D. DOWNHILL30 New … Even botox, opiods,pain blocks and holistics, none of it helped me get below an 8 pain scale without side effects that were just as debilitating as the diseases.

Thats not a bad thing….I probably shouldn’t be drinking it anyway! (I’ll do a condensed version of it.) How many drugs have positive side effects and no negative ones?Here’s the current survey results….As always the variability in response to Topamax is high“i could not find my car keys even when they were in my hand. She also lost the weight she’d gained on Lyrica.

Nella asked. 1 for seizures 1 for migraines. !I've been on 200mg Topamax for 8 months now (was on lower dosages for 18 months before that) and my migraines have finally dropped down significantly. Topamax when first starting, you must start low mg and slowly increase. i have a 64fl OZ watter bottle that i refill about twice a day and i weight about 135ish. So my migraines are reduced and I fit back into my clothes but my long and short-term memory are going. I really dislike the Cymbalta, made me feel very strange and anxious after the 4th week. Still, I think LDN has more clinical proof of success for Fibro right now, with fewer side effects. Some researchers believe fibromyalgia and migraine and other chronic pain disorders have similar roots.FM, ME/CFS and migraine share many of the same symptoms, have a similar gender imbalance, often overlap, and display similar kinds of ‘hypersensitivity’ to pain, odors, light and/or other stimuli. As time went by the pins and needles became so painful that it hurt to walk.

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Not to say I don’t question and research everything. In general the anticonvulsants have _very_ different modes of action. I will not be getting off this medicine any time soon.I tried all of the above mentioned medication and the side effects were too much for me. In our latest question and answer, the pharmacist discusses the concerns of one of our readers regarding side effects with multiple psychotropic medications, such as weight loss and forgetfulness. ), but I think it was pretty high.

After reading about topiramat I get the feeling that topiramat and clonazepam are quite similar, both in effect and side effects. Clonazepam didn’t help, but wasn’t terrible either. Available for Android and iOS devices.We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information - Ever.I think it would me more accurate to say it does not work for you. I have an exceptionally sharp memory – or did prior to the acute onset of M.E. However, I think I better leave the ‘dopomax’ alone! The doctor gave me the Phentermine/Topomax protocol and I lost the weight. After several days of calls and no refill called in, the weekend came and I was out of my topamax.

I really dont like the way the medication makes me feel, and I … So if one considers taking it, be on the lookout for those symptoms and have a plan with loved ones, and if you get forgetful and confused, have them help guide you to work with your doctor to taper off immediately.

Some anticonvulsants increase GABA (gabapentin and pregabalin don’t, by the way, despite their names), some block ion channels, others NMDA receptors etc.I agree that LDN should always be tried first. Seriously though Topamax did not work for me, but Cymbalta did. is still there, but Fibro is no longer a major issue. It did change the taste of diet coke for me. As far as migraines are concerned Topiramate does NOT work. 5 days gone from my life.

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Cymbalta and Topamax together. Good Luck to you and let me know what happens. CYMBALTA 60 MG 28 KAPSÜL, LİLLY İLAÇ TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ firması tarafından üretilen, bir kutu içerisinde 28 adet 60 MG duloksetin etkin maddesi barındıran bir ilaçtır.

Pain scale usually under 5 (I still have bad days) energy is way up and migraine days are down to about 4 a month as opposed to 4 or so without. When I was first prescribed it, I was excited. Their NPY levels rapidly return to normal when not in a battle situation. When I do get one I take 40mg Relpax. Some migraine sufferers also experience unremitting ME/CFS-like fatigue that lasts much longer than their migraines.Chronic fatigue syndrome is not often thought to be a ‘pain disorder,’ but pain issues such as allodynia and migraines, once thought to be associated with fibromyalgia, occur frequently in ME/CFS as well.Now we have a case study, suggesting that an anti-migraine drug called Topamax (Topiramate) might be  helpful, not just in migraine, but relieving the pain of fibromyalgia as well.Topamax is not commonly used in either fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. Ive been on Cymbalta 60mg for about 9-10 months now, and was on Wellbutrin 150mg for most of the time as well, although about a month ago my doctor replaced the Wellbutrin with Topamax 25mg. Lyrica also gave me terrible thoughts. I will never try an anticonvulsant again, and I know I’m not the only ME/CFS-sufferer with adverse reactions to these drugs. Topamax Cymbalta Weight Loss. This report displays the potential drug interactions for the following 2 drugs:Applies to: Topamax (topiramate) and Cymbalta (duloxetine)Treatment with DULoxetine may occasionally cause blood sodium levels to get too low, a condition known as hyponatremia, and using it with topiramate can increase that risk. Maybe the key is with a very low dosage, like with LDN. We’re not the only ones thinking about these connections.This thread discusses leptin, diet and autoimmunity in the context of ankylosing spondylitis :“Leptin could represent the missing link among immune response, metabolic function, and nutritional status” This is a much better paper on the neuroprotective effects of leptin than the one I previously linked to – and also discusses the potential benefits of a ketogenic diet :Yes, so many things to consider.