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Avatar m tn So i posted this comment to try and get some answers from members who may have not experienced hair loss so it will encourage her to go back on Topamax as the pain has become worse also her Fatigue. I recommend you find a post on this site or the internet related to Topamax and Fibromyalgia and print it off and take to your Rheumatologist as there are 1000's of patient prescribed with Topamax in which to treat Fibromyalgia.
Avatar m tn Hi I am on Topamax, but not for seizures and I have NO hair loss as a result...keep in mind we all respond and react to meds diff....u may want to talk to ur dr if the amount of hair u r losing is alarming to u.....
Avatar f tn Topamax,there was aconversation about it, that hair loss is a side effect is topamax doing this are the cause is taking other meds with topamax can cause this?
Avatar n tn I lost around 1/4 of my hair. Luckily i had thick hair. It has taken me 2months for most of the loss to go away. I still shed. My doctor also gave me a prescription shampoo to stop the itch so i don't know how much the shampoo also helped.
Avatar m tn I take Topamax and Jut finished a round a steroids. I have noticed some increased hair loss, but I have had issues with hair loss before, so I'm not sure if it was from the round of steroids, the MS itself or what. I also have Poly Ovarian Syndrome. So I'm kind of just a big mess.
Avatar f tn I have been doing some searching and have lots of questions about hair loss. Apparently you can lose weight. but what about the hair loss. how soon after taking this can I expect to see my hair falling out and at any time while taking this will my hair stop falling out. Please any help with this one would be greatly appreciated.
Avatar f tn I was just put on topamax and was warned that hair loss is a side effect. It really could be just that. I'm sorry your NL wasn't anymore helpful. I would try and find another one who is more knowledgeable with chiari. Have you thought at all about surgery? I'm just curious as I was just diagnosed last week and mine were at 9 mm too. And my NL is recommending surgery.
Avatar f tn My PCP tests my thyroid every few months and is normal so far. The hair loss has been going on a couple of yrs now. However, I was on Topamax for yearrrs. Probably 5 yrs, maybe longer. So, I bet that is it. Thanks!
Avatar m tn 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.
Avatar f tn now, i started having a horrible ache in my shoulder that i cannot attribute to anything. and i have been noticing a lot of hair loss. all of the symptoms are getting much worse... horrible weakness, fatigue from washing my hair, shortness of breath from just bending over this morning. i was not anemic when i was first tested a month ago, but on all of my subsequent tests, i have watched my numbers go down, down, down, until yesterday, i was finally confirmed as anemic.
Avatar f tn ve taken Depakote before, but stopped because of weight gain and hair loss. I am 22 years old. Just about 2 days ago I started noticing some Topamax side effects... Like "i can't find the right words to say" or "finish my sentences" Have you ever experienced this? and do these side effects go away?
Avatar n tn I started taking it in conjunction w/my Gabapentin, in the hopes that I could reduce the amount of Gabapentin I was taking as it was causing me weight gain. The Topamax did work well to control my nerve pain, but about 4-5 months in, my hair started falling out! I researched this & was shocked at the number of ppl this had happened to! And sadly, it appears to be permanent, even after getting off of Topamax. My hair stopped falling out, but what I lost has never grown back.
Avatar m tn I hope it helps with some of the invasive thoughts, but im worried about hair loss. anyone else have any experience?
1655289 tn?1326042889 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.
Avatar n tn Unfortunately it appears that anti-convulsants and depression meds that are used to treat nerve pain can cause hair loss. I take Neurontin for severe nerve pain at disc, low back, legs and feet. Nerve pain started immediatley after sed/ta disc surgery. Have taken neurontin for 8 years. Gained 40 lbs within in 6 months of starting Neurontin. Started losing hair when began Neurontin.
Avatar f tn Had Family dr apt 2days later as I was combing hair that morning same thing happened again that quick sudden stabbing pain, went to ER again mri showed same thing abnormalties no bleeds or aneurysms though. Again they gave meds called it a headaches. Finally see neuro a few days later he says it menopausal migraines gives me Topamax 50 mg, a few days later im back to see him crying because I cant take the pain and am not convinced it even a migraine.
Avatar n tn I sure wish I could find other people who have had this problem with Topamax. I have found two other people. When I read posting on Topamax, people start having hair loss, fatigue, cold feet, etc.. then they go off Topamax. I wish they would check their Thyroid levels first. But I guess there really isn't a point since they are going off the medicine and the side affects should go away. I'm one of those "get to the bottom of things" kind of people. If I was a Dr.
284078 tn?1282616698 I hope anyone who uses Topamax for any reason is fully aware of the serious risk of acute narrow angle glaucoma. I had read several articles about it but saw it firsthand last week. As usual on my quiet weekend off I got the dreaded call from the emergency room, again. This time about a woman on Topamax for 7 days who seemed to have lost almost all her vision 12 hours after increasing her dose per her doctor's instructions.
1041303 tn?1421387341 issues, it is nicknamed Dopamax by a lot of people. My hair started falling out so much that my hair dresser asked me if I was on chemo. With all of the side effects, I just told my doctors to forget it, to find something else. I hope you have a much better time with it and that it will work great for you without the reactions I had.
Avatar n tn html There are many success stories of people losing weight on topamax. If you read the side effects, weight loss is one of them. It helps suppress the desire to eat even smoking which I have quit too. I have had all blood tests ran on me. I've been going to my doctor for 10 years. I like how you just jump to conclusions without doing any research. For anyone else who has any experience using this please write.