My neuro. recommended topamax for the headaches, saying that it should curb w/d's as well. I thought about taking it, but I believe it works on the same receptors as benzos. Not 100% on that though. So, I knew if I started taking it, I was just delaying my success and was adding another drug to taper from down the road. The nerve pain headaches are terrible...well, all of the weird headaches are terrible. It gets better though. I am almost a year out and I do still get daily headaches, but nearly as bad!!!
Maybe others have experience with it here and could chime in??
jwal I have had a lot of problems with severe headaches in the past and also during the withdrawal process. I resist taking any medication for it. I think even things like tylenol sometimes have a rebound effect, and cause even greater headaches. I have had some really awful ones. Jim
Jim is correct IMO, I think that OTC's such as Tylenol and so on can have an adverse side effect, the headaches go away... I've had them, I have taken Ibuprofen if it got too bad, but I'm not saying go out and take it. As for Topamax, I have taken it before, It is to prevent headaches and/or an Anti-Epileptic.
I would suggest not taking it, because you may find yourself tapering that.
AE's most cannot just stop like Keppra, Lamictal, Neurontin and so on... as a seizure could occur...
Best to just wait the headaches out IMO.
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