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mixing topamax and marijuana?
Fri, 05/07/2010 - 12:39
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Re: mixing topamax and marijuana?
Submitted by ashlee87 on Thu, 2010-06-10 - 09:45
Hiii, i was on Tegretol and used to smoke weed. The only thing i found was i would have more seziure's (i have complex partial sezuires). Anyways it's kind of like if you have a drink your more prone to have a sezuire.
I am now about to start topomax, and im still going to have a smoke when i feel like it. Ive also done some research on it, and from what ive read it doesnt seem to harm or effect people with epilepsy..it will most likely cause you to have a seziure. My seziure's arnt bad, they arnt grand mal seziure's but my neuro thinks that i will most likely get one whilst i change over meds. So ill be keeping off it for awhile lol.
But seriously? As if your doctor is guna tell you about the effects weed will have on an epileptic lol. I tried and my GP just told me off. So i say have a smoke...see how you go. Just dont smoke much. Trial and error.
Hope that helps! =)
Hiii, i was on Tegretol and used to smoke weed. The only thing i found was i would have more seziure's (i have complex partial sezuires). Anyways it's kind of like if you have a drink your more prone to have a sezuire.
I am now about to start topomax, and im still going to have a smoke when i feel like it. Ive also done some research on it, and from what ive read it doesnt seem to harm or effect people with epilepsy..it will most likely cause you to have a seziure. My seziure's arnt bad, they arnt grand mal seziure's but my neuro thinks that i will most likely get one whilst i change over meds. So ill be keeping off it for awhile lol.
But seriously? As if your doctor is guna tell you about the effects weed will have on an epileptic lol. I tried and my GP just told me off. So i say have a smoke...see how you go. Just dont smoke much. Trial and error.
Hope that helps! =)
Re: mixing topamax and marijuana?
Submitted by Mutigen on Fri, 2010-05-07 - 15:44
I recently had a bad experience smoking herb on KeppraXR, and my one piece of advice would be... START SLOW! I have smoked hash (strong hash) for years, and about two weeks ago, I quit. Apparently, the theory is, I got epilepsy from a head trauma when I was 15, and have been self medicating with herb for twenty years, and when I quit suddenly, I induced a seizure. I was brought to the ER by my neighbor, where I was prescribed KeppraXR. I went home, and FORGOT that I had quit smoking, and took a bong hit on keppra. It was by far the worst experience I have ever been through. I can now smoke again, and for that I am grateful, but I would definitely recommend starting off carefully, if you are mixing it with ANY other meds. I hope I was helpful, and I hope I have not offended anyone else on these forums with my words and views. I wish you all the best, Seth