When I finally turned up at the pharmacy to get my refills, looking like day old puke
HA. This made me laugh out loud.
Mine's not a narcotic--it does something to quiet down nerve cells in the brain or some such neurological brouhaha (http://www.topamax.com/how-topamax-may-help--how-works.html). They make a huge deal out of starting & stopping it gradually, because the side effects associated with it are ridiculous. When you first start taking it, you can't even taste the carbonation in pop anymore. No joke. Your tongue & toes tingle like they're falling asleep. You forget words. It's like, "oh, I guess my brain DOES have a function!"
Then it all calms down as you adjust & life goes on. But if you stop it out of nowhere? Ugh. Your body & brain are like, "WHAT IS THIS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I FEEL DIZZY; WHERE ARE WE WALKING? THIS SENTENCE HAS TOO MANY LETTERS FOR ME TO FOCUS. HEART BEAT PITTER PATTER PITTER PATTER, PUKE PUKE."
Fortunately, I've discontinued it slowly before with no problem. Heh. It's just not the type of thing to do out of nowhere.
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HA. This made me laugh out loud.
Mine's not a narcotic--it does something to quiet down nerve cells in the brain or some such neurological brouhaha (http://www.topamax.com/how-topamax-may-help--how-works.html). They make a huge deal out of starting & stopping it gradually, because the side effects associated with it are ridiculous. When you first start taking it, you can't even taste the carbonation in pop anymore. No joke. Your tongue & toes tingle like they're falling asleep. You forget words. It's like, "oh, I guess my brain DOES have a function!"
Then it all calms down as you adjust & life goes on. But if you stop it out of nowhere? Ugh. Your body & brain are like, "WHAT IS THIS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I FEEL DIZZY; WHERE ARE WE WALKING? THIS SENTENCE HAS TOO MANY LETTERS FOR ME TO FOCUS. HEART BEAT PITTER PATTER PITTER PATTER, PUKE PUKE."
Fortunately, I've discontinued it slowly before with no problem. Heh. It's just not the type of thing to do out of nowhere.