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Posted at 9:41 PM on Nov 02, 2008 by kristincmc, #36220
I have been on 200mg of Topamax for almost a year, which helped my headaches immensely so I tried to ignore the itching. The itching got so bad (especially when I get hot and would sweat) that I had to go off of it. I have been off of it for about 4 weeks and I still itch, does anyone know how long this will last or if it will ever go away? If I am going to itch without the drug anyway, I might as well take it and have relief from my headaches.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 15, 2008 by hope14, #14511

I am also on this horrible med and weening off this week and I was surprised to learn this medication can take up to 6 weeks to completely leave your system.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 17, 2008 by purplerose81379, #14575

its been 5 months and my head (scalp) itches tremendously. also my arms and legs but the most annoying is my scalp, especially cuz i itch it so much people probably think i have lice or something.

by the way, all the side effects i had while on the medicine, i still have now.

thank god that you are getting off it.

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Reply 8 months ago on Mar 02, 2009 by jfrye, #17620

I have been on Topomax 100mg a day for about 10 months. Whenever I workout at the gym I have noticed that I become very itchy. It is getting bad and I have been itching for about 10 days. I have also noticed dramatic hair loss and acne. My excitement level is way down and I thought it was me and never thought about the drug until today. Does it got better?

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