Sammywalker2009 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Have any of you guys here tried any of the following I've read they are used to treat visual snow and persistent migraine aura Acetazolamide valproate lamotrigine topiramate furomeside injections or tablets imitrex (sumatropin) I know some are primarily for persistent migraine aura but the conditions all seem so closely linked so maybe some of these could help us like certain drugs cure or are used to treat several conditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmIly Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 I haven't tried any but I too have wondered if somehow this is connected to migraine considering most of us have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Lamictal (lamotrigine) worked quite well for me... less anxiety, less visuals... But i got a rash, which is quite dangerous, so had to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammywalker2009 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Really what was the rash I'm guessing you just had an allergic reaction to it or is it quite a common side effect ? And yeah Emily I think it could be closely related to quite a few conditions and I believe if you can solidly cure one it might work very well for the similar conditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Check this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamotrigine#Side-effects The rash can be deadly.... but very, very rarely is... Even my neuro said that it would be fine and I should carry on (the rash was hardly visible)... But i bottled it. I might speak to him about going back on it, it definitely helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammywalker2009 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Fuck mate that sounds bad also said one of the side effects can be crossed eyes WTF did you notice any other weird side effects I'd be more worried about going cross eyed haha then again I'm quite vein lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
415_stylee Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 I got up to 75 mgs on Lamotrigine when the problems started. It made me feel clear headed, in a creepy way. So clear headed I could not sleep undaided at all on it! I began abusing my sleep meds and even alcohol to sleep. In the end it was 3-4 sleepness nights per week. It was crazy. And I got some kind of zit-like rash on my forehead as well. So I seems my body did not tolerate Lamotrigine. Due to a temporary shortage of my specific pills from the manufacturer and the nasty side-effects stated above I quit them cold turkey about month ago, and to my luck the side effects are all gone now. It took a while for the Lamotrigine to clear out from my system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1 Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 no cod eyes, for me. most meds have some crazy, ultra rare side effects. I can't remember which med it was the doctor tried to put me on... but one of the rare side effects was a permanent hard on that had to be surgically dealt with and meant you could never get an erection again. I kindly passed on that med Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammywalker2009 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Haha yeah I think never being able to get an erection again would be worse than living with hppd some of these meds are crazy hopefully whatever I take my body tolerates it well Style did it have any lasting positive effects ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
415_stylee Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Style did it have any lasting positive effects ? No. Only lasting ill effects, which are gone by now though. I did not notice any reduction of visuals or DP/DR. I always have a very skeptical mindset when I get a new medication, to rule out any placebo effects. It has to be yes or no, not maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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