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Jan 03, 2024 at 02:48 PM
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__________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Lybalvi 5 mg as a PRN Gabapentin 1200 mg, Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity Suspected narcolepsy Treated with Ritalin 5mg |
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Jan 03, 2024 at 04:00 PM
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I haven’t taken topamax but it was one of the drugs they considered for my migraines, I’ve since read about the link to cognitive dysfunction and even possibly dementia. I would refuse this drug with this knowledge and urge anyone on it to carefully research the long term effects.
It scares me what irreversible long term effects many medications can have. |
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Jan 03, 2024 at 04:43 PM
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Every time I start and then stop Topiramate, word finding difficulty immediately disappears upon stopping. The dementia associated with Topiramate appears to be reversible, too.
Reversible Dementia Secondary to Topiramate : Clinical Neuropharmacology. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Lybalvi 5 mg as a PRN Gabapentin 1200 mg, Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity Suspected narcolepsy Treated with Ritalin 5mg |
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Jan 03, 2024 at 04:43 PM
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Every time I start and then stop Topiramate, word finding difficulty immediately disappears upon stopping. The dementia associated with Topiramate appears to be reversible, too.
Reversible Dementia Secondary to Topiramate : Clinical Neuropharmacology. __________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Lybalvi 5 mg as a PRN Gabapentin 1200 mg, Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity Suspected narcolepsy Treated with Ritalin 5mg |
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Jan 29, 2024 at 02:18 PM
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Me too. I've been doing some reading about anticholinergic drugs and a possible link to dementia. There are a lot of them, prescribed for anything from allergies, motion sickness, Parkinson's, asthma, gastrointestinal issues, etc. Here is a list of some of them. https://www.healthline.com/health/anticholinergic I was worried initially, because I have severe respiratory allergies and take an antihistamine to be able to breathe. Fortunately, I'm on a second-generation one. It's the older ones that are considered problematic. A lot of drugs have anticholinergic effects, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of awareness. |
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Jan 29, 2024 at 04:25 PM
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Jan 29, 2024 at 04:30 PM
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Does this work? https://www.healthline.com/health/an...gics#drug-list |
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Jan 29, 2024 at 05:14 PM
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yes it does, thank you!
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Feb 20, 2024 at 12:06 AM
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I had profound cognitive problems from Topamax as well as kidney stones. A medicine similar to it, Zonegran, never used to cause much problems until last year when I got a 5 mm kidney stone stuck in my ureter and got metabolic acidosis. I tapered off of it as safely as possible. I was on up to 400 mg of Topamax before I just threw the towel in. I hope you find something that works for you.
__________________ Diagnoses: Tourette's Disorder, OCD, ADHD-PI, Bipolar I Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Anxiety Disorder Unspecified Medications: Dyanavel XR 15 mg 30 mg/day Lamictal 300 mg/day Cymbalta 90 mg/day Lunesta 3 mg/night Dayvigo 10 mg/night |
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Feb 20, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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Oh my. Were you on Zonegran for Tourette's? How are you doing now?
__________________ Bipolar I w/psychotic features Last inpatient stay in 2018 Geodon 40 mg Seroquel 75 mg Lybalvi 5 mg as a PRN Gabapentin 1200 mg, Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects) Long term side effects from medications some of them discontinued: - hypothyroidism - obesity Suspected narcolepsy Treated with Ritalin 5mg |
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Feb 20, 2024 at 01:43 PM
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keep it up!
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