Posted by headachequeen on July 13, 2004, at 13:23:39
In reply to Re: Topamax, posted by bridgey1128 on July 13, 2004, at 11:15:41
> Since I just upped my dosage to the 150mg of Topomax I have noticed the sharp tingling in my right hand. It's the definite needly feeling. It goes away fairly quickly. It normally comes on in the middle of the night.I was thinking that it was because I had slept on it badly because it feels like when you lose circulation and it comes back. That prickly feeling. But then I realized that I hadn't had my hand bent. But it only seems to be my right hand for some reason. My face has the tingles but they are only tingles and not pricklys like in my hand. I thought maybe I shouldn't go up on my meds while I was on vacation but then I had a night terror the first night I was there and I decided...I had better go up! As soon as I upped...no more night terrors. I am worried about the confusion though. I seem to be getting words mixed up more and it worries me. It could also be that I have spent a week with 17 youth and children and it's the "week before" so I am holding out. I am also seeing "floaters" in front of my eyes. Little black dots etc. Is this bad? I have had a headache on the right side of my head behind my right eye but that could also be due to the weather. We have had nothing but thunderstorms and then sun and I am sensitive to the berametric pressure. I wasn't having headaches at the beach and we had nothing but sun down there so who knows but I was having the little floater thingys. I dunno..maybe it's worth being a little crazy than dealing with all these stupid side effects!!!
The side effects do wear off...at least the tingly ones ... from Topomax that is... and it seems even the dread Tegretol can lose that effect eventually even if it does take three or four years sigh...
the floaters come with cataract but I have not heard of them with topomax... anyone with any input here??? one needs to know as I have cataract that is not ready to be dealt with and am told that I am too young to have it anyway... not my fault; I did not do the diagnosis...
and it will be four years or so before it can be removed... so are the floaters part of that problem or are they relevant to the topomax??? or are they some new twentieth century phenomenon???
I know not funny...
but if we do not laugh now and then we will lose our minds...
topomax is one of the best at dealing with headache problems so I think I would ask an opthamologist about the eye-related headache...
just the opinion of one who has had more eye problems than she cares to remember and is enjoying the clarity of vision that follows the surgery and the lack of threat to her vision that goes with it...
and how fast did you go up to 150???
remember we discovered that we have to move up slowly, and some have to move slower than others... a redhead thing <g> perhaps...
and how do you sleep? is that hand under your head or under your pillow or with your head on it and it under the pillow which could contribute to the tingles??? that could contribure
I have always found that the tingly stuff happens in both hands....
but always like to learn more
As was posted yesterday sometimes we have to accept some of the bad to enjoy the good of these things...
and here we do it together...
kat
kat
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