[claritan]

ok i got injured 11 months ago. since then ive made great strides and feel ALMOST there. I went back to work before i could fully rest and heal so I never totally got better. Just 2 days ago i got laid off until April 1st which is AWESOME news to me.

now i can finally rest. i work construction so its been tough and the 2 day weekends have been ok but not enough to give me good rest

the advice i want to know is i saw my Neurologist 3 days ago and he put me on Topamax.....i took it the last 2 nights and am having side effects that suck such as tremors, heart palpitations, bad taste in food, confusion and brain fog.

Instead of continuing this med should i just rest for a month and see if that fixes things then try the med instead? i feel like im so close to recovery rest may do it but i kind of wanna listen to my Nuero as he thinks im stuck in a migraine state and need meds to get out of it

i solid month or two of doing nothing but walks, reading, eating good and sleeping how i want maybe enough i think. compared to where i was almost a year ago as a 360 im at like a 320 im so close

[rmschaver]

Sounds like pretty harsh side effects to me. I would talk to nuero about them.

[claritan]

Originally Posted by rmschaver

Sounds like pretty harsh side effects to me. I would talk to nuero about them.

yes im going to...the heart palpation are bothering me. im only a few days in so im gonna just stop cold turkey tonight while i still can an call him monday and let him know about it

he said if the Topamax didnt work for me he was gonna put me on a 5 day steroid....i can only imagine how that is.

[rmschaver]

Have not had them so I don't have a clue. I hope they work for you.

[Mark in Idaho]

Claritan,

What did your neuro prescribe the Topamax for? Was there a symptom he was hoping to treat?

What do you mean by 360 and now 320?