods?

[admin]

I did have lower back pain too. I would also get pains in my knees if I would be on my feet for to long. I'm noticing some of the symptoms subsiding since being taken off the Topamax although the weight still is an issue.

[admin]

Well I have been taking topamax for a little over a month now a like the others, I have experienced the lack of mental alertness and slight depression;however, I have also experienced another side effect (hair loss) I was wondering if anyone else has notice hair breakage or loss. please reply. thanks

[admin]

Very, very slowly and monitored by your doctor or you could end up having seizures. You have been on this medication for a long time. Please do it right. Anna