I know Topamax and related meds can cause a terribly bad dry mouth.. My neurontin does the same thing and it sucks.

So glad that it helps you though. :) I'm actually starting it next week so hopefully I'll have similar results.

My only suggestion is to start at a low dose and work your way up so that it does not cause the memory/concentration issues.

My RX was this:

25mg at night for 1 week.
25mg at morning and night for 1 week.
50mg at morning and night from then on.

Worked like a charm. No issues whatsoever!

:)

I'm never without a water bottle! And I ONLY drink spring water because so many folks on our street have cancer... Seriously. I won't let my hubby or kids drink the water, either. We are in a rural community.... I don't know if it's pesticide runoff or what!

Anyway, I have to drink at least 80 oz per day, or the pins & needles in my hands & feet are unbearable, but I always go over because of the dry mouth! Of course, I'm in the process of cutting back from 150 mg twice a day to 100 mg twice a day... Big difference! If I go below 200 mg/day, the headaches become unbearable!

Keep up with lots & lots of water! I don't drink soda, but do sneak the occasional coffee. I also drink Zija twice a day. Yes, I know it's multi level marketing, but I do think there are nutritional benefits because I have NO cravings for sweets & have lost around 10 lbs in about a month. So, I'll try it another month!

Good luck, keep us posted!

(hugs!)
Lisa

Thanks!

It does not really matter what I drink, I am ALWAYS thirsty! lol. It's driving me a little bit nuts. :(

I am always thirsty! Unbelievably so every single time I leave my house. The only things that I have found that quench my thirst for short periods of time are blue Power Aid and the Berry Blast V-8 juice. The Power Aid really makes me itch because it has way too much citric acid in it for me. Some days itching is easier to deal with than constant thirst.
Most days I feel like I've been gargling sand. :/

I'm trying to drink more orange Gatorade, kiwi-strawberry Propel, or Smart Water. I have been drinking more Gatorade these past few days because I've been nauseous (not sure why, just woke up two nights ago and vomited and have been nauseous ever since!) so Gatorade is helping me with energy. When the nausea goes away, though, it will be mostly Propel or Smart Water. Propel is for when I want a little flavor.

When I'm super bored with water, I'll take some juice & dilute it, like 4 parts spring water to one part juice, then add some stevia (not Truvia! There are "other artificial ingredients in there & they won't tell what they are!). It's refreshing, low in calories & still gets me up to my 80 oz per day goal.

Seriously, though, do check out Zija. I don't sell it, I promise! But it is helping me with cravings and on days when I don't feel like eating, I st least feel like I'm getting SOME nutrition...