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CostaRicaKris
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The Topamax Tingle
« on: Nov 4th, 2007, 12:05am » |
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Anyone have any tricks to making these better? I was in a meeting at work the other day when I started getting the tingle in my heels and the only thing that helps is banging my feet on the floor. Which I did under the table 
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Re: The Topamax Tingle
« Reply #1 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 10:34am » |
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When I was doing this, I reduced my dosage and mixed in some verapamil. For me, 50mg of Topomax was tolerable and no tingling. This cocktail worked pretty good. Eventually went to all Verapamil.
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Re: The Topamax Tingle
« Reply #2 on: Nov 4th, 2007, 3:39pm » |
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I take 50 mg of Topamax night and morning - not a large dose and yet my hands and feet "buzzed" quite alot at first - less now I have been on it longer.
Also you do get used to the feeling and become more able to ignore it.
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Re: The Topamax Tingle
« Reply #3 on: Nov 5th, 2007, 5:35am » |
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Hi, they seem to pass after a while, as I remember it was about 6 weeks or so in my case.
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Re: The Topamax Tingle
« Reply #4 on: Nov 6th, 2007, 2:23am » |
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If I remember right. It is the lack of potasium. Eat a couple of bananas a day.
PS Topamax was not a good drug for me.
Lee
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Re: The Topamax Tingle
« Reply #5 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 7:48pm » |
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Taking the whole dose at night seemed to help. It is short term.
Charlotte
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Re: The Topamax Tingle
« Reply #6 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 8:14pm » |
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I second what was said above about the potassium. The first time I tried topamax, I came off it because of the tingling in my feet. The second time, I had a new neuro, and he suggested eating more bananas and foods high in potassium, and I had no problem with the tingling after I did that!
Best of luck!
PF Wishes,
Carrie 
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