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Originally Posted by geenaroses
I would be interested in knowing if there was some connection between the two. I am bi-polar and also suffer from migraine headaches. If I miss my meds I get them or when my doctor has tried to take me off my Topamax I will get them. It seems to work for me in preventing them.
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I have actually found stuff online talking about trying to find a connection between the two but never actually getting there. It would be very interesting if there was a connection found. I've noticed that during a migraine, my moods are completely unpredictable....despite what I might have been feeling just before hit with a migraine.
So I had a migraine that started Sunday, hit me hard Tues & that's why I went to see my dr. Worst one yet & still hasn't completely gone away. I started Topamax on Friday. Now I'm wondering if I should have started it since I had a migraine & Topamax is just prevention med NOT abortive. So I haven't experienced any side effects of it, yet I know it's not "doing it's job". Fioricet....I am supposed to take every 4 hours. Though I feel I need it every 3 1/2 hours. I have tried waiting every 5 hours though....just in case since I'm too paranoid when it comes to meds (which is why I quit my BP meds cold turkey back in 2005). It's made me feel groggy & dizzy BUT today around 3pm I was extremely dizzy & fuzzy feeling. I took one at 10am, then another at 2:50pm....10 mins later I was tumbling over. I am hoping its just because I forgot to eat & took it on an empty stomach. (& Yeah, I literally forget to eat....I have a very very bad short term memory & my stomach usually doesn't growl....I eat like a pig though so don't worry, I'm 5'3 120lbs...LOL!)
I wonder how many others here have BP & suffer migraines.....it would be interesting to know. It's a whole new support group in itself if you ask me.