I've been taking Topamax for about 3 months now and it has done a lot of good things for my mood, but i am now trying evaluate if I need to be on still or on this dose, or if some of it's changes are less desirable. I am wondering if it is having negative effects on my ability to cognize or empathize. I am pouring through the web forums for side effects now, and I did see one mention of apathy. I don't know if that is enough. I have noticed that i have started rambling lately, and i dunno if it's me being self conscious or I'm just getting too focused on a topic and talking about it way too much. So I dunno if the does is too high, or if maybe I'm just making an issue of something that doesn't exist. But at any rate I probably don't need to be on this drug for forever. I'm someone who believes in therapy first and medication only as a temporary method. Although there are people that need things for anxiety, or depression and other things all their lives. I guess i want to see whether or not I am someone that needs drugs all my life or not. It won't be the end of the world, if I do, but I don't want to take anything any longer than I have to, if I don't really need it.

So I dunno, I've got some thinking to do. Need to see my Nurse Practitioner too and see what she says about all the mood changes and stuff. See if it's a problem or not.