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Posted at 1:12 AM on Mar 23, 2008 by starleena, #28273
Been taking Topamax 300 mg a day for the past 4 year. I also take 450 mg of Wellbutrin. This is to help with migraine. Although my total count of Zomig pills I took last year was 120 pills and some of those I broke in half so I wouldn't have to use a whole pill for a migraine. So that mean, with the Topamax and Wellbutrin combined, I still had at least 123 migraine this past year. Three months of migraines. That's insane. I can't stop the "Dopamax" because my doctor says it would be really bad with it. I have terrible memory loss, forgetfulness, and loss of words that is embarrassing. The nurses did not inform me of the side effects when I first started taking it and I thought I was going crazy. I started looking up ADHD on the computer thinking I had developed it as an adult. I was made at the nurse when she asked me how I was doing remembering things and and if I was stumbling for word......I wanted to slap her off her stool.........at that point it was NOT funny.
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Reply 8 months ago on Mar 23, 2008 by jrabbt, #5760

Starleena, When I was taking 400 mg of Topomax I felt the same way. I felt like I was in a daze, forgot what I was trying to say mid-sentence, my college vocabulary was reduced to that of a grade schooler. I could no longer finish my cross word puzzles I'd been doing my whole life and my home was covered in sticky notes for reminders because I would forget as quickly as I thought of something. I felt like a complete idiot. I reduced my dosage to 200 mg and I am clear as a bell and all of the above ceased and returned to normal almost immediately. Hope this helps you. Titrate to a level that works for you.

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Reply 8 months ago on Mar 26, 2008 by goud0016, #5855

Hi. You sound like you could be my twin sister. I had rediculous migraines. Like every other day. I used to go through atleast 20 Imitrex per month. I also took 450 milligrams of Wellbutrin daily. I then took Topamax for migraines. I was so confused that I could not even find my way to a restaurant one night to meet my husband. We had been going to this place for 5 years. I decided to do some serious research because I am only 25 and have 3 very young children. Wellbutrin is a huge migraine causer. One of the most common side effects of Wellbutrin is migraines. I spent 6 years on Wellbutrin and every doctor I went to said it could not be. I stopped Topamax and went on 75 milligrams of amitriptilyne. I was exhausted. Tired is an understatement. I could hardly get up, but my headaches actually vanished and I still was able to take the Wellbutrin for my depression. I then realized that I was getting depressed because I was tired. The drugs were counteracting eachother! No headaches, but depressed. That is how I am unmedicated. I gradually weaned off Wellbutrin and then amitriptilyne. I now take a really good multivitamin, magnesium and B2. Absolutly no prescriptions. I am not quite as alert and ambitious as with Wellbutrin, but I have not used a Zomig or Imitrex in # months. Advil works now for the very infrequent headaches I some times get. Advil was joke for me 6 months ago. Get some amitriptilyne and wean yourself off every thing. Start living. Precriptions dominated my life for years. Daily exercise and a little sunlight is just as effective as Wellbutrin. The more medicines you take, the more you will need. We get a symptom from one medication and cover it with another. I urge you to explore some alternatives.

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Reply 8 months ago on Mar 27, 2008 by working4ever, #5887

Try a non-med for your migraines. I'm going for massages and accupuncture once a month. Then see if you can get weaned off the topamax. I still get migraines but they aren't as bad as being on the topamax. Also, now when I take Imitrex, I also take 800 mg of Ibuprofen, that seems to help. I still get 1-2 migraines a week, but it's better than feeling like my life was falling apart - which is what I felt like on topamax, like a skinny psychotic.

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