so for the last few months i’ve been trying to figure out why my nurtec isn’t hitting as fast. first three months on it, it would kick in within 15-20 minutes, like clockwork after the aura started. lately though it’s taking closer to 45 minutes, sometimes an hour. my first thought was tolerance, like the nurtec was just getting less effective for me.
that’s what everyone says happens, right? but then i started really logging the feeling of the aura and when i actually took the nurtec. and the aura itself, the visual part, it’s still showing up at the same time. it’s not like the aura is changing its pace.
what’s changed is my ability to recognize it quickly. the brain fog from topiramate (i’m on 125mg, month 8 now) makes everything a little fuzzier, a little slower. so now i’m wondering if it’s not the nurtec failing, but me failing to catch the aura onset because of the topiramate fog. it’s like a confound in my own head.
has anyone else had this? trying to figure out if the drug is less effective or if my perception of when to take it’s just off now.