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Originally Posted by Theseus
Ocular migraines? The aura, the sick feeling, the exhaustion? I used to get them semi-regularly between 6-7 pm. Sometimes around 1 pm. No idea why. I haven't had one in a very long time. Occasionally I feel like I'm fighting one off. I think it's the Lamictal keeping them at bay.
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Originally Posted by Theseus
My understanding is that it's an anti-epileptic, which works on migraines and epileptic seizures. Topamax is also, and is used for bipolar and migraines. I used Topamax from a neurologist when I was first dxed with migraines (I had one full-blown classic). The problem with Topamax is that they don't call it Dopamax or Stupamax for nothing. I became incredibly stupid when I was on it... I mean, dumb-as-a-box-of-rocks stupid... a Pop-Tart... fruit filling for brains.  But it does work.
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Ugh! Don't want to take dopamax. That sounds awful
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Bipolar type 2 rapid cycling DX 2013 -
Seroquel 100
Celexa 20 mg
Xanax .5 mg prn
Modafanil 100 mg
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