Hey Everybody,
I've seen a few posts here where folks have been posting about Topamax. I guess
I missed the initial post as to what the symptom was that they were taking
Topamax for....
But, I'm just throwing my .02 in here...I also take Topamax. I was prescribed
it when I was having such a rough time with Migraines that started after my TM
hit.
I actually went through a few different meds before my doc put me on Topamax
and now I'm so thankful that he found something that worked.
I take 100mg of Topamax a day (2/ 25mg tabs in the a.m and 2/25mg in the p.m.)
I have no side effects whatsoever. No appetite suppression, no
vibrating...nothing...except that my migraines are now under control.
So, just as I've said before...it seems that meds affect each and every one of
us differently....it's so hard to say what's going to work well for one and not
for another.
Take neurontin for example... most people seem to get pain relief from it at
some varying dosage level. It didn't do a damn thing for me...So, I continue on
with grinning and bearing it...and take some MS Contin on really bad days...
Kevin Weilacher
N.E. Ohio (Canton)
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From: "roseofr...@aol.com" <roseofr...@aol.com>
To: laura.beau...@gmail.com; balmat...@aol.com; tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 12:13:27 PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] Topamax.....MRI's....and Chiropractors
Twelve years ago I was in an MRI machine for
approx. 1-3/4 hours the
first night and almost 4 hours the second
night. It was a nightmare and
they turned me claustrophobic.
Then....about one year ago....I had to go again for my
lumbar....they gave
me a little sedation, wrapped me in a warm blanket, gave me
ear plugs
and I fell asleep....I was only in there for approx. 30
minutes.
The new machines are wonderful...! I guess you need to
ask how old
their machines are to know how long you will be in
there.
Topamax was also a nightmare for me so be really careful with
that stuff.
My entire body vibrated so badly it drove me nuts. The
appetite suppression
you get from taking it just wasn't worth it for me.....I'd
rather be pleasingly plump
than vibrating out of my skin constantly. The vibrating
stopped completely about
two days after I stopped taking that med.
Chiropractors are a blessing for me. I only go when the
pain gets so bad I can't
control it with pain meds at all....that tells me something is
"out" and I need that
adjustment. They usually use a heavy heating pad to
relax your muscles before
the adjustment....found out I can't take that.....it's too
heavy for my lumbar...so we
now just skip that part.....I don't get into their gowns
either........ I just get on that
table, have him adjust me and I'm outta there.
:-)
Hugs, Lynn
In a message dated 11/13/2009 8:56:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
laura.beau...@gmail.com writes:
What I
> don't get is that if it was a question of up-to-date technology, there would
> be more people reporting the same time lines...makes me wonder if the
> quality
> is of any good... It's something I really want to look into, if anything,
> for
> curiosity's sake.
>
>Laura
>
>On 13/11/2009 7:20 PM, Barbara Alma
> wrote:
>
>Wow Laura, maybe your provider has
>> much more up to date technology than mine, but that's such
>> an incredible difference. I had my last done last year or earlier
>> this year, not sure. She ordered upper and lower thoracic and that
>> took at least an hour and a half I think. The then decided to order a
>> cervical one and that was at least another half hr. She didn't like
>> what she saw, then really didn't like what she saw, but I wasn't about to
>> go
>> into surgery for any corrections as long as I'm able to function at this
>> level.
>>
>>
>>Hugs, Barbara A in
>> Auburn CA
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:
>> Laura Beaudin <laura.beau...@gmail.com>
>>To:
>> Barbara Alma <balmat...@aol.com>
>>Sent: Fri,
>> Nov 13, 2009 9:33 am
>>Subject: Re: [TMIC] Topamax
>>
>>
>>Top of the head to
>> sacrum, I was in 30 minutes tops. Perhaps technology is changing?
>> Dunno...
>>
>>On 13/11/2009 3:58 AM, Barbara Alma wrote:
>>
>>It depends on where they are
>>> scanning. When I had upper and lower spine done they
>>> scheduled 2 hours, otherwise only 45 minutes. It actually took
>>> a bit longer, as they kept having to restart since I'd go into spasms,
>>> lol.
>>>
>>>
>>>Hugs, Barbara A in
>>> Auburn CA
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From:
>>> Laura Beaudin <laura.beau...@gmail.com>
>>>To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
>>>Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com
>>>Sent: Thu, Nov 12, 2009
>>> 10:53 pm
>>>Subject: Re: [TMIC] Topamax
>>>
>>>
>>>I don't
>>> understand how most hospitals do their MRIs in 2 hours (give or take),
>>> but
>>> the most time I've ever spent in one is 30 minutes..and that's when I
>>> did
>>> it with and without contrast...?
>>>
>>>Laura
>>>
>>>On 12/11/2009 7:35
>>> PM, Laurie Zissimos wrote:
>>>
>>>Had my
>>>> annual evaluation with Dr Kerr yesterday after a 2+ hour MRI. The
>>>> MRI preliminary report says there is "no evidence for abnormal cord
>>>> signal to suggest transverse myelitis". I was blown away to learn
>>>> that the myelin had all "regrown" after 4 years. Of course, I
>>>> still can't walk without a walker and that is only for ten
>>>> minutes. Then I revert to the wheel chair. I assume now all
>>>> I need if for the nerves to reconnect, lol. I would be happy to
>>>> receive comments on this report as I am still baffled about the
>>>> myelin. I thought the loss of myelin was the cause of the
>>>> paralysis.
>>>>
>>>>Dr Kerr also recommended that I start taking Topamax
>>>> because I complained about the weight gain associated with the
>>>> Lyrica. The side effects are kind of scarey. I wondered who
>>>> was taking it and what their experience had been.
>>>>
>>>>Looking forward
>>>> to all responses.
>>>>
>>>>Laurie in Baltimore
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Amanda Diskey <adis...@yahoo.com>
>>>>To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
>>>>Sent: Thu, Nov 12,
>>>> 2009 3:14 pm
>>>>Subject: [TMIC] Fw: chiropractor
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Forwarded Message ----
>>>>From: Amanda Diskey <adis...@yahoo.com>
>>>>To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
>>>>Sent: Thu, November 12, 2009
>>>> 3:14:13 PM
>>>>Subject: >>>> chiropractor
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Does anyone here use a chiropractor or know if it is safe? My
>>>> shoulders and neck hurt so bad, and I was wondering if it might
>>>> help
>>>> me. the lady i talked to also does massage which i will definitely
>>>> do, but i was wondering about the getting adjusted part. it seems
>>>> a little scary to me though. any advice or thoughts?
>>>>
>>>>thanks
>>>>amanda
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
