Topamax Week One
Feb. 23rd, 2005 10:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bronwynrh25mg/day, week one completed.
Observations:
1. I'm sleeping better, I think.
2. I may be a wee tad more clumsy than usual, which is hard to believe. One of my nicknames is "Shakes". I only notice it when I feel particularly hungry or tired, though.
3. Speaking of hungry, I could feel as though I'm about to fall over dead from hunger, but already I can't clean my plate. Hello, appetite suppression. Welcome back to my life.
I'll have to sit down and have a thinky session. Meals will probably not work for me anymore, since I can't eat enough in three sittings and I wind up too hungry in between. I'll probably have to switch to mini-meals. Totally doable, but it requires better planning and shopping skills.
Most important: no migraines.
Granted, the timing is such that I wasn't expecting one this past week.
The plan is to stay at 25 for at least a month. So much of the literature says that Topamax doesn't work at less than 200 mg/day, but I would like to test that for myself, thank you. My new neuro appreciates my expertise :-) and is letting me take charge, pretty much.
Observations:
1. I'm sleeping better, I think.
2. I may be a wee tad more clumsy than usual, which is hard to believe. One of my nicknames is "Shakes". I only notice it when I feel particularly hungry or tired, though.
3. Speaking of hungry, I could feel as though I'm about to fall over dead from hunger, but already I can't clean my plate. Hello, appetite suppression. Welcome back to my life.
I'll have to sit down and have a thinky session. Meals will probably not work for me anymore, since I can't eat enough in three sittings and I wind up too hungry in between. I'll probably have to switch to mini-meals. Totally doable, but it requires better planning and shopping skills.
Most important: no migraines.
Granted, the timing is such that I wasn't expecting one this past week.
The plan is to stay at 25 for at least a month. So much of the literature says that Topamax doesn't work at less than 200 mg/day, but I would like to test that for myself, thank you. My new neuro appreciates my expertise :-) and is letting me take charge, pretty much.
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Date: February 23rd, 2005 07:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: February 23rd, 2005 08:15 pm (UTC)Good luck. You have a wise doc (as do I) who ramps you up ever so slowly and watches you carefully (or trusts you to do so). Hugs...and we're so happy to hear NO MIGRAINES.
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Date: February 23rd, 2005 10:57 pm (UTC)I need some sleep. *yawn*
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Date: February 23rd, 2005 10:58 pm (UTC)