TOPAMAX Reviews (TOPIRAMATE)Average Rating: 3.0 (1824 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TOPAMAX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TOPAMAX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | migraine | cognitive impairment, numbness covering entire foot and knees, eyes shifted on their own, everything tasted awful | I could only take topamax for two days before my doctor told me to stop immediately. I went to work and could barely function! I work with sensitive information that is federally regulated and I couldn't remember how to log onto my computer like I have been doing for over a year. My eyes were constantly moving (I had no knowledge of this until l later). This was a week ago and my tastebuds are still off to where the only thing I can stomach is popcorn and my hair is still falling out. I'd rather continue having my 2 migraines a week than take this medicine. | F | 26 | 1 days 50mg | 4/30/2015 | 1 | "bipolar" | took it one time. didn't taper it up from a low starting dose. scary drug. I absolutely encourage you to do the research on the permanent mental impairment that this drug has done to other people before you start taking it. If you need migraine meds or psych meds there are far better options. YOU DO NOT WANT TO PERMANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR BRAIN WITH THIS TOPAMAX STUFF. TRUST ME ON THIS. CHOOSE A DIFFERENT DRUG | got irrational fears in the night of demons coming for me. ended up sleeping with the light on for a month because it messed up my brain so bad. Felt scared out of my mind for no reason like i was 4 years old again. Unusual aches and pains and took about a month to start to feel normal again. It's been exactly one year since I took this poison. Went to the ER that same night because I thought it was destroying my brain. Caused stroke-like symptoms a couple hours after taking it on top of what I've already listed. I get that some people need psych meds to function, but this stuff is an absolute poison. Read up on it and you'll see that the memory impairment often becomes permanent even after you stop the drug. I'm off all meds now and doing fine. Trust me when I tell you to avoid this stuff. It truly is an engineered poison--chemical torture in a tablet | M | 33 | 1 days 150 1X day | 9/5/2015 | 1 | migraines and nerve pain | I took it last night at 9pm. I couldnt fall asleep until 3am. Didn't feel to bad. A little difficult to wake up. Nerve pain was worse. All day today I have been edging on a migraine and feeling odd. Those symptoms are not too far off from normal unfortunately but I can at least maintain my mood and ability to stay awake. I found myself very very angry about things that do not normally bother me at all. I kept it all inside my head because I know its not me, its this medication. I also kept falling asleep every time I sat down. Im dizzy and im having a hard time communicating. I feel poisoned. | I dont know if the side effects are worth the benefits... Im afraid to take it again honestly... I wouldnt be surprised if this drug is recalled. Bad Vibes | F | 37 | 1 days 25 mg | 4/12/2016 | 1 | Fibromyalgia symptoms and big appetite | F | 47 | 1 days | 11/21/2015 | 1 | Migraine, constant headache | With just 25mg on the 1st day, rotten soap taste in my mouth, blurred vision (sort of, more like shaky vision), headache, muscle aches, weakness, tightening of chest, ears ringing louder than ever before, general feeling of unpleasantness and I can't remember a word I want to put in here (it was patent, I had to ask my girlfriend, I had an IQ of 130 before I took this drug). I'm an engineer, no way I can work on this stuff... | I'd rather have a migraine than take this. Yet another drug that hit it's patent limit and tried to find another use so they could re-up their patent. Of course the drug pushers, er, doctors push it to us knowing of all these side effects and they don't tell us about them. I'm so disgusted with our "wonderful" medical system. Have a problem, here's a boatload legal drugs that will not help in the slightest! | M | 38 | 1 days | 7/10/2008 | 1 | mood disorder | dizziness, lack of balance, double vision, effect on coordination, spelling, confusion, lack of concentration, nausea, slow short term memory recall, slowed thinking | This was an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS medication for me. Unfortunately the duration box is in days. I took ONE 25 mg tablet and had all those side effects within TWO HOURS. Needless to say I will not take a second tablet and am throwing it out. While all of those are the more common side effects I got 7 of 18 common side effects and don't know about several of the others as they take a few days to manifest , I hope. | F | 66 | 1 days 25 mg 2X day | 8/27/2020 | 5 | Migraine | Weight loss | F | 61 | 0 days 30 | 3/10/2020 | 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 | 1 | Mood stabilizer | Was hypo maniac for a year. Then went into major depression. | Very dangerous drug! | F | 60 | 0 days 1X day | 11/6/2020 | 4 | Chronic migraines | Loss for words, problems concentrating, memory loss, mood swings and almost depressed (I'm a happy person!), loss of energy. | Why give a rating of "4-Satisfied" with all those side I effects listed? I used to have about 5 migraines a week of various levels. Now