Topamax has made me afraid to try new meds.

So I’ve just recently gone off Topamax and my primary dr has said she’d give me a referral to a neurologist if I want one. In a way I do but in another sense I’m kinda nervous about trying new meds. Topamax made my hands/feet tingly, made me tired, made me have bad diarrhea, made me feel mentally unstable. Are all the meds like that? Or am I worryi