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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 205
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Hi there,
I'm on topamax, and I have to say, I am really enjoying it.
After almost 18 months of daily headaches and weekly migraines, I'm pretty pain free. Well-it's summer and the kids are home, so mostly.
I was on noritryptiline, and I gained a lot of weight (and I began to lactate!). I had headaches and migraines and vertigo. So there was no real relief.
I also did go gluten free, caffeine free, and adhere to a strict sleep regime to combat any brain fog that topamax is known for.
I did have the tingling in the beginning--but after the first 3 weeks--it went away, and I can taste the freedom of not having those awful headaches!
I do still get migraines easily (ie loud noises, too much reading (vision issues), if I push my threshold)-but the daily headaches are gone. Vertigo is gone. And that dullish pain throbbing is gone.
I think you should at least talk to your doctor about it-
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.
Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.
Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.
Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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