[migraine, plague diaries] amusement

The drug I am currently trying as a migraine preventive, topiramate, has a list of side effects that is very nearly as long as my arm, which is great fun, the majority of which I am not yet experiencing.

(So far I'm at 100mg -- max is 200mg -- and nothing is yet bad enough to discontinue, but also, I very much still have The Migraine.)

However. However. I am listing, under the cut, for your amusement, a selection of the side effects I might reasonably expect to develop as I continue to titrate up...

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(I am mildly concerned that one of the side effects I definitely am getting is reduced sweating, so I'm needing to consciously think about and take steps toward implementing evaporative cooling instead of just letting it sort itself out, which is a whole 'nother lot of executive function...)