Did your doctor do blood work for bicarbonate levels, and electrolyes before raising your Topamax?
This drug can cause a metabolic acidiosis in up to 30% of patients and the side effects of this would be confusing... to the patient and could mimic other things.
http://www.ocneurologyinc.com/pdf/Topamax%20Letter.pdf
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Safety.../UCM169494.pdf
symptoms of metabolic acidiosis:
What Is Metabolic Acidosis?
I think this is something you should pay attention to and ask your doctor to monitor your bicarbonate levels. This FDA letter was sent to all physicians when this serious side effect emerged after the Topamax was approved. But many doctors ignored it or didn't understand it.
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