I will call my regular dr in the morning. My vision problems are mostly flashing strings or ribbons of lights in my peripheral vision. I think I will request being taken off the Topamax anyway because I don't like the other side effects, esp the metallic taste, its been over 6 months and has only gotten worse.

Thank you for your help.

My Neuro doc is taking me off the Topamax and thinks the side effects with stop once I'm off of it. I don't see him till July 10 so I don't know what we will try instead.  I haven't seen the eye doctor yet, but hopefully I will soon.

I saw the eye doctor and she did a full exam today including taking some really cool pictures. She said my eyes look perfect. She thinks my symptoms are from the Topamax and will go away after it leaves my system. I see her again in 3 months just to make sure everything is still fine. She did say that some of the visual stuff seems neuro and I will bring it up to my doctor when I see him next month.

I saw my Neuro doc yesterday and told him that all of the visual disturbances stopped within a couple weeks of going off the Topamax. He put me on Depakote instead. Hopefully I'll react better to it. I decided to cancel my next eye appointment since the symptoms are gone. Now if I can stop having Migraines every other day I'll be set.

Hi, I was also on topamax, and before getting on it I suffered from mild visual auras related to migraines. All of a sudden out of nowhere when my topamax got increased my vision literally in one night when crazy. I did get off the topamax but I still suffer from visual disturbances, which is the best way to describe it. They are a lot of the visual problems you described, like ribbons, but mine was also flashing lights, and lines, in the dark in a room full of people my vision would start doing this crazy thing where the lines of the person's body would move really fast(it almost seemed like some kind of visual seizure, is the best way to describe it). I've been off topamax for many months and my vision has not restored entirely. Although, they are not as "dramatic" as when on the meds.

These visual problems are so scary for me, and have caused me so much grief. I just want my vision back, even if they have a few floaters and migraine auras(like it did prior to this happening)...I'd take that over what I deal with now!!! I really don't know if the topamax caused this, because I did suffer a brain injury 10 yrs ago...but that doesn't make sense to all of a sudden for this to happen.

I've been looking for specialists to try and help and this has been very difficult especially since optometrists have done nothing for me, except tell me everything "looks" okay!

This is extremely frustrating and I hope your vision gets better! IF anyone knows of a specialist to see for correction of this, I'm more than open to it. I need major help!!!! I live in Santa Barbara,CA...but I would travel to get the help I need!