What type of problems, too much or too little? I have the problem of too much and I too am on Topamax, 150xdaily. Let us know. Take care.

It is my second day on it. The instructions that the Doctor gave me for the meds clearly stated that i needed to drink 4-8 glasses of water through out the day. Well I am not a big liquid fan. i actually can go a whole day without drinking anything and won't even notice. Yesterday, running around was one of those days. I did not drink anything all day until I took the pill at night before going to bed. I took it with one bottle of Iced Tea. I woke at like 6am having to go to the bathroom and when i went it felt warm, not painful but very warm and it had a very strong and odd odor to it. Now I have never had this problem and it only happened in the morning. Every time I have gone to the bathroom after that has been normal and no smell, no sensation just going a lot. Then again this time around i am drinking a lot of liquid.

Yes it is important to drink a lot. And hence go to the bathroom a lot:) The odor I am not to sure about, you may want to ask if that continues.
Hope things get better for you:) Take care

It's very important to drink lots of water because Topamax has a tendency to cause kidney stones. You sure don't want to get one of those. So drink enough to stay hydrated.

Also, being dehydrated is very unhealthy. Your body needs to keep the proper balance of electrolytes for nerve function. Heart, brain function, all the body's regulatory systems depend on proper nerve function. Even keeping the body's proper temperature requires that you drink water.

You want to stay away from caffine and sugar though.

i sure loved topamax.... it really seemed to work for me, i had an occasional breakthrough migraine....
i lost my prescription coverage and the generic was going to cost me 250.00 a month... plus i had heard that the generic wasnt working as well as the origional.... so i had to stop taking it.
good luck with your treatment!!! keep us posted...
oh and it might cause weight loss... not for me but some people have lost a lot of weight, keep an eye on that cause to much to fast is not healthy.

Thank you so much everyone for the replies. I really do appreciate them. My Neurologist took me off Topamax and started me on Limbitrol. The side effects for Limbitrol were coming on way too fast for my liking. I was very groggy and not myself. I am going through a lot right now in my life being diagnosed with so many things. I still don't kbnow how much medication i am going to have to be taking so I want to keep it as natural and less drugged up as possible.