Re: Just Poking My Head In To Say Hi :)/Topamax

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http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/topiram_ids.htm

This link gives a lot of information on the drug; I

rather had the impression that it was also used

as a mood stabilizer, though I may be wrong.

One of my daughters who has migraine, was

on this for a while.

just LINKING away, as usual,

love,

n

--------- Just Poking My Head In To Say Hi

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> Well hello my MSers!! I see I've missed so much!! Welcome all the

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> new members and hugs to everyone!!! I just wanted to give yall a

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> quick update on what's going on with me. I had a check up with my

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> new neuro 2-3 weeks ago, while we bothed agreed to wait on trying

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> Tysabri to see if I can manage my symptoms a little better, I had

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> some complaints about my eyes. He prescribed Topamax and sent me to

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> do some lab tests. One test came back with some questions so today

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> I'm going to see a hematologist (spelling?) The neuro's nurse

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> suggested they were looking at a number of things, lupus being one of

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> them. I don't know if I mentioned before, but my mom also has

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> lupus. This week I'm up to the full Rx for the Topamax and the side

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> effects have been rough, but I hope it's helps. Right now my

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> periphrial (ok I can't spell today) vision is weird..like those

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> optical illusions you see where it looks like spirals moving? It's

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> been like that for awhile and sometimes it's like a strobe light

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> mostly in my right eye. All of my symptoms are on my right side

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> anyway, but it would nice to fix ONE thing!!! It's been a crazy

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> couple of months in my life besides dealing with the ups and downs of

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> having MS. Mike and I became Godparents to a chubby litte boy named

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> , Mike has started his City League basketball

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> games for the 7th or so year in a row, we're attempting to work on

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> our house....key word here is " attempting " LOL. We've ripped up

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> carpet and I have all these visions of what I want to do, but so far

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> it's just visions..but we will get there! I finally got my

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> disability approved (woohoo!!) which couldn't have came at a better

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> time. Mike and I were arguing about money, he was working so much

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> overtime and our car broke down so it was such a blessing to have

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> some stress relieved. I'm looking foward to the holidays coming up

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> and praying that I have the energy and ability to do everything I

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> want to do. I love this time of year and it seems like this has been

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> a time for me to reflect on what's really important in life and what

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> I've been able to conquer and I've surprised myself.

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> Oh, my babies are doing well...Quincy the dog is getting so big and

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> spoiled!! He's such a lover and he's getting such a funny

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> personality. My Miss Kitty Olivia is still queen of the house and

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> our boy kitty Oliver is now living with Mike's twin and his family.

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> (And becoming fat and lazy LOL).

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> With that I will let you all go, I think of you guys all the time and

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> I hope you all are doing well! I will try to get on here again as

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> soon as I can....I got a MSers fix now, so I can't go long without

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> another one!! LOL

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> Much love!!

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> Andi Jo

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