Just wanted to add, I had been on topamax for over a year but wanted off of it because I felt that my thoughts and memory were being effected by it. My neuro told me that, unfortunately, is also a side effect of topamax and that it is sometimes referred to as dopamax. I will be taking my last 25mg dose tonight, I was up to 150mg twice daily and honestly, I can't tell a difference either between my thought processes and my headaches. Both are the same and that may be because all the topamax is not out of my system yet or it wasn't making a difference for me anymore. Either way, it's one less prescription to fill and pay for and one less med to take each day. Regarding Celexa, I had also tried that drug a few years back and it really was of no significant help to me personally. Cymbalta has been the one that has worked the most and it's ashame that the darn drug companies have to mark these things up so much that make them unaffordable to those who really need them. It does not cost that much to make them, but drug companies are just cash hogs. Maybe government should do something about regulating mark up costs instead of saying they are going to be helping to provide insurance coverage to everyone, or is that just because they are being bought and sold by the insurance as well as the drug industry.
Anyway, Deb, I hope something is working for you. Honestly, sometimes the side effects are something you may have to deal with if the end result is worth it. You have to weigh your options as with anything else. Puppy therapy also helps, but when those pains and aches start going, sometimes getting to the puppy can prove to be nearly impossible! Hang in there!
~Karen
