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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TOPAMAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Chronic/ Daily Migraines | Weight loss, Decreased appitite, pop tastes funny but like others i have switched to drinking water, hard time coming up with words sometimes | I have had migraines since i was two years old. I have been on what seems like every drug on the planet earth and so far this is the only one that has brought me any sort of relief without horrible side effects. Depakote was the only other drug that helped but the side effects were so bad i couldn't stay on it. I love topamax and hope it keeps working for me. | F | 2 months | 2/2/2006 | 5 | Chronic/ Daily Migraines | Weight loss, Decreased appitite, pop tastes funny but like others i have switched to drinking water, hard time coming up with words sometimes | I have had migraines since i was two years old. I have been on what seems like every drug on the planet earth and so far this is the only one that has brought me any sort of relief without horrible side effects. Depakote was the only other drug that helped but the side effects were so bad i couldn't stay on it. I love topamax and hope it keeps working for me. | F | 2 days | 2/2/2006 | 5 | | 4/2/2006 | 5 | alcohol addiction | slight tiredness in the first three weeks, but has gone away now. I have been on topamax for 8 weeks now. | Has been a miracle - has taken away from cravings for alcohol completely. I have even given up smoking | F | 61 days | 9/20/2005 | 5 | Severe Migraines | Initial Drowsiness, Tingling in Fingers, Sodas Taste Flat, Restless Legs, Various Memory Problems. | Before starting Topamax I was experiencing as many as 3 migraines daily. Imitrex was not always working. I was not coping well at all. I have been on Topamax 200 Mgs. going on 5 months now and I experience approximately 1 or 2 at the most migraines at the in a month. I can deal with the side effects just to have my life back. | F | 5 days | 12/11/2005 | 5 | | 8/12/2005 | 5 | Tingling in my fingers for first few weeks. Loss of Weight. Eye Twitching. Diarrhoea. | Was on 150mg and migraines began to come back so increased to 175mg which I stayed on for about 6 months till the migraines appeared agan so I went to 200mg but this was when I began to experience severe eye twitching and diarrhoea. As soon as I lowered the doseage back to 175mg, the eye twitching stopped and so did the eye twitching and my migraines are very few and far between. I think it is important therefore that a Doctor makes sure to prescribe this according to the weight of the patient as obviously 200mg was enough for a person much heavier than I was. Although I have experienced side affects, I would not stop taking Topamax as it has changed my life. I used to get Migraines at least once a week and swallow numerous pain killers and now I might get a migraine about once every 9 months. | F | 3 years | 9/18/2009 | 4 | Weight loss/alcohol;drug addictions | Initial or after increased dosage (2 weeks): memory loss, speech disorder, confusion, minor fatigue and coordination problems: Long-term: apathy, irritability, unstable mood, decreased appetite, reduced carbs and alcohol cravings (good thing), weight loss of 90 lbs (6 pack back : ); moderate cognitive problems. These side effects are dose-related: at 50 mg/day, they are minor but at 100 mg/day they become more present. | I started Topamax after gaining 70 lbs from antipsychotics medications for borderline personality disorder, because in Canada, Quebec, the psychiatrists I saw (about 8) prefered prescribing antipsychotics, but it made me a zombie, low functional fat looser with apathy but when the anger comes out, it's 10 times worst. Also, those drugs, decreased my dopamine level so much that I became a drug addict. So I did my reasearches, switch to Lamictal, Wellbutrin XL and topamax to loose the weight and treat all my problems. Now I'm a high functioning drug/alcohol free, but fitness addict because I love my new shape and want muscle mass and my carbs cravings are better, and my mood is stable with no abnormal impulsivity or agressivity. If I can keep my new healthy life this way, I will try to stop topamax only, but is symptoms come back, I will go back on it. | M | 1 years 25-50 mg 2X day | 2/9/2019 | 4 | It is fake and very fraudulent and they will swindle you to invest your money with a high promising returns which all fake. They tried a fast one on me once but i avenge by a recommendable via maiI: nick jover4 at gm com which acted on my case and I was able to get it back including the bonus if you having same issues just reach out to him. | How I was able to get it back with the help me of the team | F | 0 days 1X day | 2/28/2024 | 4 | | 10/9/2008 | 4 | to help w muscle pain assoc w fms | none recalled except weight loss which was needed | While taking topamax for muscle pain I was taking Inderal for miagraines. I got so I no longer needed Inderal. Six+/- months I stopped topamax and HA's started back. Come to find out Topamax was helping the miagraines. I'm back on Topamax now. | F | 18 months | 1/18/2005 | 4 | Bipolar/ADHD | Stupidity, weight loss taken with amphetamine drug | Made me ADD w/o the H 200 mg. day .... 