Posted by karen_kay on November 2, 2003, at 11:30:53
In reply to Topamax - Update III, posted by DharmaMama on November 1, 2003, at 21:06:43
Hmmm.. I didn't get the acid trip feeling or the drunkeness feeling but I did get the spiderweb and "stupid" (sorry for saying it!!) feeling. It is up to you and how you feel you can take it. It will go away eventually. I am up to 300 mgs now and the stupidness is almost gone completely. The spidewebs come back occassionally but it doesn't really bother me. The piece of mind I have knowing that my mood swings are in check far out weigh the side effects associated with the medication. I know that I used to forget how to get home a lot. That was rather embarrassing and I still have problems spelling rather common words, which is frustrating as I am expected to write at a college level for classes. Thank goodness for spell check. I still have some problems learning new concepts as fast as I used to. New concepts used to just click. But, now I can appreciate that people learn at different paces. It is your decision as to whether you can stick it out. If the symptoms persist for an extreme amount of time without upping the dosage or get worse, to the point that they actually endanger you or your chil(ren), as they(the symptoms) are not mearly an inconvienience, I would strongly suggest you discontinue. But, the choice is yours to make. Good luck with that choice. Karen
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