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Have iih, taking topamax (topiramate). have nausea, headache, diarrhea, eye blurriness/pain/grey tint to vision, grey/blck/whte blurs. pupils rapidly grow/shrink.

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Exam: Call your neurologist or ophthalmologist (both) to have an exam. Your intracranial pressure &/or Intraocular pressure maybe too high resulting in the symptoms you are describing. Also, the treatment with Topamax™ may be causing the side effects of nausea & diarrhea.

Answered 12/19/2014

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