One more quick question on topamax.. help

[Bea]

Okay.. just got back from my neurologist.. he agreed since I couldn't do neuronitn or depakote to try the topomax in conjuction with the imipramine.. he told me to stay on the 25mg of imipramine and add in the topamax..

He said do 25mg at night for 2weeks.. and then move up to 50 mg after.. He gave me two samples.. 84 pills.. on the sample packet it says when you move up to 50 mg.. take one in the morning and one at night.. what doyou all do.. I am hoping the 25 mg will be enough...but who knows..

also what were your major side effects.. how about the weight loss.. I really don't want to lose a ton of weight.. will this happen on such a low dose that I am on?????

And.. how much do you think the topamax is helping with the IC.. the imipramine helped a lot on it's own years ago, but after having my second child, it didn't help for the bladder or migraines.. and I am taking a much higher dose then I did years ago

As always,

thank you :)

[Bea]

anyone??????????

[leelee88]

Bea, I noticed the Topamax started really kicking in good when I uped it to
50mg. I take the whole 50mg at night with my other meds. I find it works well with Tofranil.. So hopefully you will get the same good results as I have. I lost only 5 pounds the first month. I didnt loose anymore weight after that.. Bummer for me though.. I need to shed some pounds.. Good luck! I hope it works well for you..

[BrittanysDance]

Bea,

I'm on 100mg of Top for migraines and have been for a few years - I dont get any pain relief for my IC or my fibro from my top - and it takes my daily chronic headaches down about 70% to what they were before at my current dose. I used to get migraines CONSTANTLY - now I get them maybe once a month but I do have a dialy chronic headache (also down at least 50%) and have for the past 3-4 years now. So speaking from a migraine /headache control pill, it works great as far as I'm concerned as I'm MUCH better than I was. I know others take it for neuropathic pain and have had some success -I'm not one of those people unforunately, I havent seen any change in my pain levels for my other conditions - I wish I did. :(

I started out on 50 mg (25 2x a day) then worked my way up. I kept forgetting to take it 4 x's a day, so I took 50 mg in a.m. and 50 in p.m. That worked for a while, until I couldnt remember if I took my P.M. dose (Top does that to me)so I asked my doctor and now I can take it all at once. I ususally take all 100mg in the morning with all my other meds and dont have any issues.

However you need to talk with your dr and follow what he/she says for you to do. Usually when you are titering up, you need to do it exactly as directed because you are adding more meds to your system.

Good luck!

[dancemomof2]

I take 50 mg at night and have had good results with my IC and migraines as well.

[Bea]

my dr. wants me on 25 mg for two weeks, and then 50 mg after.. but the two weeks is on wednesday and that is only 5 days before I go on vacation.. I am afraid to do that just incase I have a bad side effect.. so I am going to wait till I get back from vacation.. I think.. I dont know.. but I am assuming after 5 nights I should know how it affects me.. also at what dose did you all lose weight.. I am trying to not lose at all

[born2swim]

Well, I couldnt' tolerate neurontin and Elavil/Tofranil. I was put on Topamax (started at 25mg) and I had horrible side effects. It didn't help my weight and it actually caused pain for me. On top of that, I had wicked heart palpitations and it would take my breath away. Topamax was NOT for me. My doctor put me on Lyrica a little while ago and that has helped my bladder more than anything else we have tried. So, I'm going to up the Lyrica dose soon and see if I can get more improvement!!!

Good luck with trying Topamax! IT does make a difference for some people.
A friend takes it for IC and she had to start at 1/2 of the 25mg dose at first. She can't handle a high dose of it. I think she is only on 25mg and has been on it for a good year now.