Side effects

This post is more for my benefit.  I have a follow up appointment with my neurologist in a couple of weeks and I'm never good at telling what is wrong with me.  So...I've been on Topamax for 2 weeks now.  The first week was pretty easy...I didn't really notice any  negative side effects.  I did notice that I got fuller faster when I ate, though I didn't lose weight (or at least not enough to note).  My moods were better - presumably because I didn't have any migraines.  That's logical, yes?  Week 2 has been a bit rougher.  In addition to a couple more migraines, I've noticed that I've had times where I felt sick to my stomach.  I think I've figured out that it happens when I'm hungry.  It's kind of like I get no warning when I'm getting hungry...no hunger pains or grumbly stomach.  I'm just all of a sudden hungry to the point of nausea. This, of course, makes eating unappealing.  Usually after the first couple of bites, I'm totally fine, but for 10 minutes or so, I really feel horrible.  Once again, my migraines are different in how they feel, so I've had to get used to identifying them again....just when I get used to one type...ugh.  So frustrating!  Tomorrow I up my dosage to 75 mgs, so we'll see what that brings. I do have to say that overall I feel better, though.  I have more energy, and with the exception of one day, I have more patience with my students. 

I also go to the chiropractor on Wednesday for the first time.  I'm incredibly excited for this.  I know I have some serious neck issues and even if they end up having nothing to do with  migraines, I know that the relief it brings me will still be helpful to my overall mental/physical health.  On my best day - without any sort of headache - I always at least have a discomfort in my neck.  A dull ache or maybe limited mobility or sometimes worse.  I think often the neck issues antagonize migraines...but I don't think, in my own case, that they are co-dependent. 

Anyway, like, I said, this entry is mostly for me...so in two weeks I can look back right before my appointment and refresh my memory.