I was taking it .. cannot handle the side effects. While the taste thing is horrid, its the "slowness" of my brain that I can't deal with. I had the same problem with Neurontin .. makes me feel like my synapses are on slow motion.
Did you have trouble with your knees? Have you found anything else that works for your migraines? Nothing else that I have tried so far has worked at all.
I understand what Angelyn391 is saying. I have trouble sometimes finding words. I have been taking Topomax for over a year and it has decreased my migraines a great deal though not completely. I take only 100mg per day so there may be a difference depending on your dosage. If your migraines disrupt your life as much as mine did Topomax is worth a try in my opinion. Good Luck!!
I haven't had any trouble with my knees. I read the other post and was thinking that they might be two separate issues. Did you ask the doctor about the knee thing? I didn't see that listed as even a rare side effect. However, side effects are tricky little things!
I take Lyrica daily and get botox injections in my neck and temples about every 5 months. Headaches are by no means gone, but I can work through/with them.
As a school teacher, I just can't work with the slowness or the difficulty finding words. I don't know that I have suffered memory loss, but if my brain isn't working right, I can't serve my students -- hence why I stopped Topamax.