topamax for neuropathy

I just posted about my neuropathy pain. I am also on Lyrica. It is the only thing that keeps me going without going crazy. I also have it in my hands and the Lyrica doesn't do much for them. I haven't had headaches (knock on Wood), but can emphatize with you on the other. What type doctor prescribed your Lyrica? I saw my podiatrist when this all started, although I knew it was chemo induced, because I also have diabeties and needed the assurance that it was not from that.

I have taken Excedrin it helps for about an hour, but I have never taken Topamax. What is peripheral neuropathy?

Yes to the Neuropathy, DX of Peripheral neuropathy in 1998 and it was put down to chronic Alcoholism. I stopped drinking in 02.....the numbness in my feet continued to get gradually worse..... Last Tuesday I met my NS, He did the usual motor and sensory neurological tests....no reflexes in my lower limbs and positive Plantar Response so he thinks it maybe due to a 7 mm syrinx (found on MRI) extending from C5 > T2....he said the syrinx was there all my life....

I have post herpatic neuropathy. I have taken Tegretol and Gabapentin with good effect, however after a few months I developed terrible migranes. I've also tried Lyrica and Lamotragine with the same side effect. My neurologist has prescribed Topamax with these medications but it doesn't help the headaches. Normally I suffer from the very occasional headache and am a very healthy person. Triptans to do not relieve the migrane caused from the gapapentin.

Sara - same story for me. Not much works for adhesion pain, does it? I had one pain doc tell me it was abdominal wall pain and she got me a TENS unit. It really was laughable attempt at pain management.

Topamax is for migraines

A friend of mine has really bad neuropathy and she takes topamax to prevent the neuropathy pain. I think that topamax is used to prevent a LOT of types of chronic pain so it would make sense that it would help to prevent FMS pain too! My friend who uses it to prevent her neuropathy pain... well, she would not be able to function at all without the topamax. The topamax gave her her life back. She still has pain and still needs to use strong pain medications for break-through pain but...

One of the main ones is Duloxetine, which is a generic for Cymbalta. I take that for my neuropathy… It helps considerably, but doesn’t eliminate the pain. If you look it up, Cymbalta (Duloxetine) is listed as an anti-depressant, but it’s used “off label” quite often for pain. Check with your doctor and see if that might be possibility for you.

I take Topamax daily for migraines and have been for a while. It helps with my migraines - for a while I didn't think it did until I was without my Rx for s couple of days and realized it helps a lot!! Some people I know have the side effect of weight loss - some have had the side effect of losing their hair. I didn't do either but my toe nails turned extremely hard and look like I have a nail fungus but I don't. I gained weight - I have leg cramps - my skin is dryer.

I have a solitary 2.5 x 2.0 x 2.3 cm heterogeneous solid, hypervascular (w/ massive blood flow) lession w/in mid to inferior portion of Left lobe of Thyroid gland and has some cystic areas within. I have Thyroiditis Hypothyriodism, Neuropathay, Connective Tissue Disease. My doctor believes it all stems from my lesion. Which caused thyroiditis, Hypo, Neuropathy, CTD. Right now I'm taking Topamax 100mg, Neurontin 300mg, Darvocet - for migranes and Neuropathy.

Thanks for answering. I've been on Topamax for about 6 months for migraines and supposed fibromyalgia, and since then some of my thyroid type symptoms seem to be escalating? I am trying to reach out to others to see if there is a link to the medication, or if perhaps you really have to be predisposed to thyroid disease in the first place for something to happen. I have a strong family history of thyroid disease (autoimmune mostly).

It could be those that had a hair loss issue also had a thyroid issue and assumed it was the topamax......????

After testing at the Pelvic Pain Clinic the Neurologist came up with Bladder Dysfunction, Small Fiber Neuropathy, and Autonomic Neuropathy. I found this out from my PCP. I was at the Pain Clinic on Jan 25th and was never told anything or to come back. If it wasn't for my PCP, I would have never known. So, now I have an appt with the neurologist on May 21st. The only thing that really helps is Vicoden, but I only take that if we have to go to a family function or something important.

