So for the first time in more than 15 years, I decided to try some medication for my Tourette Syndrome. I had heard about it, and so I decided to give it a try. It’s called Topamax, and fortunately I decided to keep a daily journal of all the positives, negatives and generally how I felt:<\/p>\n
Day 1 \u2013<\/strong> 50mg: Not much difference, slight relaxation in tics<\/p>\n Day 2 \u2013<\/strong> 75mg: Body tics noticeably better, face tics\u00a0same as always. Very tired, bad taste in my mouth, and my heals feel like they are falling asleep (pins & needles)<\/p>\n Day 3 \u2013<\/strong> 100mg: Body tics much better, facial tics remain the same. I have to chew gum to counter act the nasty taste constantly in my mouth. Sometimes I find it hard to focus. I also find myself bored easily<\/p>\n Day 4 \u2013<\/strong> 100mg: Same as yesterday. Foods taste weird. I no longer enjoy the sweet sweet taste of coke and red bull. Sometimes feel a bit jittery. Tiredness beginning to subside. Over all I do like the way I feel aka lack of tics.<\/p>\n Day 5 \u2013<\/strong> 100mg: I constantly lose track of what I am doing. I constantly misspell things. My memory has gotten a lot worse. I hope these side effects even out. My mind no longer races with 50 thoughts at once<\/p>\n Day 6 \u2013<\/strong> 100mg: I find that my OCD is no longer what it used to be as shaving my head and parking my car (perfectly) are both next to impossible<\/p>\n Day 7 \u2013<\/strong> 100mg: A dull headache and frequent sick stomach plague me. Nothing overwhelming but defiantly noticeable. Occasional dizziness, possible depression? Not sure yet.<\/p>\n Day 8 \u2013<\/strong> 100 mg: I sometimes find it hard to talk, and when I am done talking my mind feels “empty”. My whole body buzzes occasionally. My lips tingle. I am starting to miss what makes me \u201cME\u201d Not sure if this all is worth it.<\/p>\n Day 9 \u2013<\/strong> 100mg: Went to men\u2019s breakfast at church, when it was over we went to go up to the upper building to watch a video but for some unexplained reason I ended up at my parents\u2019 house 15 miles away.<\/p>\n DONE WITH TOPAMAX<\/p>\n Side note — Though I enjoy the feeling of being \u201cnormal,\u201d I find it to be quite boring!<\/p>\n