2 weeks on Topamax and really ill with the fact beer tasted like ...

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Posted at 1:14 PM on Jul 05, 2007 by mhj, #22162

2 weeks on Topamax and really ill with the fact beer tasted like liking metal. So I drank a few liquor drinks for the fourth of July- I only drink probably once every three to four weeks when we get together with friends. Got violently sick after four drinks- throwing up. Never done that before- so I guess soda, alcohol and food are out of my life- Wonder if I can tell my husband NO SEX is a side-effect because it will cause violent bouts of vomitting. Smile- what a trade off- migraines daily or side effects?????? Damned if you do- damned if you don't- but on a brighter note- these are things I can live with unlike cancer, parkinson disease etc. Just wondering if anyone else having marked side effect from drinking alcohol while taking the topamax?

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Reply over 2 years ago on Jul 18, 2007 by jcl, #786

You are not alone. Beer definitely tastes flat. Found wine is okay yet I woke up in the middle of night sick as a dog! Throwing up, and then had a killer migraine the next morning. Have not tried liquor drinks, yet not sure if want to try either... Looks likes I won't be drinking for some time.

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Reply over 2 years ago on Aug 12, 2007 by topamaxbraindamage, #1171

You are not supposed to drink on this drug. That said, this drug is really toxic and 20% of the people who take it experience cognitive side effects. If you have a mind and start to lose it because of a pharmaceutical company who is getting wealthy off your brain mass, that really tends to get you angry.

Johnson and Johnson is an EVIL EMPIRE.

There is a class action suit against them.

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