Comparing Topiramate

For Migraine Prevention I have been on Topiramate for over 4 years for migraine prevention, and in the very beginning was great. Went from 20+ migraines a month on a 50 mg dose to less than 5 with very few side effects (coke tasted bad, I drank water) no big deal. Now I’m up to 300mg a day and since then I’ve had kidney stones, major tingling in hands/feet, severe back pain, dry eyes, and migraines at least 4 days a week on top of other side effects. I don’t know what to do. I’m hoping it’s just the medicine doing this.

For Migraine Prevention I have been on Topamax for a little over a year now to treat severe migraines. I started from 25 mg and slowly went up to 150mg. I used to get 3-4 migraines a week and now they are down to maybe once a month, if that. For that it has been a life saver, but there are a few side effects. The tingling in the hands and feet went away completely after a few weeks on the final dose. but the mental fog is a side effect that stayed. I still have trouble concentrating and remembering things, especially details & sometimes have trouble finishing a sentence. I am a student and I use to get A's all the time and now I can study for hours and will not get anything higher then B. To me this is a price to pay for being migraine free.