topamax?

Hi,,i have been taking 100mg/daily of topamax for almost a year now for headaches. It certainly cleared up my headaches, but been in a stupor for a year, and word loss. I weaned myself off of it due to feeling "stupid" as you will find many posts stating this as a major side effect. I don't notice tingling too much, many other people have. Soda... might as well face it for several months that it is going to taste aweful. I was surprised myself on what a difference it made on taste, and my appetite lower. Check with your doctor on dosage, which makes a big difference. Many doctors think more is better when they themselves really don't know for sure. I have found reading posts about people on topamax educated me as dosages and age, and what you are taking it for makes a difference. I also noticed younger people, meaning in 18-25 year old bracket, seemed to have more side effects.

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I am 48 years old, again major side effect was not being able to focus/speak correctly/spell/tired and general fog type of feeling. This is day 2 of not being on topamax, and hoping I will be able to not have to take it... time will tell. I don't want to scare you about the drug, because it has its advantages, but dosage is relevant and if you decide its not for you, don't just stop taking it... Taper off slowly... Seriously... I took over two weeks tapering just on 100mg daily... So be cautious. It can be good for certain people, other people, it just doesn't ... I missing the word... "work out" Everyone is different... If you have more questions, I will let you know what ever I can... just send message...
God Bless...

I haven't been on Topamax hardly two weeks and I've already experienced some of the worst side effects imaginable. UNBELIEVABLE memory loss; I can be right in the middle of a sentence, and forget what I'm speaking about completely. Or, I can be on my way to do a chore, and than stop dead in my tracks, and stand for a good five minutes wondering what I'm doing in the first place. I was placed on the medicine for my intolerant migraines, and since my Mother has epilepsy, than I am due for an EEG next week. I have also experienced double vision, although I thought it was just blurriness. I've experienced a little bit of the weight loss, mostly just in the appetite region, because I generally wake up and won't feel hungry until 5 P.M. Another bad side effect is that I am on Xanax XR, and combining the two drugs together seems like hell.

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Xanax calms me down, and keeps my nerves at a somewhat consistent level; and with Topamax, it gives me an extremely high heart rate and gives me constant panic attacks. But, needless to say, it has healed my migraines. It has done that much, to say the least. I am an immaculate student in school, and am great at speaking, and writing speeches. That seems almost completely difficult now that I'm on Topamax.. I'm can read particularly fast, but now, I see that my reading has decreased majorily. But, I suppose it's worth it. My migraines were morbid. My mother suffered from a Grand Mal, and is now on a high dosage of Lamical. But yeah, I only felt the tingling feeling the first few days. Only feel it occasionally now. Best of luck! ** I know this is a bit lateeee, !