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Originally Posted by SandyRI
Hey Dawn,
My indigestion generally hits after I eat. That is why I didn't really associate it with the Topamax until I read your post, I thought that I was suffering from some kind of acid reflux thing. It's very annoying but not as severe as yours, I don't end up in horrible pain, just with "reflux" type symptoms. I hate it, though, and wish there was a solution better than chewing dozens of Tums every day. Maybe I'll try reducing my Topamax dose a little to see if the indigestion gets a little better...
Sorry that yours is so bad, its a shame that you have finally found a med that works for your head just to have it mess you up somewhere else! You could give the Tums a try, they do work fairly well for me and aren't too expensive. I get the ones that have extra calcium in them.
Good luck, Sandy
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Sandy,
I'm glad for you that you can tolerate so it does keep the migraines down. Instead of Tums, I take the Caltrate plus Vitamin D since I remember reading something about the importance of vitamin D for us.
Just an FYI, the gastroentorologist I met with yesterday highly recommends that anyone normally taking NSAIDS (not sure if you do or not) take Prevacid on a daily basis. Of all of the acid reducers, Prevacid is somehow different that it is supposed to protect your stomach much more effectively.
Dawn