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Anyone taking Topamax?
by BrentR in
1. watchtower
2. medical
this is by far the most horrible bizzare med i have ever taken.

do the side effects diminish with time?

i can't get any straight answers from the neuro.
BrentR

My hubby takes it and as far as he knows he's not having any side effects from it but then again he does take about 13 meds a day
That would make it tough to isolate a particular side effect for sure.
From what I have read most people "abandon ship" before they ever find out if they if can adapt to it or if the effects taper off somewhat. I will ask the neurologist about lyrica next week. Thanks for letting me know about it. That's supposed to be the docs job, right? Instead we end pitching a fit and getting into thier face before we get any action from them sometimes.
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Anyone taking Topamax?
by BrentR in
1. watchtower
2. medical
this is by far the most horrible bizzare med i have ever taken.

do the side effects diminish with time?

i can't get any straight answers from the neuro.
BrentR

Cluster or migraine?
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Anyone taking Topamax?
by BrentR in
1. watchtower
2. medical
this is by far the most horrible bizzare med i have ever taken.

do the side effects diminish with time?

i can't get any straight answers from the neuro.
BrentR

Like sudden extreme fits of rage? Memory loss? Confusion? Insomnia? Fatique? Confusion? Can't concentrate? Food tastes horrible? No apatite? No sex drive? Strange smells? Ringing in your ears? 28 Lbs in three weeks, is that weight loss or anorexia?
Those types of stories? I have gone through several meds allready and this one is the only one that is working. Imatrex and Depakote were completly worthless.
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Anyone taking Topamax?
by BrentR in
1. watchtower
2. medical
this is by far the most horrible bizzare med i have ever taken.

do the side effects diminish with time?

i can't get any straight answers from the neuro.
BrentR

There is alot of info about side effects but nothing about if they go away or diminish over time. I am taking it for severe head and face pain from left trigeminal nerve damage from viral meningitis. It's working pretty good at controlling the pain but the side effects are almost unbearable. It's a nasty catch 22, damned if I do take it, damned if I don't take it. In three weeks I have lost 28 lbs. which makes it one hell of a diet pill but I would not recommend it though.
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Anyone taking Topamax?
by BrentR in
1. watchtower
2. medical
this is by far the most horrible bizzare med i have ever taken.

do the side effects diminish with time?

i can't get any straight answers from the neuro.
BrentR

This is by far the most horrible bizzare med I have ever taken. Do the side effects diminish with time? I can't get any straight answers from the neuro. or Google
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Hummingbirds are back
by BrentR in
1. social
2. entertainment
even though it's snowing right now.. my wife just hung out the feeders a couple days ago.

i shot the pics off of our covered porch.. .

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BrentR

They are tricky little buggers to get photo's of. You have about five seconds and then they are gone. I have never tried to photograph them before so this was a first for me.
Thanks for the vaseline tip! We have the same ant problem here also.
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Hummingbirds are back
by BrentR in
1. social
2. entertainment
even though it's snowing right now.. my wife just hung out the feeders a couple days ago.

i shot the pics off of our covered porch.. .

.
BrentR

I have been away for a couple months and when I came back I saw too many sad and very "heavy" threads. So I thought I would try to lighten things up a little (I hope). We have feeders in front of most of our windows and it's always fun to watch them. They will even chase off much larger birds if they get too close to the feeders.
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Hummingbirds are back
by BrentR in
1. social
2. entertainment
even though it's snowing right now.. my wife just hung out the feeders a couple days ago.

i shot the pics off of our covered porch.. .

.
BrentR

Thanks! They are facinating and entertaining to watch. It gets pretty funny when an "alpha male" decides the feeder is his and has to chase off anyone else who dares to slurp from his feeder. They can get very violent.
If it does not stop snowing and warm up they are all going to be on the next plane to Florida real soon.
I got one more pic tonight.
15
Hummingbirds are back
by BrentR in
1. social
2. entertainment
even though it's snowing right now.. my wife just hung out the feeders a couple days ago.

i shot the pics off of our covered porch.. .

.
BrentR

Even though it's snowing right now.
My wife just hung out the feeders a couple days ago. I shot the pics off of our covered porch.
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gun control got you down? How bout this :P
by IP_SEC in
1. social
2. humour
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lzr2nloqiks
BrentR

If guns are outlawed then only yo-yo's will have outlaws. Or how does that go?
I think that string locks could also help to cut down on alot of accidents if kids get ahold of them.