might have accidentally doubled my medicine :/

[girlwithadog]

I have a pill organizer for Sunday through Monday am and pm but some times I can't find it and am in a rush. This morning was one of those times. As mentioned im on 100mg of topamax 2x daily. My neuro is changing me today back to keppra because the topamax is horrible and since changing me last week I had a seizure, I've been having hot flashes, I'm nauseous constantly, I'm having horrid mood swings... I'm just I hate it and I'm not myself. I feel horribly medicated at all times. I hate feeling medicated.
Well this morning I went ahead and took my medication thinking I hadn't taken it and was late only to think... Wait a minute... I think I might have already taken it... But I can't remember.... The dopamax effect... I can't remember! I'm alone all day with my baby and so year old :/ should I be worried?

 

[MAB]

Call your doctor or poison control. I accidentally doubled my lamictial and I called posion control. They told me I would be ok, maybe just extra sleepy and to call the coctor the next day. I did and doctor had me reduce my meds that day.

 

[MAB]

Probably poison control is best, ever ER's call them at times when someone comes in with an overdose.

 

[SlimBlue]

I agree with MAB, in these cases Poison Control is always the quickest way to get good info. For safety's sake- and your own peace of mind- call them, and call your doctor too, to check. Tell them your previous bad reactions to it, and that you're on your own with your child.

Having said that, if you've only doubled up on a 100mg tablet- i.e. you've taken 200mg, then this isn't considered anywhere near a Topamax overdose (800mg+).

However, because we're all different, and from the fact you were having a bad time on it during your adjustment phase, it's probable that the next few hours will be a bit unpleasant as the side effects will be slightly increased, but at least with Topamax you should be able to 'sleep it off'.

If you're on your own with your baby, I'd advise that you get a neighbour/friend/family member to be with you, as you may not be able to properly look after your child due to the sleepiness.

Topamax Overdose

Exceeding 8 topiramate 100 mg tablets, or 800 mg per day, is considered an overdose of Topamax. The symptoms that you should watch out for if you think that you or someone around you has overdosed on Topamax include: convulsions, severe drowsiness, slurred speech, blurred vision, mental function impairment, reduction in coordination, abdominal pain, dizziness, severe metabolic acidosis, and depression. Immediate medical attention should be sought if you think that you have accidentally overdosed on Topamax, as they can use activated charcoal or hemodialysis to effectively treat this otherwise life threatening overdose.

 

[masterjen]

I have no info. to add; just wanted to say I completely agree with the responses. I did the same thing with my medications once. It happens; we're all human.

 

[MAB]

I refilled my med boxes this morning. After I did I couldn't remember if I took my meds before I filled the boxes. I have no idea if I took them or not.

I guess I will take my evening meds earlier than usual.

 

[SlimBlue]

:agree: I'm sure we've all been in that situation *sighs*

All we can do is just hedge our bets like you say and take them earlier.

I regularly take my meds an hour early anyway, just to alter the times I take them and get them back to a decent cycle.

I have a bad habit of missing my morning dose by a few hours due to over sleeping, and then end up having to take my night time dose ridiculously late at night- and the later I take them, the later I can get to sleep, and the later I wake up etc..

I feel like I'm constantly trying to get my meds back to 8am/8pm but since I haven't been falling asleep till about 5am recently, this seems almost impossible to achieve

 

[George__]

:hugs:

 

[girlwithadog]

Thanks guys.
Doubling the dose to 200 was nothing to worry about, especially since I was not on any other medications at this point. I must say I'm about sick of the medication though. I know we all are. Im considering going off meds, telling my neurologist. I may not ever be able to drive again but I'm sick of being his lab rat. That is all I am.
I started on 500mg of keppra 2x daily this time last year and felt fantastic. It was my first med. I told him I felt great. I was pregnant at the time, about half way through pregnancy. The further in pregnancy the less the meds worked and he had to increase my medicine. He assured me he would lower the dose after I had my baby. He had to increase the keppra again during pregnancy once again assuring me he would decrease my dose after pregnancy or at least try.
Three months after pregnancy I tell him I'm getting kepprage and feeling over medicated and he doesn't even lower M keppra but instead tacks on topamax on top. I tell him I feel way too medicated so he goes down slightly on keppra and doubles topamax. I tell him I'm way too medicated and can't function and am having severe rage at this point so he stops keppra all together and doubles topamax again. I have my first generalized seizure in two years with extreme side effects and he ignores my calls for a week and is now saying he wont lower my topamax but wants me back on the keppra again! Im so upset! I don't want a neurologist! I don't even think I have epilepsy! I really think its all from low blood pressure as my blood pressure on a good day is 90/60 and that's when I was a smoker and under stress.
I need to see a specialist. Im tired of just being tossed around having him guess. I can't function like this. I feel sick constantly, I can't carry on any legitimate conversation, I can't even do housework without taking breaks every five minutes since starting tge 100mg topamax. He said he would stop the tops.ax if it was making me feel like this. Now he is saying wait four months. I can't live like this for four months and top it with keprage, no thank you!

 

[SlimBlue]

I had a similar experience with my last neuro a while ago.

After years of being fairly stable on the same dosages of 3 meds, I started having various partials (usually I'd just have a quick/light aura and then straight into a t-c) so it was obvious that I'd become tolerant to at least 1 of them.

She instantly decided to increase the keppra, but I flatly refused. She knew that I hated it, so I asked her if she had any medical reasoning for choosing to increase that instead of the lamotrigine.

She admitted that it was basically a random choice, so I put my foot down and insisted that if we were just playing wack-a-mole, then I'd increase that first as the side-effects were slightly more bearable than the keppra.

Seizures went back to normal- without increased kepprage.

Idiots. You have to question every choice they make- a lot of it is just down to random guess work and has nothing to do with maintaining your quality of life.

It's quite clear from what you've said that you need to stop the dopeamax and get back to the lower dose of keppra you were stable and happy on before your pregnancy.

If they don't agree, find a neuro who does..

 

[Nakamova]

girlwithadog

I hope you are able to see a different neuro/specialist. You need to feel okay with a given medication AND confident in the person who's prescribing it.