Posted by Bear on September 16, 2003, at 20:42:34
In reply to Topamax side effects, posted by Lily83 on September 16, 2003, at 12:29:58
> My doctor started me on Topamax about 3 months ago to supplement a new migraine medicine i was trying out. He told me that the bonus to using Topamax would be that I would find myself losing "a great deal of weight" (his exact words). Obviously I was excited even though I am only about 30 lbs overweight (my doctor is obsessed with me losing at least 50 lbs which I think is just too much...but anyhow...)
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> So I started the topamax and right away he began increasing my dosage even though I was unsure about the side effects that I noticed right away (tingling in my feet, fingers and face mostly) When I got up to 300 mg a day, I noticed the migraines were MUCH less frequent and I had already lost 20 lbs (in about 2 months time). The only problem was that my concentration and memory were shot and my vision was getting increasing blurry or doubled at times. I also noticed that where I had once had tingling I complained more of a numbness and weakness. My doctor now wants me to increase to 400 mg a day and I'm not sure if I should. He thinks that my "side effects" are simply part of my migraines even though I don't have a migraine at the time I have the side effects.
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> Do any of you out there have similar complaints? What do you guys think out there? Anything would help me out :)I have some tingling in my feet and fingers and sometimes around my mouth and I JUST started at 200mgs a day. I dont know how much I lost. I dont think it's much. I promised myself I wouldnt weigh in till end of Sept. But it's becoming less. My dosage has been raised slowly. In three weeks time Ill be up to 300mgs. Ill keep you posted. I hope like HELL I can lose 50 lbs!!! Ill live with the tingling! ;)
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