Reviewer: 35-44 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I am taking this to treat daily migraines. When it effects work, it becomes a problem. I am now taking 125mg a day. Twice a day now. 50mg morning. 75mg at bedtime. For me, at first because I am a cannabis user, the dizziness was heavy, so I had to ease up on the use of cannabis. The numbness was hard at first but gradually, was less and less. Now it's just a tingle. I feel a but sluggish at ti ... Show Full Comment

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I am taking this to treat daily migraines. When it effects work, it becomes a problem. I am now taking 125mg a day. Twice a day now. 50mg morning. 75mg at bedtime. For me, at first because I am a cannabis user, the dizziness was heavy, so I had to ease up on the use of cannabis. The numbness was hard at first but gradually, was less and less. Now it's just a tingle. I feel a but sluggish at times but nothing a cup of coffee can't fix during the day. Sometimes I catch my self lost with my thinking, but it's not sever. Not something I'm overly concerned about, but would monitor, knowing the side effect.
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Reviewer: Jtopa , 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Itâ??s been years since I took this drug but I still think about it frequently because of how bad my reaction was to it. I was prescribed 100 mgs a day for headaches. The first day I took this drug I noticed that everything tasted like diet soda. I had this gross taste in my mouth that I couldnâ??t get rid of. The second day was complete insanity! I was so confused, scared and numb feeli ... Show Full Comment

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Itâ??s been years since I took this drug but I still think about it frequently because of how bad my reaction was to it. I was prescribed 100 mgs a day for headaches. The first day I took this drug I noticed that everything tasted like diet soda. I had this gross taste in my mouth that I couldnâ??t get rid of. The second day was complete insanity! I was so confused, scared and numb feeling. My face was tingling and I felt very weak. I couldnâ??t figure out how to use my phone to order food, and I knew I couldnâ??t drive, so I asked a friend for help. I had to call off work because I couldnâ??t formulate sentences properly. I became so distraught that I couldnâ??t do anything without crying. Literally couldnâ??t even figure out how to get a glass of water. Then I began hallucinating. I thought I was 3 different versions of myself and that the version of me that was a college student was suing the version of me that took the medication for ruining my chances at making good grades. I was scared shitless of being sued and kept apologizing to people, including my boss, for being â??badâ?. Luckily my boss was very understanding and one of my coworkers was familiar with the negative effects of topamax because it made her mom become schizophrenic! If you are taking this for the first time, make sure you have people around you who will notice changes in your mood and help you if you become completely unable to care for yourself. It took me almost a week to feel normal again and I still felt so embarrassed to go back to work because my boss knew all about how crazy I was feeling.
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Reviewer: Julie M, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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Although it did help to reduce the # of migraines, after being on this drug for over ten years, my bones, teeth, hair and nails were awful. Early osteoporosis, teeth chipping, nails and hair brittle. Finally stopped it after realizing it was the Topamax.

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Although it did help to reduce the # of migraines, after being on this drug for over ten years, my bones, teeth, hair and nails were awful. Early osteoporosis, teeth chipping, nails and hair brittle. Finally stopped it after realizing it was the Topamax.
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Reviewer: Syd from ice age, 13-18 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Topamax works great and was the only medicine to ever help my migraines. Ive been on alot of medication and ive never been allergic to anything but i got the rarest reaction in the book at 17 and almost went completely blind. My eyes swelled out of my head and i looked like syd from ice age. Its a no go for me chief.

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Topamax works great and was the only medicine to ever help my migraines. Ive been on alot of medication and ive never been allergic to anything but i got the rarest reaction in the book at 17 and almost went completely blind. My eyes swelled out of my head and i looked like syd from ice age. Its a no go for me chief.
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I was on this drug for 5 years, 100mg for the first 2years and 200mg for 3years,unfortunately the side effects took over and affected my work, slowed memory, blurred vision, memory loss,anxiety,and more. Please read the side effects and ask your family to note any unusual behaviour. I am now off this drug and hoping my brain is back to normal.

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I was on this drug for 5 years, 100mg for the first 2years and 200mg for 3years,unfortunately the side effects took over and affected my work, slowed memory, blurred vision, memory loss,anxiety,and more. Please read the side effects and ask your family to note any unusual behaviour. I am now off this drug and hoping my brain is back to normal.
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