Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Hi Debbie! They had me on Topomax for the pain, too. I believe it was also 75mg. It did N O T H I N G for the pain, but it did make me gain weight. Right now I'm on 50mg of Toprol XL AND 75 mg of Amitryptalin. They said the Topomax was to help with the high blood pressure due to pain. The Amitryptalin is to help the pain go away and help me sleep at night. I still have elevated blood pressure, but it's better, but I still can't sleep and do get those horrible headaches now and then. It always seems to be worse just before menstruation. And although it helped me early on, I still can't sleep. It's like when I lay down at night, something in my body turns on like a high pitched screeching pain. I can't explain it better than that. My pharmacist has been the best help, believe it or not. About 4 months ago, my doctor had me on meds that didn't work together and the pharmacist alerted him. So they went back and forth for 3 days while the doctor seemed to be arbitrarily spitting out medication prescriptions for me. Finally the pharmacist called me on day 4 and told me all about it. He said the doctor even went so far as to re-script meds for me a couple of times that didn't work. He suggested I speak with my PCP, so I did and he put me on the Amitryptalin and the Toprol XL. I'm not at my best, but it is better. Maybe you could ask your pharmacist about the Topomax? She or he should have good insight for you. I wish you success! Hugs, Jeannie Debbie wrote: Hi all, I am sorry to say I am starting to get the bad headaches again. The ones that make it hard to hold your head up and make you nauseous (sp?). I am already on Topomax 75 mg in the morning and 75 mg at night. Does anyone else take this? I was just wondering if this is a large dosage and if I should push for more from the neurologist. I think I asked him before (of course I can't remember correctly) and he said he didn't want to give me more. I suppose I can look it up on the web and try and find out what the highest dosage is. I was just wondering if anyone else here was on it to give me some advice. Thanks for listening. Debbie Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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