hi there and welcome, cantbringmedown. i love your name!

i couldn't take topomax either. I live with a dissociative disorder as well, and couldn't take it. it caused the dissociative like symptoms to worsen as well. i so understand what you're going thru with that! i was prescribed topomax for a nerve disorder in face due to damage to that nerve. the neurologist explained that topomax in prescribed for MANY things...my family doctor confirmed that and said it would help the "mood changes and weight gain" associated with peri-menopause as well. i've read where it is increasingly being prescribed as a mood stabalizer so i can see where a doctor might think that it could help with "switching". for me, it was a physical increase in "blanking out" which added to dissocition. not fun! i'm glad you're getting that resolved. it's a good drug for some though.

as far as the combination g/i problem, that's awful to go through. i've done that as well and hope it resolves as you body adjusts.

i understand the lie. with dissociative disorders, we're always trying to compensate, aren't we? it's so difficult. i'm sorry that you were "found out". can you be honest with what happened in explaining that you were trying to cover up for what you really couldn't "account for" by explaining dx. i would go a step further and ask my therapist to write a letter to the teacher. do you think that could happen?

again, i want to welcome you and let you know that you're not alone...on many counts. i've experienced much of what you have and know where you're coming from. don't ever hesitate to PM, ok? i'll listen...

KD