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Originally Posted by JoanB
It's not just the Topamax, Bob--it's the whole cocktail, which was already causing impairment. I'm not noticing the short-term memory loss so much yet, but I just started with this new addition. He started me on 25 mg 2x/day.
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that was my starter dose, then 50mg 2x day then 75mg 2x day, etc.
The memory problem didn't arise until I hit about 275-300mgs/day. I was in a Shakespearian community theatre production and could not memorize the lines. I got fired from the show 2 weeks before opening
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When I titrated down to get off the drug, it was like coming out of a fog- a dense one. A great weight had been lifted from my psyche.
(and I could remember to bring home the dog food 
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