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Hello friends,
I've been taking Topamax now for nearly 10 years and every now and then I get this severe stomach pain. I stand up and am in so much pain, I have to double over and then go lie down. I can't eat, feel bloated, nauseated, and mainly, it's the pain. I did call the dr., but by the time I was able to get an appt., the pain was gone, so I canceled. The pain only lasts a couple of hours, and when it subsides, I feel normal again. I experience it about every 4-6 months.
Here is something I just found about kidney stones:
What do you all think? Could it be kidney stones due to the Topamax?
I've been taking Topamax now for nearly 10 years and every now and then I get this severe stomach pain. I stand up and am in so much pain, I have to double over and then go lie down. I can't eat, feel bloated, nauseated, and mainly, it's the pain. I did call the dr., but by the time I was able to get an appt., the pain was gone, so I canceled. The pain only lasts a couple of hours, and when it subsides, I feel normal again. I experience it about every 4-6 months.
Here is something I just found about kidney stones:
Kidney stones form when the components of urine — fluid and various minerals and acids — are out of balance. When this happens, your urine contains more crystal-forming substances, such as calcium and uric acid, than the available fluid can dilute. At the same time, your urine may be short of substances that keep crystals from sticking together and becoming stones. Kidney stones are also prone to develop in highly acidic or highly alkaline urine.
Problems in the way your system absorbs and eliminates calcium and other substances create the conditions for kidney stones to form. Sometimes, the underlying cause is an inherited metabolic disorder or kidney disease. Gout promotes specific types of kidney stones, as does inflammatory bowel disease. So do some drugs, including furosemide (Lasix), used in treating heart failure and high blood pressure; topiramate (Topamax), an anti-seizure drug; and indinavir (Crixivan), which is used to treat human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of AIDS.
What do you all think? Could it be kidney stones due to the Topamax?