August 24th
2005
12:02 PM
My son is 14 he was put on topamax for migraines. He has been on it for 2 months. I took him off today the side effedts are not worth it. He has had nausea, vomiting, diahrea, tingling hands and face, visual distortions and an overall feeling like he was losing his mind. He would get upset at the slightest thing. He developed a rash on his face. He also had times would he would be reduced to tears(if you have 14 yr old boy you know this is not normal) I took him off of the topamax yesterday I can only pray that he returns to normal soon. He has missed too much school already and this is only the 2nd week of schoo.
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September 22th
2007
7:46 AM
I've been on Topomax for about 3-4 months now. I've had memory loss, slurred speech, decreased concentration (I have to re-read something several times to understand it) tingling in the hands and feet, depression, increased anger, loss of appetite, weight loss. I'm now at the point where I have a rash on my leg, severe nausea, and abnormal bleeding. I going to follow up with my neuro and PCP to see what's going on so we'll see. My migraines have decreased from 3-4 a week to maybe 1 a week, so it has been worth it so far so I can function for work and for my kids as a single mother. I've suffered from migraines for about 10 years and can't take the pain no more!!! If anyone has experienced the nausea, rashes or bleeding please reply.
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