Posted by MichelleMyBelle on May 12, 2003, at 12:35:16
In reply to Re: Topamax and Cognition, posted by glaciergirl on May 12, 2003, at 8:55:49
Hey,
You should have stuck in there a little longer. You know there are other meds to help with muscle tension. My mom is a psych nurse and I was just telling her last night I was clenching my jaw with the Topamax , but I was afraid to tell my doctor b/c the last time I had that was with Lexapro and he took me off. I really want to give Topamax a fair try, but I hate this jaw clenching stuff. My mom told me in the hospital they give Cogentin to people for this stuff to off set the side effects. It's actually for Parkinson's disease and tremors (which would actually be helpful for a lot of other med side effects). But, if you did well on the Topamax and the muscle tension was the only bothersome side effect - maybe you should ask your doc about going back on it and adding Cogentin or at least seeing if there's something that could decrease the tension. P.S. What's Strattera for? I've never heard of that one. Michelle
> Hi, I just thought I would give my take on Topamax. I took the same dose you are taking and after two weeks went up to 50 am&pm. I had mild tingeling from day 1, but it didn't bother me much. I really liked the fact that I didn't get hungry and felt like I was losing weight, but after a week of the higher dosage, my neck and shoulders became sooo sore and tense that I could barley move my head...I don't know if this was a side effect or not, but I quit taking it and my neck and shoulders have loosened up. I didn't like the fact that I couldn't think fast, that was the most bothersome for me. My doc put me on Strattera so we'll see how that goes. Good luck!
> Brooke
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