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"Stupamax" aka Topamax

Thu, 01/18/2007 - 10:16
For those who have suffered the stupamax stupor...How long before the cognitive fog lifts? or dare I ask, does it?

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Re: "Stupamax" aka Topamax

Submitted by Nancy2010 on Wed, 2010-01-27 - 01:38
I have been on it for over a year. My memory is
horrible. Sometimes trying to hold a conversation is just terrible in trying to get the words to come to my mind. My doctor called it Dopamax...Good Luck...I am hoping to find an alternative.

Re: "Stupamax" aka Topamax

Submitted by smilingturtle on Sun, 2007-01-21 - 19:10
How ong have you been on the medication? and what is your dose? I have been on it for about 3 months with the last two months being at a dose of about 200mg a day and the mental drag for me has gotten better. Doing crossword puzzles had helped the problems with word grasp and reading seems to help my brain clear up the fog. I hope this helps. smilingturtle

Re: Re: "Stupamax" aka Topamax

Submitted by wldhrt13 on Sun, 2007-01-21 - 22:09
I'm not on any medication yet. My neuro told me that this is the medication she will try first. One of my best friends Keri,took Topamax for spasmodic torticollis, a movement disorder in which the amygdylla (sp) screws up her neck making it veer to the left. She told me that she felt it's stupifying effects for a few months then her doctor pulled her off because she lost 40 lbs in 4 months. Her sister Debbie, is still taking it (off label use) to treat her migraines. Both of them laughed and told me about what they term it, "the Topamax tingle" which is these tingly feelings in the hands and feet. I asked them if it was like pins and needles and Keri said, "no, not like your hands are falling asleep, it's different, a tingly sensation that's the best I can describe it." Both my friend and her sister said that when they first went on it, they felt "high". Keri actually felt like she was on cocaine (she used in her teenage years), like she was speeding. She said that she had to go home from work one day because of that. but overall they both said it wasn't that bad. I was just wondering if the fog they spoke of ever lifts? want to know what's in store for me in the coming months once I begin treatment.

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