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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2015 16:38:34 GMT
Hi Topamax Users,
I increased my dosage to 75 mg last night after being on it for months (I would say 4 or 5 months) and the therapeutic dosage is at least 100 mg. This morning I can't think properly. I am as smart as a box of hammers. Someone had to give me their website over the phone and I needed to type it into an email and I could not for the life of me follow her instructions. It wasn't a difficult address at all, either. I also managed to lose my computer this morning and couldn't for the life of me remember where I put it. I also did*not*know* how to look for it. Again, box of hammers kind of intelligence. Did anyone else get dumbed down because of this drug and even on a lowish kind of dose?
Sigh.
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Post by Rhondito on Apr 13, 2015 17:14:49 GMT
Why did you increase your dosage? Did your doctor tell you to do that?
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Post by georgiapea on Apr 13, 2015 17:14:56 GMT
Well, just from the description a "Box of Hammers" sounds smarter than a "box of rocks", so things could be worse.  Did you take it on an empty tummy? And have you eaten today? |
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Post by seriousscrapper on Apr 13, 2015 17:21:11 GMT
Hi! I was on 75 mg, but my dr cut my dosage back to 50 mg because I started having problems with word searches which was very frustrating. The word search problem has gotten better, but my headaches have increased and gotten worse.
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Post by kristi521 on Apr 13, 2015 17:34:49 GMT
My sister stopped taking Topomax because she felt the medicine made her feel "foggy brained" (her words)
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Post by maurchclt on Apr 13, 2015 17:41:53 GMT
Hugs, it does happen,it does get better. I have problems processing information, I can be told something, but my reaction time...slow.some days/weeks better than others.
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Post by peabrain on Apr 13, 2015 17:42:03 GMT
When I first started on Topamax, I first noticed that I had trouble typing. Then the words
Both have eased up.
I don't really have trouble typing anymore. I'd say that went away. As far as finding words, sometimes I just need an extra half second, so it just seems like a pause in my speech. I can play it off. Most people do not know.
I think with time it got better.
Also I take my three pills stretched out during the day. I take one in morning, at lunch, and evening. Not sure you can do that but maybe it helps my symptoms?
If you do want to stay on it, give yourself some time, as hard as it may be. Things will even out. |
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Post by wiipii2 on Apr 13, 2015 17:45:11 GMT
Yep, that's why I stopped taking it.
Couldn't follow simple instructions, couldn't make sense of a simple sentence, couldn't follow a conversation...
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Post by beachbum on Apr 13, 2015 18:52:01 GMT
I take 100mg/day, but I have to take 50mg at night and 50mg in the morning or I'm useless. It has cut down the number and severity of headaches for me. I still have the occasional brain fart and forget things but it's great to have the meds to blame it on!!
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Post by azredhead on Apr 13, 2015 19:03:47 GMT
I'm ready to throw it out the window but I see the doc on Fri. I had my first migraine since being on it last night trying to recover this morning. It's definitely not as intense. And my shoulder and neck are MUCH better. I might have him knock it down a dose cause I definately see the mood swings and confusions and funny tastes as we talked about before in the previous thread. But yea it sorta makes ya feel like a basket case so which is worse and which do a ya wanna deal with the migrane or the side affects? I can have to weigh the options. That's what Dh and I were talking about. With Meds ya kinda have decide what ya can tolerate more. But ya most of the time I'm lucky I can carry on a conversation...  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2015 21:23:37 GMT
I take 100mg/day, but I have to take 50mg at night and 50mg in the morning or I'm useless. It has cut down the number and severity of headaches for me. I still have the occasional brain fart and forget things but it's great to have the meds to blame it on!! I took it last night at bed time and I slept so well. I mean we are talking deep sleep here. I had weird dreams about little green aliens and things but the sleep was amazing! The fog did clear up a while later and I can string together more than 3 words, but it was difficult. All is good now. Did I mention the sleep was good? Yeah, that. Just the brain fog made me feel like I had a gerbil's intelligence. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2015 22:26:30 GMT
I was on it for about 8 months. I called it Dopeymax because I couldn't remember my words while on it. The doctor kept saying it would get better but for me, at least, it did not. Plus, it didn't help to headaches all that much. I was so happy to get off it.
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Post by bdawnb on Apr 14, 2015 2:41:29 GMT
I take 50 at night and 50 in the morning also. The side effects were short term for me and the benefits are so worth it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2015 3:12:54 GMT
What do you do about sleepiness in the AM? I was a zombie in the AM. How do you take 50 mg in the AM?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2015 5:15:13 GMT
That's why they call it Dopamax |
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