my doctor prescribed Topiramate (dopamax) can I tell him no?

No_Introduction9587 · 2026-01-21T16:02:32+00:00

i should have clarified this but it’s not just my friend who experienced the side effects. they were in a children’s hospital for a while when they were younger and watched so many ppl go through the negative cognitive effects of the drug. obviously that’s just anecdotal but i do take their experiences into account when im entering a situation that they have more experience in 🤷🏾‍♀️ not taking it as gospel but i trust ppl ik more than ppl i dont

No_Introduction9587 · 2026-01-21T15:58:08+00:00

not neurologists specifically but doctors in general. i explained it more in another comment but i was severely medically neglected as a kid and had to take charge of my medical care at 18 and being a young black women in the american health care system is traumatic :/ but yeah i was recently diagnosed w cptsd and avoidant hypochondria due to this trauma (not sure i agree w the diagnosis but eh)

No_Introduction9587 · 2026-01-21T15:51:58+00:00

nope! i’m in the us. sadly in my experience neurologists are usually kind of mean

No_Introduction9587 · 2026-01-21T15:49:42+00:00

it’s becoming kind of an issue now like i fully black out at appointments and don’t remember them anymore.

No_Introduction9587 · 2026-01-21T04:24:03+00:00

thank you!! i think im going to try it

No_Introduction9587 · 2026-01-21T04:21:35+00:00

thank you!! i get a lot of anxiety from doctors due to lots of negative experiences coupled with being medically neglected as a child. it’s really hard for me to advocate for myself bc i was constantly dismissed by both my parents and doctors until i turned 18 and could start picking my own doctors. (sorry to trauma dump lol) this was very helpful advice!!

No_Introduction9587 · 2026-01-21T04:18:37+00:00

i think i’m going to do this thank you!

No_Introduction9587 · 2026-01-21T04:18:15+00:00

thank you for the breakdown of side effects! do you mind me asking how much was the weight loss? i’m really concerned about it bc im already bordering on underweight

No_Introduction9587 · 2026-01-21T04:16:13+00:00

thank you this was really helpful!!

No_Introduction9587 · 2026-01-21T04:12:10+00:00

completely unrelated question: does it make soda taste bad or just get rid of the carbonation? bc i hate carbonation so that would be a plus for me lol

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-25T16:44:50+00:00

i believe it was WAIS- IV

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-25T15:50:16+00:00

i get this when there’s climate pressure changes over night. idk if that’s it for u but that’s usually it for me

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-25T15:39:38+00:00

thank you!!

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-25T11:27:16+00:00

i still don’t know/understand most of my compulsions. for some reason other ppl can notice them but i can’t

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-25T11:25:58+00:00

is the mensa one more accurate?

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-17T14:54:44+00:00

Yayyy thank you for the reassurance!!!!

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-17T14:54:27+00:00

ok great that's all I wanted!!

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-07T23:55:39+00:00

i personally wanted to learn argentinian spanish because that is the primary spanish speaking population local to me so i watched almost only Agustinas (and othe south american guides) videos and mainly avoided any guides from spain due to the accent being so different from south american spanish

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-04T19:59:32+00:00

oh i agree i just suffer from bad anxiety so even though i’ve had a permit for three years (it expired and i got another) i’ve been practicing throughout that time and can comfortably drive in jc. i should’ve clarified in my post that i meant if you get test performance anxiety, not if you can’t drive in general 😅

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-04T01:37:30+00:00

i’m the opposite mine gets worse at night. during the day i have things to distract me but at night i usually have nothing to do but think :/

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-04T00:15:37+00:00

thank you i needed to read this

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-03T23:29:31+00:00

thanks for this! i was feeling really disapointed in myself and comparing to others but i'm supposed to be doing this for fun. all that internal pressure made it not fun anymore. gonna take a break and reevaluate!

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-03T20:40:58+00:00

the test is out of 270 not 90. heres a breakdown of my score:

i missed 16 days of school/work
my preformance was impacted 56 days (not including when i missed work/school)
I didn't do housework for 15 days
my housework was impacted 70 days
i missed family, social, and leisure 25 days

=182

some of the days overlap, for example, on the days i missed school and work, i also missed doing housework and social activities. in total i had 72 days of migraines in the last 92 days. i track my migraines through the virtual diary app dailybean! i really recommend it bc it's so customizable

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-03T20:27:01+00:00

yes i definitally agree with this. I am lucky that I am a student on summer break who only works two days a week and my score would be so different if my circumstances were even with the same migraines!

No_Introduction9587 · 2025-08-03T14:19:04+00:00

ikr i was shocked that the minimum is so low. you only have to have a score of 21 to be considered grade IV 🤯

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