Posted by headachequeen on April 7, 2005, at 17:00:06
In reply to Re: topomax pain migraine relief » headachequeen, posted by Interested on April 6, 2005, at 21:03:51
> Thank you so much for your input on Topomax dosage. I have had terrible migraines for years, and I have tried numerous preventatives, including Topomax. But it made me sick and drugged.
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> If I start slowly taking it at night, 25 mg. and working up, will the nausea and drugged feeling wear off eventually? The migraines are so debilitating. Right now, the best I've found is Nortriptyline, which helps, but it makes me gain weight.
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> Any other side effects from Topomax?
Oh glory... Nortrytypline causes weight gain? that is what they gave me for the pain that goes through my eye.... just what I need.... out it goes and back we go to the drawing board....as for topomax I seem to be not making myself clear at all...
yes, the nausea WILL go away if you START taking it in the EVENINGS, working up to HALF THE TOTAL in 25 mg increments at TWO WEEK INTERVALS... longer if your body needs it...
when you reach half the TOTAL dosage, then start taking it in the morning using the same schedule...this keeps it from causing the nausea and dumb attacks and so on...
I have had no problems with it at all...
now tegretol I could write a book about it....
kat
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