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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TOPAMAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | migraines | Tired, pop made a weird fiz on my tongue,didn't quite taste the same. But I'm gonna continue taking it. | F | 36 | 1 months 25mg | 8/26/2015 | 2 | Headaches-Severe | This drug ruined my running career. I have been on it for over 300 days for sever headaches and just went off of it due to overheating, dehydration, and lack of energy. This drug will suck the life out of anyone. It is a class D pregnancy drug and just Youtube the lawsuits out there on it! It should be banned. If it is ruining fetal structures, think about what it can do to mature human bodies as well. Actually, I tried a natural supplement and have been headache free for a month now. Holistic is THE way to go. | F | 41 | 300 days 100 1X day | 8/21/2015 | 3 | migraines | The intense tingling and numbness lasted for about a week. Mental fogginess, confusion, feelings of wanting to pass out also lasted about a week, however that happened in higher stress situations and I simply stopped going to work to avoid that from happening. I have had stomach pains randomly a couple of days. Apathy towards things I normally love, irritation. Definitely increased urination. Not hungry, food tastes like nothing or unappetizing. After a week, developed a sinus issue with throat drainage and sinus bleeding. | It is a scary drug with too many side effects. If all of these side effects I've experienced aren't enough to make me quit, the ones in the future (the kidney stones, withdrawals) should do it. They say it takes 6 mos for topamax to build up in your system, so I assume 6 mos for it to get out of your system after you stop, or however long you took it. I got a migraine day 5 and day 9 and the medicine shows me how sweet life can be with this monster in my head, I could cry from sheer joy. But topamax has taken away my desire to simply eat to live, as I'm not a big eater. I'm withering away to nothingness. And now I have sinus issues. Bloody phlegm/sinuses. I'm very tolerant of drugs, but this one isn't for me I guess. | F | 36 | 9 days 50 1X day | 8/19/2015 Patient History | 1 | headache/weightloss | Effects of being zombiefied. Forgetfullness, couldn't think, comprehend, didn't feel safe to drive, anxious, did not help headaches, had to take Tylenol to help, crawly skin, muscle aches, impotence, painful hands and feet in the hips ringing tingling and numbness in the limbs and lips blurred vision in a bad way, very thirsty, loss of appetite, then I started feeling like I was starting to have problems with my sugar dropping, so I bought me a glucose monitor and started monitoring my sugar with my appetite loss and my sugar would be 140 then later it might be 82. | I started out with 25mg for 2 weeks titrated to 50mg for 2 weeks then to 100 MG 2x a day and I'm still taking it. I'm currently watching my diet, because I really don't think this pill has anything to do with it, but not eating like I was maybe contributing to the factor. This drug is serious and nothing to mess with. The side effects are serious. Talk to your Dr if your experiencing unusual feelings after starting this drug. It can be wicked for some people. I been taking it since June 26,2015 and I have lost 12 pounds so far. Although light have been sensitive to my eyes and sound has been sensitive to my ears I have still managed to get my zombie itchy crawly butt off the couch and work out in the hey field. Be safe everyone. God bless all you with your pain.. | F | 46 | 2 months 100mg | 8/18/2015 | 4 | Bi-polar and weight loss (BED) | Ringing in ears Tingling hands and feet Loss of appetite | Topamax ended 20 years of binge eating carbs! The side effects are worth it. | F | 43 | 1 months 50 mg | 8/6/2015 | 1 | Migraine | Tingling of mouth, face, legs, arms and hands, catatonic, prickly skin, nightmares, severe anxiety and irritability, chest pain, complete loss of appetite, metallic taste in mouth, feeling of impending doom, severe insomnia. | My doc started me on this med in June of '14 and within a week the symptoms started. I call this drug Stupimax because that's what itdid to me.I don't recommend taking this med unless the benefits far, far, far outweighs the risks. I had a horrible time on this med and told my doc that I wouldn't do much as touch it again. | F | 36 | 4 months 100mg | 8/2/2015 | 1 | Bipolar | Fatigue,shortness of breath, memory loss, headache, dehydration, insomnia, confusion, irritable, blurred vision, chest pains. | I was prescribed 100mg starting at 25mg increasing to 100mg. At 100mg I experienced chest pains and shortness of breath. I felt like a crazy woman at the ER because I couldn't breathe but there was nothing to support my claims. I experienced, confusion, couldn't put sentences together, memory loss. I can't eat, sleep. I haven't been to work in days because I can't walk a few feet without getting dizzy and tired. I can't function on this medication. I haven't taken this medication in 2 days. I don't know the end result. I know I've spent money at the ER, missed time at work as a result of this medication. If you are considering this drug. DO NOT take this medication. | F | 43 | 6 weeks 100MG | 7/30/2015 | 1 | Epilepsy | Unable to read, write,spell. (Thank God for spell check) my whole train of thought is gone. I feel like a fourth grader again. I forget memories, everything. If you can take something else, TAKE SOMETHING ELSE!!! | F | 47 | 2 years 600 mg | 7/27/2015 | 1 | Migraine prevention | After 3 days of taking 25 mg of Topamax for migraine prevention, I could not handle the side effects. My head hurt all the time, my sight became blurry, my scalp felt crawly, I wanted to sleep all the time or just sit quietly and do nothing, my right eye twitched most of the time, I felt as if I had slight tremors, my head felt as if it was foggy, my husband said I had become "snippy" with people, and the worst....I was afraid to drive my children anywhere. I didn't feel capable of being aware enough to be responsible for their safety. The day after I stopped the medication, the sky looked exceptionally blue. I enjoyed talking with my kids and family. I felt alert. I felt like me. My profession is high school teacher. I began taking this during my summer break, about a month before school was to start. There is no way I could function with the side effects of this drug. I have now tried Amitriptyline and Topamax with no help, only horrible side effects. My search will continue. God bless to all who fight migraines. | F | 45 | 3 days 25 mg | 7/26/2015 | 5 | mirgraines | I have been taking it since Nov for migraines the dr worked me up to receive max dose I went from 245 in Nov to 195 in July. The only side effect I have had is the tingling toes. Every one I'd different though I wish I would have been one of the ones that would have lost more weight on it. I did experience one more side effect I hate the taste for soda pop it taste Nasty. Any kind is gross. Haven't had any since I started the meds. | F | 33 | 3 months 200 mg | 7/16/2015 | 1 | migraine prophylaxis | Dizziness, general malaise, depleted vitamin E levels,stomach pain, nausea | M | 51 | 3 months 100 mg to | 7/16/2015 | 3 | Legs and arm movment | Itchy skin dry eyes loss words | F | 47 | 7 weeks 500 mg | 7/11/2015 | 3 | migraines | I've been researhing this medicine for the past couple of days, and I will say I'm a bit scared. I've saw comments that read there's a possibility you could lose your hair, tingle toes and fingers, and weight loss, etc. I want to take this medicine because I've been having terrible migraines, but I don't want to go blind because of this med. I'm a waitress I need my vision, and a great memory!! For those who loss their memory and had blurred vision , was it rlly bad?? Could you rate it for me? If your vision/memory started at a 10 before the med, what would you rate it now?? I prefer to start and stay at the lowest dose 25mg. Will that does still allow you to lose weight?? I meet with my doctor this coming monday july 13th, if anyone could answer any of my questions that would be a great help!! Please&&Thanks!! | F | 21 | 1 days haven't st | 7/9/2015 | 5 | Migrains | Soda tastes flat, I have loss, about 30 lbs, but I rarely have headaches anymore and if I do a tylenol gets rid of it! I was a little foggy for the first couple months but nothing I couldn't deal with after what I had been thru with all the headaches. | Think the trick is to be on the lowest possible dose. My Dr started me on just one tablet for 6 months and that was plenty. I have heard some go to two tabs right of the bat ...took a bit for the body to get used to. | F | 55 | 3 years 50mg 1X day | 7/7/2015 | 1 | Migraine prophylaxis | Uncontrollable rage | This is a scary drug. I wasn't on it long enough to see if it helped prevent chronic migraines. I had to stop taking it after less than a week because it seemed to be changing my personality. I could not control my irritability and rage while taking it. This was more than a year ago and it still seems to have lingering affects. | F | 38 | 6 days 25 mg 1X day | 7/5/2015 | 3 | Migraines | Tingling, weight loss, memory loss.etc | I'm not even sure rather the TOPAMAX is working anymore. It worked for a little while when I first began the medication. I think I jus like it due to losing weight :( . Also, I think I may have became a little depressed while on this med. I'm just always down!! | F | 17 | 2 years 100 MG | 7/4/2015 | 4 | Migraines | have been taking Topamax for over three years not sure how many, I have memory loss, I have had kidney stones for being on it so long. And my hair is thinner and my taste buds are way off.. | It helped with my migraines but now I am being taken off of it due to my kidney stones. The with drawl symptoms suck. | F | 44 | 3 years 200 2X day | 6/30/2015 | 4 | bipolar 1 disorder -mood stabilizer | Poor concentration, brain fog, hair thinning, thirst, some fatigue | Topamax was a life saver for me. I didn't have much success with newer stabilizers. It does have it's flaws though. I went from being very sharp to unable to concentrate on anything that requires me to really focus. Word recall is better than it was initially. The tingling I noticed went away after a few weeks. I am unable to drink carbonated beverages because the drug changes the taste. I was prone to migraines and now I don't have them anymore. My hair has thinned considerably. Used to have very thick hair. | F | 34 | 4 years 200 mg | 6/30/2015 | 5 | bipolar disorder | some memory loss, tingling, weight loss, | This has been a miracle drug for me. I was first diagnosed with Bipolar 2 about 17 years ago and went thru a number of meds that did not work. Topamax did. It was seriously, a life saver. | F | 47 | 10 years 100 MG | 6/15/2015 | 1 | seizures | Foggy brain, memory loss, excessive thirst, deep depression, aggression | Horrible drug. Should be taken off the market. | F | 53 | 2 months 50 2X day | 6/13/2015 |