I have been on lyrica for diabetes neuropathy for around 2 years. Its really helped with my pain but I have put on at least 10 kilos and feel really uncomfortable with my weight. My appetite is through the roof which means I'm also struggling with my sugar levels. I usually have such control over my diet but in the last year I just cannot control my cravings. has anybody switched from lyrica to topazam and had success. With pain as well as less weight gain?

I had to have reconstructive surgery on my nose, right orbit, cheek bone and the main nerve that exists under the check bone after being hit. I was told that I had a good chance of the nerve "repairing itself" since I was under 40 at the time. It took over a year and I started completely numb and it's still not completely normal but it's a million times better. Mind you my nerve was damaged from trauma so it might be different.

I would ask for an alternative medicine. Topamax causes hair loss which I have experienced first hand. I found out that that is one of the main side effects and wish I hadn't taken it. I would look on the internet for medications that treat migraines and look at all of the side effects. I have found I have to be proactive and do my research and ask the doctor about a specific medication.

I have found the topamax to help reduce the daily headaches although it has not reduced the number of acute migraine attacks, I have been on the topamax for a while now. I am not sure if the nadolol is working, but I have also only been taking it since August so I cannot say for sure how effective it is.

The elavil, topamax, trileptal and IV treatments worked for a time, but the neuropathy seems to have broken through these drugs. Since stress seems to be a trigger (only during a flare up, I can deal with stress and life in a remission) my neurologist wants to try buspar, but ... I seem to think that I had a bad experience with that drug, but it was in the beginning of all of this ... can't remember the specifics. I don't wanna mess around with this. It gets very bad.

I had periorbital migraines and was placed on Topamax, technically an anti-seizure but also great for migraine/headache control and mood stabilization in bipolar disorder. That for a while was the only thing that worked for me. It can have a sedative and appetite suppressant effect. I was also shortly on a low dose of Elavil for migraines. Carefull with that one, take only the amount prescribed.

Contrary to what the commercials say, Lyrica wasn’t actually tailor made for Fibromyalgia. Instead, it’s a drug that has historically been used for everything from epilepsy to diabetic neuropathy, and even the pain associated with shingles.

That's an old antidepressant that is sometimes used in very low doses for the relief of neuropathy. So maybe your Doc thinks your headaches are being caused by neuropathy? Or maybe he is using a higher dose and thinks your headaches stem from depression? I don't know if that helps, but I was put on that exact drug for back pain with sciatica and it made the sciatica go away but had serious adverse side effects for me.

Retired on disability in '94. VERY complicated. Thoracic spinal cord cyst around size of golf ball. Started w/ numb spot bottom of left foot, intermittent: double vision, tingling: feet, fingers; feelings like electrical shocks; feeling like I had spilled water on right thigh; repeated UTIs; muscle spasms; burning feeling left torso; burning sensation almost along what felt like a line from left elbow to left wrist. MRI of brain was negative. Spinal tap was negative.

Hi guys. I'm a 26-year old immigrant looking for guidance and help with my symptoms. As a teenager, I one time had horrible experience of chest pain during school and later found out it was tachycardia. Afterwards, I began to experience chest discomfort and 2-3 attacks a year. In thinking that heart ablation would treat the pain, I had surgery several years later.

Topamax does tend to cause weight loss, but trust me, this is not the way you want to lose weight. Topamax (I was taking it for bipolar) first of all did nothing for my moods. I was back in the hospital a few months after first being prescribed this, along with seroquel and ativan for panic and anxiety. That's not what makes this medicine so undesirable though. With each dose increase, I had numbness in my legs and arms. This could continue for as long as 2 weeks after a dose increase.

An NSAID is good for inflammation, Anti-Seizure (like Lyrica, Neurontin or Topamax) medications are good for nerve pain. If Lyrica made your fiance too drowsy, Topamax might be a better alternative. This is what I take instead. It's in the same class, but has different side effects. Many people do not get as drowsy. Muscle relaxers can help too. Everyone's cocktail is different, because everyone's reacts differently to medications.

I'm not a frequent t.v. watcher, but did watch Dr. Oz the last week and a woman asked the same question abt her joints popping. his advice that its perfectly normal as long as there is no pain, its just the fluid sak in the joints making this sound.... and he also stated that popping a joint does NOT cause future arthritis in that area.. furball...I too have sciatica...do you use anticonvulsants?..

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