For around 7/8 months my mum has been struggling with really bad headaches, including dizziness, passing out, facial numbness, vomiting etc. A brain scan was carried out which was all clear and she was diagnosed with hemicrania continua, which is a type of constant migraine. She was prescribed indomethacin on a high dose, but this hasn’t really helped at all and she is still experiencing pain every day and they are really upsetting her stomach.
After an appointment with a neurologist this week she has been prescribed topiramate, but she is a bit worried by the long list of quite scary side effects. Has anyone had any experience of taking these tablets, if so did you experience any side effects?
Or has anyone suffered with hemicrania continua and found anything helpful, the daily pain is now really taking it’s toll.
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Does anyone have any experience of Topamax/Topiramate in treating hemicrania continua or anything else that that may have helped.
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YoScience · 30/07/2015 11:19
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