I have been suffering bouts of migraines for the last 4 years. Many different medications & treatments have not worked for me. Since February this year (2008) I have been debilitated by chronic daily migraines to the point where I have had to give up my work & cannot function on any normal level due to the severe pain & symptoms that manifest from these migraines.
After 6 months of this I am finding the emotional affects of this also overwhelming as all aspects of my life have been changed and in many ways I feel I no longer know who I am any more due to this illness. I have gone from a fun loving, happy person who embraced every day with passion and joy to someone who now fears the very thought of waking up to yet another day of pain, frustration & fear.
My Neurologist has recently put me on medication called Topamax. After 3 weeks I am now on my fixed dose of 50mg per day taken at night. I also have to take a drug called Deseril 1mg twice a day for 6 weeks and then stop taking it. The severity of the pain has lessened but I was hoping for much more improvement. Does it take a while for these drugs to work fully? Will the migraines stop completely or will there be times where I shall still have them? Please can you share your experiences with the results of Topamax on your migraines tell me if you have had positive results. I so wish to have my life back and would be so grateful if you can give me some hope that these drugs will work. Thank you.




