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Reviewer: v.webb0828, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I was on trokendi XR 200 mg for about a year! My insurance stopped covering my usage because I was "prescribed too often" although I was under care of a neurologist during my treatment! Expensive and AWFUL side effects, I constantly felt spaced out and forgot words and sentences in the middle of speaking. I got more headaches while taking the medicine but they weren't as painful as m
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Reviewer: Mark, 55-64 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I developed cluster headaches at age 60. I tried topamax regular and had the same side effects as others have described. My neuro switched me to the 25mg XR, and no more side effects, and about 1 cluster headache per year now.
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Reviewer: Debra, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Was taking topiramate 25 twice daily, migraines down to 2-3 a month. Neuro had me start taking Trokendi XR 25, then 50. The migraine has come back to stay, and won't leave. If improvement doesnt happen soon going back on the topirmate 25 twice daily.
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Reviewer: Huckie, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I started with 20 migraine days per month, and 0 headaches. My neurologist switched me from 100mg Topamax to 100mg Trokendi, which led to constant headaches on top of migraines. The neurologist increased dosage to 150mg after 2 months, then 200mg after another 2 months. I went to my primary, asked him to refer me to a different neurologist, and to reduce the Trokendi until I can get to the new one
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Reviewer: Knhhhhan, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I began having terrible side effects. Low mood, no energy, depression finally kicked in at 6 weeks. Riddled with anxiety. If you suffer from any slight mental illness or have family history I would not take this. It made me feel crazy. Within 2 days of being off of 100 mg dose all the side effects were 75% gone. Terrible drug! Also you lose your appetite, nothing sounds appetizing. Still have migr
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