Topamax and dermatologist
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January 13th
2007
12:06 PM
ANSWER TO: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:47:48 -0600 by tracyann, #36221
I have tried to email some of the people that have posted but I have a feeling that really does not work on this website as I am getting no responses.
Normally it takes about 4-6 months to get any real serious impacts from TOPAMAX. My wife began losing her hair when she hit 100mg and about 5 months into her treatment. She is stopping use of TOPAMAX but has decided to come off just as she went on as the side effects initially almost drove her crazy so she decideed not to go COLD TURKEY off the drug. The doctor is cutting her dosage to 75mg for 3days then 50mg for 3days then 25mg for 3 days and then off the drug. She has consulted a dermatologist about her hair and he agrees that she needs to get off the drug before she goes bald. She will begin another regimen recommend by Dr Williams in Alternatives and will begin 20mg of B12 and also B6 and Folic acid to combat her migraines. Once she found out that you can also get OSTEOPOROSIS from the drug that was the nail in the coffin for this drug.
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4:43 PM
I took Topamax for about two years. It was prescribed for problems sleeping and for my migraines. It helped me sleep but never touched the migraines. I also lost 15 to 20 pounds which made me happy so I kept on it, thinking eventually it might kick in for the migraines. I was taking 50 to 75 mg a day. Three months ago I realized my hair had become much thinner on the top. I searched the web and saw this is a side effect. My dermatologist confirmed that Topamax can do this. I went off it as soon as I made the connection. I was never warned about this as a side effect. The only other side effect I had was a strange twitching in the muscles around my right eye. My question for others who have experienced hair loss is how long does this take to reverse and for the hair to grow back?
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