Posted by headachequeen on January 27, 2004, at 9:55:20
In reply to Re: topomax, posted by bridgey1128 on January 26, 2004, at 23:44:02
> My Dr said he had never heard of someone having that many problems coming off it. Guess it's the redhead thing!!!
My doctor told me yesterday when we were talking about my needing it again or not that my quitting cold turkey made his job a lot easier as the weaning process takes a lot of his time and is hard on the patient AND the doctor because the doctor has to monitor the situation closely...
the way he spoke I gather that the withdrawal symptoms are not easy to live with at all...
He still sees me twice a month to follow up on my progress through all this, aside from regular health issues like breathing and checking to see what the eye surgeon is doing and whether or not my ankle is recovering and so on...
he is incredible...
says the depression/non-depression and the zyprexa/effexor cold turkey escapade is chapter 52 in his book on it all :)
kat
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