It comes down to sugar causing the stomach pain. Topamax and sugar are not a good combination. I have been on it for a year and it took me several months to figure out that whenever I have anything that contains sugar I will have stomach pain and if the amount of sugar is alot, i.e. ice cream, I might even get diarrhea. The only thing that will reduce pain is fresh made LIME juice, not pepto, or anything else over the counter.
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Originally Posted by Reddawn600
Hi all,
Thanks to a friend here, I finally found a med that my Dr prescribed that took away pain in the left side of my neck, shoulder and head (including migraines) that I've had every day of my life for the past 7 years.
Only problem is, even after lowering to the dose to 100 which does still seem to to work, I have constant stomach cramps. Out of fear of an ulcer I saw a GI Dr who did say it was definitely the Topamax. That was after an ER visit when I was doubled over in pain and they did a cat scan to rule out other stomach disorders.
I know it sounds crazy, but the thought of giving this med up and going back to daily migraines kills me. I've tried every other nerve med plus my ketamine infusions but nothing has taken that pain away like Topamax.
Has anyone else had this issue and can they suggest any way of helping the stomach tolerate it better? I currently take 50 mg at lunch and 50 mg at bedtime. I also take tons of prevacid and caltrate to try to buffer it. I just don't know what else to do.
Thanks for reading and gentle hugs to all,
Dawn  |