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Well, my Fiancee (Sandra) started taking Topamax a few months ago...

Posted at 5:17 PM on Jun 18, 2009 by studmuffin, #42376
Well, my Fiancee (Sandra) started taking Topamax a few months ago. Her side effects have included: loss of energy, tiredness, tingling in the feet, nausea, chest pain, appetite lose, rapid weight loss, and a severe decrease in her sexual drive. The worst of the side effects is her sudden and unpredictable mood changes. She verbally assalts me and her children all the time. She is aggressive and picks fights over anything and everything. I love her with all my heart but I can not live like this. So bottom line, Topamax has gotten rid of her migraines and/or decreased their frequency and severity. And the cost of that benefit is the destruction of the relationships with the people that love her most.
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Reply 4 months ago on Jul 06, 2009 by isamused, #21229

If the effects are that bad, I'd highly recommend confronting her about it. There are several other anti-migraine meds out there that don't have those kinds of effects. Atenolol comes to mind (or anything in that class of drugs). Some people also have great success with Verapamil (even after going off of it!)

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