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(Message started by: ElevenBravo502 on Feb 13^th, 2008, 7:45pm)

Title: Tried Verapamil, Now on Topamax
Post by ElevenBravo502 on Feb 13^th, 2008, 7:45pm

I was on Verapamil for two days, On the lowest dosage, the only thing it helped me accomplish was passing out. I of course was taken off the drug for obvious reasons.
I am now on Topamax and going to try that for a while. O2 is affective, Trex is Affective.

Title: Re: Tried Verapamil, Now on Topamax
Post by JimLaff on Feb 13^th, 2008, 7:48pm

Keep a close eye on the side effects. I got very moody on Topamax and did not feel like myself.

Title: Re: Tried Verapamil, Now on Topamax
Post by ElevenBravo502 on Feb 13^th, 2008, 8:05pm

OK, Been on it 4 3 weeks now and haven't had any ill affects, I have one more raise in mg on Friday, so I will keep an :o out for it. Thanks.
I do have the issue of not eating, at all. I have had about a meal a day since I started, not that this is a bad thing. ;;D

Title: Re: Tried Verapamil, Now on Topamax
Post by JimLaff on Feb 13^th, 2008, 8:30pm

One of the side effects is weight loss. This is due to loss of appetite. It is normal.

Title: Re: Tried Verapamil, Now on Topamax
Post by Superdave on Feb 15^th, 2008, 4:57pm

A small dosage of Topamax sent me on a very wild overnighter, with blindness in my left eye, my ch side, for 2 hours. The Doctor wouldn't return my phone calls.
I still have the rest of the bottle.

Superdave

Title: Re: Tried Verapamil, Now on Topamax
Post by coach_bill on Feb 16^th, 2008, 8:28am

topamax has done nothing for me expect mess me up, i get shadows still, i lost about 8 pounds since i started this stuff, im way to moody, and now im starting to get these blemmishes. weird stuff, so im now broke down to 50mg and cant wait to throw this stuff away. coach bill