http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41600 I am a 38 year old male suffering from a combination of occipital neuralgia and migraines. For 20 years, until a year ago, i would endure pain that was only manageable with narcotic pain relievers (imagine all the gamut of such kind). I would have neck and Tue, 26 May 2009 11:27:26 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41600?item=20109 Sounds like you took too much too soon. I took 25mg for 1 week then 25 mg 2x per day for three weeks. Will gradually increase. My doctor actually told me the nickname for this med was dopamax when it first came out because people took too much too soon and http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41600?item=20109 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:03:42 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41600?item=20490 To avoid having similar problems at work, I have limited my Topamax to 75mg a day (if taken at bedtime, it has less side effects) and at first onset of a migraine I take 40mg of Relpax. This usually helps for at least a 24 hour period at which I may have t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/41600?item=20490