Symptoms of a Drug Prescription
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The following highlights the facts. More information can be obtained through the sites listed below as well as many other informational sites regarding prescription drugs. Medication facts can change. Make sure you have all up-to-date information.
Quick facts YOU Need to Know
Possible side effects of Topamax:
- numbness, burning, or tingling in the hands or feet
- slowed reactions
- nervousness
- headache
- drowsiness
- weakness
- uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body
- uncontrollable eye movements
- weight loss
- constipation
- nausea
- stomach pain
- change in ability to taste food
- dry mouth
- nosebleed
- back. muscle, leg, or bone pain
- missed menstrual periods
- excessive menstrual bleeding
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your healthcare provider immediately:
- rash, skin blisters, or skin peeling
- blurred vision
- loss of vision
- double vision
- eye pain
- worsening of seizures
- feeling cold, chills, or low body temperature
- difficulty concentrating
- speech problems, especially difficulty thinking of specific words
- confusion
- memory problems
- coma (loss of consciousness for a period of time)
- loss of coordination
- pounding or irregular heartbeat
- chest pain
- shortness of breath or trouble breathing
- fast, shallow breathing
- inability to respond to things around you
- excessive tiredness
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- loss of appetite
- intense back or side pain
- bloody, cloudy, or foul-smelling urine
- constant need to urinate
- difficulty urinating or pain when urinating
- fever or other signs of infection
- unusual bleeding or bruising
- Inform you healthcare prescriber of all medications, including non-prescription, vitamins, and supplements you are taking.
- Inform your healthcare prescriber if you have ever used street drugs or large amounts of alcohol.
- Inform your healthcare prescriber of all current or past medical conditions.
- Tell you healthcare prescriber if you every had any negative reactions to medications for mental illness.
- Tell your healthcare prescriber if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
- Tell you healthcare prescriber if you are breastfeeding.
These are just a few tips. Please read more at: MedlinePlus.gov
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Sources used:
- MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, accessed January 4, 2024.
- Cleveland Clinic, antiseizure medications, accessed January 4, 2023.
- National Library of Medicine, Fariba KA, Saadabadi A. Topiramate. [Updated 2023 Jan 31]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554530/, accessed January 4, 2024
Note: All information in “Nikki’s Story” are based on detail journals covering seven years of Nikki’s life on prescription drugs.
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