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Topamax Side Effects
Sun, 08/31/2008 - 09:44i've been on Topamax for two months now 50mg a day.. first month was great(no seizures YAY) and no side effects.. this second month though i've been having really bad side pains, constipation this whole month, back pain, and abdominal pain constantly.. i saw an internest they said i wasnt having an "infection" so that wasnt the problem so they wouldnt do anything for me so i went to another hospital and they said maybe my colone was irritated from eating lots of hot food lately so they gave me a laxative and stuff (sorry for the details) and it helped for a few days but i was still having the pains and after i stopped the meds the constipatin came back.. and its just worse.. i've also lost 10 pounds this last two months.. could these all be side effects?? i'm also on Keppra 1500mg a day but i've been on that since january and havent had any side effects from it.
Re: Topamax Side Effects
Submitted by panda08 on Sun, 2009-04-12 - 18:34
Topamax and lamicatal is my med combination for me now 200mg twice a day for both and I couldn't be happier. I have short term memory loss, some times struggle with my words (a bit tricky as a secondary teacher, so I make my students read more...good), though the constipation side that has been a side effect for every medication Ihave ever been on.
I have been on Topamax for 5yrs now and with the combination of lamicatal for about 3 years now. Once going onto topamax I lost about 20kgs which was great (I was taken off tegretol, and I made my neuro take me off...as I was starting to have absences again plus the weight).
Toni
Topamax and lamicatal is my med combination for me now 200mg twice a day for both and I couldn't be happier. I have short term memory loss, some times struggle with my words (a bit tricky as a secondary teacher, so I make my students read more...good), though the constipation side that has been a side effect for every medication Ihave ever been on.
I have been on Topamax for 5yrs now and with the combination of lamicatal for about 3 years now. Once going onto topamax I lost about 20kgs which was great (I was taken off tegretol, and I made my neuro take me off...as I was starting to have absences again plus the weight).
Toni