I get 4 a month. I'll take the loss of concentration over the loss of time I used to spend in bed, with severe pain, taking Relpax or Imitrex. To me this preventitive drug is a miracle | F | 39 | 5 times | 1/9/2008 | 2 | epilepsy/organic mood disorder | my wallet had the first allergic rxn, I had the second. I iched in places that I didn't think a person could itch. This one did not work for me at all | F | 42 | 3 times | 12/19/2003 | 4 | mood stabilizer | i was very eratic up down and going weird | side effects are only stomache pains | F | 47 | 2 times | 1/15/2006 | 1 | Migraine prevention | Severe nervous system overstimulation after one dose. Generalized tingling, severe agitation, shaking, feeling of pressure and muscle tension, symptoms that were extremely anxiety provoking. | I am unusually sensitive to pharmaceuticals, but have rarely experienced such a dramatic adverse effect from the first small dose of a new med. Reactions are of course highly individual. | F | 61 | 1 times 25 mg 1X day | 8/4/2013 | 1 | Complex migraine prevention | Anisocoria of the left eye. Altered state of consciousness lasting far beyond discontinuation of drug. | I was given this drug for complex migraines and the morning after the first dose resulted in altered consciousness and anisocoria where the left eye was dilated and less reactive to light than the other eye. I was promptly told to discontinue the drug by my doctor and have ever since had more blurred vision - slight double vision at times - and a frequent manifestation of the conditions mentioned. I've had people mention the anisocoria many times, always the same effect. It continues to burden me with a majorly frequent 'haze' of altered consciousness, or a 'dopey' feeling. | M | 23 | 1 times 25 MG 1X day | 1/18/2016 | 3 | Stress, weather/hormone-related | None yet | I haven't started taking Topamax yet, I have a doctor's appointment next Thursday and plan on asking for an RX for it, I'm doing my homework first to decide if it would even be worth it. I suffered from severe hormonal migraines when I was a pre-teen/teenager. In recent years I've begun getting SEVERE weather-related migraines(to the point I get tunneled vision and nausea),in one recent instance I even blacked-out briefly. I've also noticed a trend towards increased frequency of headaches/migraines during high stress periods. I admit, some of the side effects sound scary enough to the point I'm thinking of just "sucking it up" and living with the problem. However, Topamax has seemed to help an exordinate amount of people, and the weight loss is the most alluring plus about it (as I've gained 50lbs since going on birth control). Here are my questions: How bad is the cognitive dysfunction? I'm in the Veterinary Medicine field, incorrect spelling isn't much of an issue but not being able to calculate drug doses will be problematic. Do the mental side effects wane over time as the body becomes adjusted to the medication? Is the "flightiness" concentrated only on forgetfullness? I also have ADHD, so I'm already somewhat incapacitated with my attention span. How expensive is Topamax? I am uninsured,so I will be paying out-of-pocket. Thanks for y'alls time reading this ;-D | F | 29 | 0 times | 7/31/2009 | 5 | MIGRAINE | VERY THIRSTY,CANT SLEEP AT NIGHT,HOT AND COLD FLASHES. PINS AND NEEDLES FEELING IN HANDS AND FEET, SLURRED SPEECH,CONFUSHION,CANT REMEMBER WHAT I WAS SAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF A SENTENCE. FELT STUPID,MY SPELLING IS BAD NOW, BAD LEG PAINS NO WEIGHT LOSS THOUGH | I WAS 13 WHEN I STARTED HAVING MIGRAINES. I HAVE BEEN PUT ON EVERY KIND OF MEDICATION YOU COULD IMAGINE. NOTHING WORKED,UNTIL I WAS PUT ON TOPOMAX. I WAS ON TOPAMAX FOR 4 MONTHS BUT,THEN I THOUGHT THE SIDE EFFECTS WERE NOT WORTH IT SO I WENT OFF OF IT. MY MIGRAINES CAME BACK EVERYDAY LIKE I USED TO GET THEM. I USED TO GET THEM EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES FOR A WEEK I WOULD BLACK OUT, GO NUMB LAY IN BED FOR DAYS. SO I HAD TO GET BACK ON IT AND NOW I REALIZE THAT THE SIDE EFFECTS OF TOPOMAX IS WELL WORTH IT.. BELIEVE ME I WENT TO THE DR AND NOW IM BACK ON IT AND NOW IM BACK TO HAVING MY MIGRAINE'S 1 WEEK INSTEAD OF EVERYDAY. | F | 28 | | 2/7/2006 | 5 | | 4/2/2006 | 5 | migraine | tired, moody, loss of sex drive, tingling in hands and feet, in middle of sentence lose my train of thought which is very aggrivating, bad taste in mouth constantly, weight loss, hair breakage and loss | Topamaz is a life saver....i can now take care of my 10month old son the way i need to. I was getting up to 15 migraines a month and eating relpax like it was candy.....i wish i had known about topamax years ago. I started slowly and was up to 75 mg. when the headaches came back. My dosage was raised to 100 mg. and I have been almost headache free (with the occasional headache) for about 3 1/2 months now! | F | 34 | | 12/27/2006 | 5 | Migraines | I haven't had any side effects. | I started on 50 mg twice a day and the Dr. gradually increased me until the headaches went away. I am on 125 mg twice a day now. | F | 63 | 125mgs 2X day | 3/24/2010 | 5 | Migraines | Weight loss, rigning in ears, loss of taste for soda pops, some things do not smell right any more. At first was shakey but that has stoped now. I love it for the migraines though. | F | 28 | | 12/8/2004 |