zenbean Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 i'm titrating up from 25 mg to 50 mg. yesterday i took 25 mg am and 25 mg hs, but i was groggy all morning. is it ok to take all 50 mg at hs? what are people's experiences? thanks - bean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangergirl Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Hi Bean, When I first started, I had to take it all at night or I was too groggy/tired throughout the day. Eventually that wore off though and by the time I switched to 50mg (then 100mg), it didn't really matter what time of day I took it - for some reason, when I leveled off, that grogginess wore off. I prefer to take it all at once bc I'm flakey about forgetting about my meds - so everything all at once...but that's just me... and since I can't seem to get to bed at exactly the right time or I fall asleep watching TV, I take my meds in the morning. Hope that was helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Pdoc had my splitting the dose at the beginning and it helps with the stupids. Now I take 100 mg as one pill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CER Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Topamax makes a lot of people sleepy - especially when they first start up on it. It also has a long half-life (21 hours), so you can get away with taking it all at night without any problems. When I started up I took all of my doses at night. Now I take 25mg in am, and 50mg in pm, but I've been on it for a year now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSoul Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I took mine all in the morning as I titrated up because it activated me a bit, but as I got to a higher dosage it became somewhat sedating. I take my 200mg all at night, and it works great for me (mood stabilization, intrusive thoughts, rage, alcohol craving) all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenbean Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 dg, zippy, cer, lost - ty all for the advice. sounds like it's not crucial whether i split it or not, which is good to know. (and btw, cer - i bad santa - i was just thinking today, "i wonder when it's gonna be on comedy central again?") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazynotstupid Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 When I first took it back when, yeah, it made me a bit sleepy--but I think maybe a part of that was just taking off the manic edge. Now I take it all at night, It works fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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