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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 Debbie_H on Fri, 2009-03-27 - 12:04

I can't tell you how happy i am to have found this website. A little background-had a car accident at 17 (1997) and grand mal seizure (i'm 29 now).  Myoclonic seizures since then and only 1 other grand mal seizure in 2002.  I've been on so many different medications that i can't remember them all.  I went to the same doctor for years but he had alot of patients and unfortunately never really had time for them all. I had myoclonic seizures all of the time and my hands shook so bad that i couldn't write for years. I had horrible depression, entered and was pulled out of college. Finally went to another doctor (she's a 2 hour drive from where i live) but WORTH it! I rarely have seizures EVER now. I take 300 mg of lamictal and 75 mg of topomax per day.

However :) the many different medications and side effects and just overall effect of living life this way have really taken it's toll. Absolutely no one i know or have ever had a chance to speak to knows just what i mean when i try to talk about it-so i don't.  Everyone in my family is so healthy that it makes me sick :) 

I'm getting married in the fall. He's my best friend :) and he's the one person that i want to tell everything to-that some days it's hard to get out bed-because i don't if it's going to be a "good" day or a "bad" day. But i just can't force the words out becuase he won't understand.

I know this blog is about topomax :)  Sorry guys.  I guess i just need to hear someone say I know exactly how you feel and you're not alone.

I can't tell you how happy i am to have found this website. A little background-had a car accident at 17 (1997) and grand mal seizure (i'm 29 now).  Myoclonic seizures since then and only 1 other grand mal seizure in 2002.  I've been on so many different medications that i can't remember them all.  I went to the same doctor for years but he had alot of patients and unfortunately never really had time for them all. I had myoclonic seizures all of the time and my hands shook so bad that i couldn't write for years. I had horrible depression, entered and was pulled out of college. Finally went to another doctor (she's a 2 hour drive from where i live) but WORTH it! I rarely have seizures EVER now. I take 300 mg of lamictal and 75 mg of topomax per day.

However :) the many different medications and side effects and just overall effect of living life this way have really taken it's toll. Absolutely no one i know or have ever had a chance to speak to knows just what i mean when i try to talk about it-so i don't.  Everyone in my family is so healthy that it makes me sick :) 

I'm getting married in the fall. He's my best friend :) and he's the one person that i want to tell everything to-that some days it's hard to get out bed-because i don't if it's going to be a "good" day or a "bad" day. But i just can't force the words out becuase he won't understand.

I know this blog is about topomax :)  Sorry guys.  I guess i just need to hear someone say I know exactly how you feel and you're not alone.

Re: Topamax Side Effects

Submitted by Veronika zaytseva on Wed, 2012-07-11 - 01:36
late reply...but yes i know exactly how it is when you have epilepsy andy know exactly how you feel when you meet the one..sooo happy for you!!! how is topamax treating you??? today was my first day on it

Re: Topamax Side Effects

Submitted by maylee1920 on Fri, 2009-03-27 - 12:49
my son who is 7 takes topomax and does him really good, he has the lennox gastaut syndrom( very severe form of epilepsy). he was one keppra but taken off because of his aggrression and moodiness. he now takes topomax 25mg am 25mg pm, lamictal 50mg am and 50mg pm, seems to really work.

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