Posted by bridgey1128 on October 14, 2004, at 8:48:33
In reply to Re: topomax » headachequeen, posted by Stressee on October 13, 2004, at 20:43:37
What on earth is up with that DR!!! He is like a freaking speeding train out of control. He has taken your daughter up on her meds WAAAAYYY too fast. I am REAAALLLY surprised, and you should be VERY thankful that she hasn't had any very bad side effects from this kind of wrecklessness. It took me 6 months to get to 150mg. It has seemed to take her 4 weeks or less. She seems to be going up every other day. This is ridiculous. I am wondering if this Dr knows anything at all!! I take 150mg and I don't take 75 and 75. I take 100 at night and 50 in the morning. It's not usually an even split I do believe. You can always tell your Dr that you refuse to move your daughter up any sooner than 2 to 3 weeks out of concern for her health and the risk of side effects. Screw what he thinks! Has he ever taken it? I almost messed up my eyes at 50mg!!! 50! I say chill while you are blessed and she is not having any adverse side effects to the Dr's stupidity of rapidly dosing her up at a breakneck speed. Patience is a virture, not wrecklessness and impatience because you want sudden results. It's hard to wait, and especially for a 16 year old but if this is the right med for her then it will show itself in due time. PLEASE don't let her go up too soon. You don't HAVE to listen to what he says. When I listened to my Dr I lost my eyesight for a few days and that was scary enough to say NO MORE!! Dr's are wonderful and they went to years of med school for thousands of dollars but they still do not know everything!
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