A pain-free week

Hello fellow migrainer......NOT!!!

Congratulations on living for a week PLUS with a migraine!  I also have them almost every day.  I take imitrex and amerge when I get them.  Nothing I have tried has worked to prevent them, except Topamax....However, I just want to caution you....

and I am a very rare exception, but it did happen to me.  After taking it for about 10 days, I developed quick-onset glaucoma........my vision became very blurry and my eyes were watering a whole bunch.  Dr. sent me to emergency, as it is very serious.  I immediately stopped taking Topamax, and the glaucoma was gone within a couple of days.  My Dr. said it could have led to blindness.  I'm not meaning to scare you at all, but just make you aware, in case you should develop the blurriness and watering of your eyes.  Not all doctors would even mention this as a side effect, as it is so rare.

Good Luck!  I wish you much success with getting rid of migraines forever!

Elaine

Remember you can't take the abortive more than twice a week you'll set yourself up for a rebound headache.

Nothing has helped me, I took topamax for 6 months. I was up to the max of 200 mg. It made me so stupid I couldn't spell, I couldn't find my hotel room it was awful. Once I was up past 150 mg I was a zombie, plus it never touched my headache.

My doctor has me trying zonegran now.