Posted by rskontos on January 8, 2008, at 18:28:21
In reply to Re: When is the best time to take topamax pdoc didnt s, posted by trx resistant on January 2, 2008, at 0:47:57
I have been on topamax for almost 4 years and I half the dosage but I am almost at 200 mg. I taper up though at 50 mg. at a time and it takes me about 4-5 days to adjust. Now my neuro did it in 25 increments and it took about 3 weeks to be at my set level then of 100 mg. I noticed few side effects now at 200 mgs I notice more. My daughter has been at 200 longer and she notices no side effects and maintains a 3.8 - 4.0 grade point at college with 2 majors and one minor with 18 hours at a time. She has been on AC since the age of 6. Depakote first, the lamictal and now topamax. We notice less cognitive side effects with top than the rest in her. I couldn't handle depakote. Now she and I were both on 750 mg. of dep and whew I couldn't handle it. Both of them the dep and lamictal made her like a zombie. Top has never done that to either of us. But we are not taking them for mood stabliziers. You don't mention why you are taking it. Top doesn't make me sleepy or tired even at 200 mg.
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