Posted by missliz on January 29, 2004, at 4:48:23
In reply to Topamax and trigeminal Neuralgia, posted by freebyrd2 on January 28, 2004, at 20:39:10
Of course you're depressed- You're in chronic pain. I have occasional TM headaches- they're horrible!
I'll level with you- Topomax is a weird drug. I took it for a mood stabilizer and it made me psychotic- I was wandering around in the highway in heavy traffic. For some people it's great, but for some (40%) it's bad stuff. (quote from MD) Neurontin is touted for pain, but it's useless and scandal plagued. Lot of lawsuits.
I have chronic pain from multiple injuries in my feet and legs, along with neuropsych problems and TM headaches. I use Trileptal, and am very pleased. You have to raise the dose very slowly to get it right, but it works wonders for me.
There are other drugs too- and I don't mean to freak you out over the Topomax but I've heard of other people having problems and you have a right to know about this. Talk to your doc- you may be getting Topomax because they have a hot blond company rep who visits and has snakecharmed him on it. A lot of drugs get chosen that way.
Other people may have other opinions- this is my experience.Lizzy
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