I was only on 100 mg of Topamax for a while. And when I saw Dr. Getson in December he told that it wasn't a high enough dose to do anything (he called it "subtherapeutic"). So he upped it. He wanted me to go up to 300 mg a day - 100 mg every 8 eight hours. That was too much for me (I only weigh 125-130). I was a miserable witch (and that's putting it a nice spin on it). So I've backed it down to 200 mg a day. I'm still pretty miserable, but not as bad. I'm hoping that some decent weather will improve my mood...I don't wake up with the migraines like I used to - the ones that make me vomit - unless I use my arms for something, or I sleep on the back on my head by mistake, or I go outside in the windy weather without a hat (I only did that ONCE!). So I think the Topamax has helped me. I couldn't tolerate Neurontin or Lyrica - stuff was like poison.
Good luck to you, sorry about your head. XOXOX Sandy
P.S. There are black box warnings on a lot of these siezure meds and some of the anti-depressants too. So watch your moods. They can make you suicidal.
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Originally Posted by babs74
it started before the topamax.. she started me on topamax cuz she thought they were due to migranes.. cuz i was have blurred vision as well. my vision was going black, or it would look different. it started in november and i started topamax in jan. im at 100mg now have been for bout 2 weeks now and its not getting better so thats why i am getting worried.. i had to gradually go up on topamax as most know.. but they seem to be more frequent now..feel like i am losing my mind some times. and lately i feel like things are not quite right.. that somethin bad is about to happen. and last time that happened was in sept. and we went to a state line rally and 5 bikers were killed that weekend.. so a little worried..ok a lot worried.. this is a new feeling for me. i dont quite understand it.. i feel kind of like a freak.  |