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Topamax Side Effects

Sun, 08/31/2008 - 09:44

i'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.

Comments

Re: Topamax Side Effects

Submitted by mom2bellalia on Wed, 2009-04-22 - 09:35

Black,

The doctor just recently put me on Topamax and he could not stress enough the importance of drinking a ton of water throughout the day. This drug can cause kidney stones and it sounds like that's the pain you're having. I've had a kidney stone in the past and it's horrible-- radiating pain in your sides and extreme pain in your back and belly. Believe it or not it feels like the beginning of labor.  I think drinking lots of water would diminish the risk of kidney stones and constipation. Worth a try. Good Luck.

Gloria

Black,

The doctor just recently put me on Topamax and he could not stress enough the importance of drinking a ton of water throughout the day. This drug can cause kidney stones and it sounds like that's the pain you're having. I've had a kidney stone in the past and it's horrible-- radiating pain in your sides and extreme pain in your back and belly. Believe it or not it feels like the beginning of labor.  I think drinking lots of water would diminish the risk of kidney stones and constipation. Worth a try. Good Luck.

Gloria

Re: Topamax Side Effects

Submitted by teener on Wed, 2009-04-22 - 13:08

My doc didn't give me any warning about anything. I hated Topamax, it was awful. I wish I knew I was suppsed to drink lots of water!!I too lost a ton of weight.

All the best, Christine

My doc didn't give me any warning about anything. I hated Topamax, it was awful. I wish I knew I was suppsed to drink lots of water!!I too lost a ton of weight.

All the best, Christine

Re: Topamax Side Effects

Submitted by Debra Curry on Sun, 2009-11-08 - 11:00

My daughter has absence seizures and was prescribed Topamax.  That was two months ago. I'm weaning her off of it because she would do things and not even realize she was doing them, like moving things around in the house or going into a room and not remembering being there. Here concentration is shot, she lost memories for the last few years of her life, like holidays and people. 

She just got glasses right after she started on the medication and the medicine has affected her eyesight in this short amount of time to the point that she needs new glasses already and the color yellow is fading on her, as well as other colors. The medicine is causing her to lose her eyesight, to what extent and if it's repairable I don't know.  My daughter is 13 years old.

She also became very agressive, defensive, and downright hateful. She went from an intelligent, very quick witted and big hearted girl to a very slow, confused, and aggressive girl.  

I love my daughter with all my heart, and I'm considering after all the problems that she's gone through to just deal with the absence seizures instead of trying to find a medication for it. The medicines are hurting her wose than the seizures are, and doing permenant damage to her body.

Does anyone know of any natural remedies or anything that's not a drug that will help her with these seizures?  If so, please contact me at twistid4u2@yahoo.com.

Thanks so much. 

Debi

My daughter has absence seizures and was prescribed Topamax.  That was two months ago. I'm weaning her off of it because she would do things and not even realize she was doing them, like moving things around in the house or going into a room and not remembering being there. Here concentration is shot, she lost memories for the last few years of her life, like holidays and people. 

She just got glasses right after she started on the medication and the medicine has affected her eyesight in this short amount of time to the point that she needs new glasses already and the color yellow is fading on her, as well as other colors. The medicine is causing her to lose her eyesight, to what extent and if it's repairable I don't know.  My daughter is 13 years old.

She also became very agressive, defensive, and downright hateful. She went from an intelligent, very quick witted and big hearted girl to a very slow, confused, and aggressive girl.  

I love my daughter with all my heart, and I'm considering after all the problems that she's gone through to just deal with the absence seizures instead of trying to find a medication for it. The medicines are hurting her wose than the seizures are, and doing permenant damage to her body.

Does anyone know of any natural remedies or anything that's not a drug that will help her with these seizures?  If so, please contact me at twistid4u2@yahoo.com.

Thanks so much. 

Debi

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