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214901 tn?1227567555

Topamax...what a ride.

Okay, so has anyone that has been Rx'd Topamax for headaches, actually gotten crushing headaches about 1-2 hours after taking it? I am trying hard to wait it out and work through my dosage increases but this is just insane!

Thanks!
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Am off now but when first taking Topamax (2 yrs+@75mg) for migraine I felt terrible.  Dizzy, headachy, "car sick"..sort of like the flu.  It slowly went away after a few weeks.  It takes a while to get used to it and to find a dosage that you can tolerate and that does help.  Oh yea, I used to get "prickly" feet..some call it tingling but it was a bit more painful.  Sounds wierd but eating a banana (potasium) would make it stop. I started eating one each day..a few days missing one and the tingling would return so I know that it was the "stuff" in bananas that had the effect.  Good luck.
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33004 tn?1279896184
hi julianna  
i started topa 2 yrs ago and am now on 300 mg a day for my migrains  the beginng was ell lots of side effects one h/a shaking nausea best of all weighttloss they all did go away you just have to wait it out it is worth it  it is a cause for stones drink plenty of water and also taper off if yoy deceide to stop other wise you will hve very bad side effects. hang in there  also ther is a topamax forum it will give you tons of info thats what got me through it in the beging i actually thought i was losing my mind it will sometimes make you forgetful also.
lissa
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763934 tn?1237099833
Hello! Yes, I was taking Topamax for about the last three years or so. I don't remember getting headaches in the beginning. Topamax is also used as an anti-tremor medication but like you, I used it for migraines. My doctor recently told me to stop taking it. I developed five kidney stones(3 in one, 2 in the other). Apparently Topamax can cause kidney stones! I wish my doctors had told me this a few years back! I would ask your doctor what side effects are normal, and what side effects might occur with this medication. Also ask about Metoporol for migranes. It worked for me. I hope you feel better. Good luck!
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