Posted by Maxime on June 6, 2005, at 17:53:56
In reply to Re: Neurontin to Topomax » ed_uk, posted by Larry Hoover on June 6, 2005, at 17:31:17
Hi Larry. If you do decide to stay on, make sure you drink LOTS of water. Many people develop UTIs and even kidney stones from the med. When I was on it I had a very bad UTI. Then the med made me go psychotic and I ended up in the hospital.
Not my favourite med either. :-)
Maxime
> > Hi Lar,
> >
> > >I did not get instructions to only take 25 mg/day for a week.
> >
> > A lot of people seem to stay at 25mg for two weeks! Go VERY slow, it really helps :-) It sounds like a low dose will be sufficient to control your pain.
> >
> > >Now I don't know what to do.
> >
> > You could start taking 25mg at night and see how it goes. If necessary, you could get the 15mg caps to aid titration.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Ed.
>
> The very first dose of 25 mg made me feel like I had food poisoning. It wasn't until I realized that the side effects were stable over time that I was certain that they were associated with the topiramate. I cannot believe that this medication is going to be one that I tolerate nicely.
>
> For example, I forgot to add a new side effect to the list....oligohydrosis (decreased sweating). It was very hot and humid today. I do not have air conditioning in my car, and it is painted a very dark colour. I normally sweat *buckets*. My skin was dry, and very warm and flushed. Not good. Not good at all. I was half way to hyperthemia from a 45 minute outing.
>
> Time to move on to a different med.
>
> Lar
>
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