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I am a 21 year old female and have been on Topamax since October ...

Posted at 12:14 AM on Nov 06, 2008 by jloesing, #36336
I am a 21 year old female and have been on Topamax since October of 2006. I am up to taking 250mgs a day having a constant headache and getting a migraine about every week. I have had such a range of side effects and symptoms that I can't tell the difference nor know where to begin. The most recent is muscle spasms in my eye lid and leg that won't go away. I have spasms infrequently all over, but these have been pretty constant. I also tire very easily though I always get 8 hours of sleep a night. Though those are not always 8 full hours of sleep, because I do have boughts of insomnia. I have also dealt with the intestinal problems to the point of thinking that I had appendicitis. I have had multiple trips to the hospital for abdominal pain and severe migraines. I have had the vision problems - blurred, dizziness, vertigo, and the weird one were my eyes jerk back and forth. I rarely have all at once and they have come and gone throughout the 2 years, but they have come back I think the most mysterious one of all are the lypomahs - these little painful nodules under the skin that just appeared. They are mostly on my abdomen, but have found them on my chest as well. Any one else heard of this?
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 06, 2008 by dawn689, #14240

I am also on Topamax.. I have been on it for over a year and because of it, the medicine has kept me out of the ER for a shot.. (knock on wood). That appears to be a really high dose and maybe to high for you. I know from my situation I can not take anymore than 75mg.. If I take 100mg in the A.M. I will get really bad migraines.. If I take the 100mg at night, I still get the bad migraines but in addition to that I have servere anxiety attacts. 50mg isn't quit enough, so I end up taking 75mg at night and it eases the migraines by bout 50%.. My neurologist said to take the Topamax at night before bed, not in the morning.
I am thinking you are on a dose that is just to high and possibly taking it the wrong time of the day.

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