I have been on dilantin for 13 years and
am now being changed over to topamax. I
have been having alot of the same side
effects, not being able to find the word I
want to say, forgeting what I want to say.
The other day in the bank I forgot how
to write my own signature. Right now I
am taking 100mg of dilantin an 25mg of
topamax in the morning and 100mg of
dilantin at night. Is this more of a
side effect of being taken with my
dilantin or is this the topamax.
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MickeyFan
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 73 Location: Algonac, Mi.
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Posted: 05-16-04 09:04am
Annette,
i haven't been on dilatin in years and
don't really remember the side effects I
had from it.... But the topamax, yes it
will make you forget your own name.....
I've been on it for several months now and
my doc has pushed my dose up to 500 mg a
day. And that was where I said no more
because it was to the point of almost not
being able to tie my own shoe.
It does level it self off a bit after your
on a steady dose for awhile but I still do
struggle with finding the right words when
i'm talking, and have a hard time doing
things like writing a check, or doing any
kind of math.
I'm also very tired.... And I don't eat
alot anymore. I'm thirsty all the time
too....And now that its warming up all I
want is something cold to drink.
If you have any other questions just
ask...
Jill
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granola-hippy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 3 Location: cali
Posted: 06-15-04 02:10am
For me, topamax was horrible. It made me
extreemly tired, every now and then a
random part of my body would suddenly go
numb, I had a hard time coming up with
words, and every morning I would have
double vision. That last part was
probably the coolest thing. For the first
15 minutes I was awake it was like waving
your hand in front of a computer screen.
It was fun but probably not good. So I
had to get off the med. Oh yea and it
gave me hiccups. I would have a hiccup
once about every half an hour. Just one
but it was pretty consistent. Crazy, I
know but what can you do.