150 okay less stupified... take at night and take 90 mg. of Dexedrine per day no side effects anymore | M | 1.5 years | 3/26/2006 | 4 | Tremors abd migraines | I've been on topamax since I was 17. I had some side effects a higher dosages but found that 75 works well for me. I even lost about 1( pounds back when I started but I gained it back after a while | F | 4 years 75 mg | 8/22/2012 | 4 | Adjunct for depression | Appetite reduction | The GOOD: - Didnt necessarily increase mood in a euphoric sense, but made me much more mellow. I would never get upset or aggressive at anything. - Increased lbido - Decreased headaches (I don't have migraines but I do have daily headaches and this got rid of them and enables much more sleep). The BAD: To be honest, only the appetite loss really bothered me. On 50mg, it was a bit too much for me and I found I was actually finding it harder to sleep. However, once I got down to 25 that was the sweet spot. But, since im a guy , the appetite loss wasn't wanted as I was starting to lose weight and thus finally weaned off. | M | 15 days 25 1X day | 11/20/2012 | 3 | Migraines | Tingling in fingers with numbness | Initially relieved migraines completely, then they returned and I switched to Verapamil which worked for 3 months-full relief, now migraines headaches back again. Think it's hormonal, read that Aldactone will decrease androgens which cause cystic acne, headaches, hair loss. | F | 4 months 50 1X day | 9/12/2012 | 3 | seizures | weight loss [10 pounds in the first week], i don't eat as frequently, tingling in my feet+hands, nerves in my left hand would spasm and freeze up for a few minutes, words don't come as quickly to me in daily conversations, i forget things here and there, i smell cat pee all the time[?], i've had my menstrual cycle now three times within the past two months, and once my doctor upped my dosage my skin started to break out. | we'll see what happens... | F | 4 months | 9/21/2006 | 3 | migraine | Tingling in hands and feet, but not objectionable. Very dry mouth. I typically feel as if I've just eaten a bag of chips. Loss of appetite. Sinus problems resulting in troubling breathing and thus sleeping at night. Low energy level. | I started taking topomax three months ago and although I have not had a severe migraine since, I do not like the way I feel on a daily basis. | F | | 3/29/2004 | 3 | Bipolar II | So far I don't really mind it. I was so scared to start it. I have increased sex drive, increased appitite, can't sleep much, and am a little anxious. It helps me sit still. I forget words and spell things wrong sometimes. I kind of feel stoned or something. I also feel nauseous. | I am still sort of scared of this medication. I don't really want to lose any weight. And I don't want it to make me an air head either. | 1 weeks | 10/19/2008 | 3 | Migraine prevention | Nausea, memory problems, some tingling in feet (subsided after 4-6 months), lack of appetite, weight loss, anxiety, persistent low grade fever, hyperthermia, anhidrosis, dry mouth, kidney infection. Horrendous watery diarrhoea and sometimes stomach pain that felt like someone was stabbing me with glass from the inside. | I really tried to persevere with topamax as it almost stopped all my migraines and headaches. However the persistent fever went on for nearly 5 months and the drs didn't know what it was. I had lots of tests and they gave up. I decided to take matters in to my own hands and slowly taper off. I'd researched Topamax and persistent fever as a side effect. It was causing me to be off work constantly because I felt so unwell plus a kidney infection which kept me off of work for almost 2 months. My IBS was well controlled with diet but I developed severe watery diarrhoea and have been living on imodium. The weight is falling off very quickly. I am now day 4 of being off of Topamax completely. I am having some insomnia and high anxiety on the mornings. Otherwise I have not had a problem tapering. I can't wait to have this drug out of my system mainly due to the awful side effects. I think before taking it you have to decide whether the benefits outweigh the risks. | F | 8 months 75mg 1X day | 7/16/2023 | 2 | Migraines/Bipolar | Ummmm...no differrent than Zyprexa. My sweet tooth has come back 3 fold and I have lost 120 pounds off LI2CO3. Getting off of of it immediately. Not good with my chemistry. Rather have the thirst and dehydration versus the intense sweet hunger with and cognititive dysfunction witith topamax. Jeez. | Try it out for yourself. You have to decide. 2 days was more than enough for me to know how bad it was gonna be for me. | M | 100 2X day | 11/10/2013 |
TOPAMAX (TOPIRAMATE): Topiramate is used alone or with other medications to prevent and control seizures (epilepsy). This medication is also used to prevent migraine headaches and decrease how often you get them. Topiramate will not treat a migraine headache once it occurs. If you get a migraine headache, treat it as directed by your doctor (such as by taking pain medication, lying down in a dark room). Topiramate is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. FDA Approval Date: 1996-12-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)