anyone with Topamax experience? - Bipolar Disorder Message Board

bluelady · 06-14-2004, 04:38 PM

My doc just started me on Topamax, 25 mg on Friday. I'll be upping my dose by 25mg each week for the next two weeks until I reach 75mg's. I already tried Lamictal but had to stop due to the rash. My doc wanted to start me on Tegretol first but I have to have an Ekg and some more bloodwork before I can take it so she gave me the Topamax to start with. Anyone have some "good" things to say about Topamax? Tegretol? I've only been recently diagnosed bi-polar 2 so I'm not very familiar with a lot of the medications used for the disorder.
One more question. Has anyone else been diagnosed at the ripe old age of 47?

Thanks,
Bluelady

mudhound · 06-15-2004, 06:45 PM

My wife took this! BAD RX !
Her eye sight was effected

bluelady · 06-17-2004, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mudhound

My wife took this! BAD RX !
Her eye sight was effected

Hi Bloohound,

I'm very sorry your wife's eyesight has been affected from this medication. Could you be more specific? How long was she on it? What dosage? How long before she noticed eye problems and what kind?

Thanks,
Blue

daystar91 · 06-17-2004, 04:44 PM

Hi,
I was diagnosed with bipolar 2 last year first the doctor put me on trileptal but i seem to gain weight on that med....That is an issue for me since i've been in the Curves programs before the meds to lose to weight i've gain from child birth....Now they put me on topamax i don't seem to have a problem with this med other than the shakes....Embrassing when i went to the bank and i had to sign a piece of paper to get money out of my account and the teller was just looking at me as i sign the paper... I was shaking like a leaf, i could imagine what she could be thinking maybe druggy....I've been on it since christmas....This is also has not been a weight gainer for me as well......My doctor told me that with any meds there will always be some kind of side effects....

bluelady · 06-19-2004, 08:37 AM

How many mg's were you on when the shakes started? I just went up to 50 last night and so far, so good. After a week I go up to 75. I don't know if my pdoc plans on upping me or not.

Blue