TOPAMAX Reviews (TOPIRAMATE)

Average Rating: 3.0 (1824 Ratings)

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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)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR TOPAMAXCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE		DATE ADDED
 
 1  Seizures Horrible depression, anger, tingling fingers and toes. Didn't stop the seizures, didn't even decrease the number. F 47
10/9/2004
 1  migrains stomach pain, hair loss, word loss, memory loss, mood swings. You know what you want to say but you cant get it to come out of you mouth, this medicine really messes with your brain, only good thing is the wait loss. F 33
100 2X day		 10/11/2010
 1   Update from 9/2009 and 11/2009 about my daughter. Its amazing how bad the side effects were and how they continue to slowly go away. She continues to get better and better every month. Each month I think wow she is doing so good then the next month its even better. I just noticed a week ago that she now has perspective- I didn't realize how little she had until it started coming back. Also we are concerned about memory loss- she is showing some signs of that- we are watching- hopefully that will improve-to those of you not experiencing side effects that is awesome, but please be careful if they change your dosage-you can be overdosed on this medicine! If you are considering this medication for the first time there are plenty of other things I would try before this. I hope one day this poison is taken off the market in the meantime. BE CAREFUL!! F 41
1X day		 3/16/2010
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 1  Pseudo Tumor Cerebri severe memory loss, almost alzheimer's like, confusion, dizziness, anxiety I took this drug for 3 days and stopped the night my husband rushed me to the ER because he thought I was having a stroke. Was in the grocery store and had no idea how I got there, standing in my own bedroom not knowing where I was or who my husband was. I couldn't form coherent sentences, and it was like everyone was speaking gibberish to me through a tunnel. I was at the hospital, didn't even react to the IV because I was so out of it. I understand this is a rare but serious side effect, and the ER docs took me off of it immediately. F 29
25 mg 1X day		 3/4/2011

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