Just wanted to let you know, I have what are called occular migrains. I litterally go blind from a flashing bright type of aura prior to my actual migrain, it can last 1/2 hr to 3-4 hours and is very annoying because I am blind during the episode, it is not painful at this point but becomes so when the actuall migraine starts. When the migrain is occuring I feel waves pass over me, my vision becomes distorted, my hearing becomes extremely sensitive and a dark quiet room is the only place to be.
The Topomax will cause Glaucoma, so be very careful.
The symptoms you described sound like migrains, there are so many types and everyone has different symptoms.
Try to figure out if you can find the "trigger" for them. It could be cheese, chocolate, BC pills, hormones, nicotine, alcohol, etc. etc. or just good old fashion stress. But when its stress, they usually will not occur till you finally relax, and the stress is gone.
They have so many migrain meds now. I have to wonder why topomax??? That is an anti seizure med, they are also using it for psychological disorders now.
One thing I always do now, is whenever they prescribe me a new med, I look it up and see the side effects, then decide which is worse, the problem or the side effects!!!
Hope this has helped a little bit. Watch what you take though, because part of the time they are just guessing and trying stuff to see if it will work.
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