Posted by cyndie on March 5, 2004, at 10:29:54
In reply to Re: topomax and voice changes, posted by headachequeen on March 4, 2004, at 15:40:21
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> > Great...more to worry about...but thanks for answering! I too am slurring, and am constantly being asked to speak up...I am accusing the world of needing hearing aids! and it's just me! does this ever level off? I am at 50 mg am and 50 mg pm taking it for BPII and hopefully a little weight loss in the bargain!
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> I seem to remember reading here on several occasions that these side-effects wear off as the dosages increase.
> I am taking 600 mg a day at the present time and have no problem with slurring of speech or the cognitive skills at this point...
> however I do notice a problem with hearing when there is a need to filter out background noise...
> now, do I blame this on Topomax, Tegretol, or the loss of hearing that came with the mild stroke I had about ten years ago..
> the only residual effects of the stroke, brought on by stress and overwork they tell me, were a decrease in hearing and fatigue... used to be able to manage an eighteen-hour day and suddenly found myself tired after an eight-hour day and needing a few catnaps to get through those eight hours...
> how life changes when we don't plan for it...
> sometimes I don't know what to blame for which problem...
> Topomax would be such an easy rug under which to sweep it all <g>
> kat
>Hi Kat, again, thanks for answering...very sorry about your stroke...nothing seems slight when it is our health, correct? could I please impose and ask your age when that happened???? and may I say wow! did I read this right: 600 mgs a day?!?!? I can't imagine it. BTW, I also take 20 mg of Lexapro. I believe it has contributed to weight gain, so it sort of fights the possible weight loss possibility of Tmax...and so it goes...
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