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Topmax Dosage For Pain?

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Hi!

My primary care doc has gotten back to me with a dosage to up my Topomax to 200mg in the morning and 200mg in the evening to help control pain. That would be 400mg a day. Even when I saw a neuroloist I dont think he recommened a dose that high. Just wondering what others folks dosages are for pain management.

Thanks in adavance!

Rosanne~
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I looked it up because I was not sure if it was what I took for migrainess. I didn't last a day on it before I was a basket case--thinking about sucide.

It does not seem to be usually used for a pain med. It was orginnally used as a med for epilepsy I believe.
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I also wasn't aware of it being used for pain. I was prescribed it to help control my binges for my eating disorder.
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Sounds like another round-about way of keeping you away from opiates, I would treat a high dosage suspisciously!
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What is the chemical name (not generic), for Topomax and what is it meant to do?. Its not on the DS list of Medicines!
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Topiramate (Topamax)

It is an anti-epileptic. Also used for migraines. Also used as a mood stabilizer. Also used to treat eating disorders. Also used to treat neuropathy/RSD/certain kinds of pain.
penny59
penny59
i take 75mg morning and 75mg in the evening.....
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Hey RosanneA
For pain it only has an FDA indication when used for neuropathic pain related to diabetic neuropathy. In those studies doses of 100-200 mg a day are used. For seizure disorders the maximum dose is 1600 mg/day in adults
Dr O.
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Some of these psycho-neurallogical medicines affect Pain-in -a-round-about way.
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