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Originally Posted by Jonio
I also had great sucess with Topamax, but had to go way down to 25mg/day after having 2 large kidney stones. My neurologist is convinced it is from the Topamax,
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I'm inclined to agree. My neurologist (migraines only practice) offered me Dopamax, and handed me a sheet with a HUGE (literally half the 8˝ x 11 sheet)
WARNING (
not Caution) of kidney stones caused by this drug. This was at a time when the patent was about to expire, and the mfr. was desperate to find a new market (and argument for extending its patent/s). After investigating it further (this is
literally the scariest drug I have ever been prescribed - bar
none) I declined. It is the ONLY drug I have ever refused to even
try, and my migraines were chronic at the time (more than 15 per month) and, on occasion, sent me to the ER.
I know it works for many people, and I'm glad they are getting relief, but I am still concerned about its longterm effects.
This thread is several years old now, but to answer its original question:
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Has anyone experienced increased suicidal urges when taking topamax?
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The answer is a resounding
YES. Google:
topamax suicidality
Even their own website has had to acknowledge this fact:
Doc