TOPAMAX SPRINKLE Reviews (TOPIRAMATE)Average Rating: 2.8 (41 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TOPAMAX SPRINKLE with similar:
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RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TOPAMAX SPRINKL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
1 | Migraines | Severe Depression, Confusion, Forgetfulness, Tingling, excessive fatigue | I've taken migraine meds for about 7 years. I was on Topamax for migraines and at first it seemed like a miracle drug. I lost weight, my migraines eased up, and I felt like things were getting better. After time though, I started retreating from family and friends to sleep or just be alone. My migraines had eased up but when I did get a migraine it was very severe and sent me to bed for days at a time. The breaking point came when I couldn't stop crying, I couldn't make decisions for myself, and eveything seemed so jumbled in my brain that it not only affected my home life but my work as well. Since I've been off all medications I have only occasional minor headaches that are cured with Excedrin, I can remember things, and life is better all around. | F | 27 | 1.5 years | 8/24/2007 | 5 | migraine | nausea, tingling in fingers and toes (not too much though), memory problems, confusion, weight loss, loss of appetite (couldn't eat at all), hair loss | Started on Topamax two years ago when severe migraines landed me in the ER. Went up to 50mg a day. Had pretty bad side effects, especially nausea (after taking evening dose at night and in the morning), confusion, memory problems to the point where I would forget to do things I normally do automatically like switching off gas after cooking (!). I lost some hair - not noticible amount to others but it was disturbing for me to see my hair brush filled with hair every day. It last for about 2 months and completely dissapeared. Now I only experience tingling sometimes, soda taste good again, I can eat, no memory problems. I'm still on 50 mg and get one migraine a month that I can treat with Relpax and function normally. It was worth getting through those 2 months of side effects. | F | 27 | 2 years | 7/5/2007 | 5 | migraine | soda taste bad, tingling in toes and fingers, tired | week 1- 25mg in PM, week 2- 50 mg in PM, week 3- 75mg in PM----still at 75mg and is working well. in the 1st week I had 4 migraines and I have not had a migraine since and I am doing well. I think I found a good dosage. I have lost 1 lb a week on Topamax, but that is not a negative side effect for me. I was on Relpax before and it worked well, but with insurance 6 pills were $30 and I was going thru 6 pills quickly. | F | 34 | 4 weeks | 4/21/2007 | 1 | migraines | I had the tingling feeling in my hands and feet. But I also kept having memory issues. Friends kept teasing me and saying I was on Dopamax. I thought it would get better. One day I started having constant seizures and ended up in Neurology ICU for five days. Almost killed me! It wasn't until they had me completely off Topamax that I finally became coherent. I remember nothing while in the hospital ICU. I was totally out of it. | I would not take this for migraines. I've tried everything for migraines but this was by far the worst experience I've had with any medication. I'm sticking with my Imitrex injections. | F | 46 | 30 days | 4/17/2007 | 4 | migraines | weight loss, no appetite, severe mood swings, emotional, yucky taste to cola, thirsty, thirsty, thirsty, extreme fatique | Had severe debilitating migraines at least 2x a week. Had to stay in bed. I have a 7 year old. I was missing out on everything. Now I can get out of bed and get on with my day. I am down to maybe 1 migraine a month and it is functional not crippling. | F | 27 | 3 months | 11/30/2006 | 4 | bipolor | tingling in the face i found this only happens when i drink things with caffeine. Oh, and I lost 13 lbs | F | 22 | 3 days | 11/5/2006 | 4 | bipolor | tingling in the face but found that sotps when i ut out caffeine and i lost 13 lbs | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 11/5/2006 | 4 | migraine | lethargy, speech difficulty, extreme fatique, sub-sternal chest pain, low potasium | It did help and I don't want to go off of it but I'm scared to death with very dose now.It helped with my weight problem too! | F | 46 | 29 days | 8/16/2006 | 5 | Migraines | Tingling in face and feet, some weight loss, loss in appetite, "cola" taste sodas taste horrible now (can only drink lemon/lime style)-really no soda at all, really thirsty all the time (drink tons of ice water). | I went from 3-4 horrible migraines a week for 8 years (with no meds working to treat them), to less than 4 regular headaches in three months, and only two migraines (which were treated with Axert). I was also having headaches all day, and on an almost constant dose of Excedrin Migraine to control the pain so that I could go to work and function (and that would include a 2-3 hour rest each day after work). I now am completely pain free, and the side effects are completely worth it. | F | 26 | 3 months | 7/13/2006 | 5 | migraines | loss of appetite, weight loss, tingling/numbness in fingers and toes/face, occasional nausea, diet sodas now taste strange, i am on 75 mg per day currently and feel that i am on a good dosage | this drug is definitely worth the side effects! i went from having several severe migraines per week to... well, i haven't really had a migraine since my first week of taking the medication just the occasional headache here and there | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 3/26/2006 | 5 | migraines | Numbness and tingling from elbows to fingertips and knees to toes for about two and a half weeks. Numbness in face and especially lips that ocasionally recurs. Twitching eyelids that occasionally recurs. I could not find the word I wanted about two weeks into treatment but that only lasted about three days. Weight loss of 23 pounds since starting and still losing. Appetite loss. Taste change for diet drinks - hate them now. | Reducing crippling migraines that included vomiting and diarrhea from 2 or 3 a week down to 2 or 3 mild migraines a MONTH that can be treated with Maxalt to no headache in a few hours, I consider the drug a miracle | F | 37 | 5 months | 1/20/2006 | 3 | Migraines | feelings of unreality, mood swings, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, difficulty with concentration, and memory problems, tingling in hands and feet. Although it had helped with the migraines I stopped taking it because i was becoming a different person. When i stopped I experienced bloody noses, ringing in the ears, and sometimes my hearing would give out a bit. | it works, just dunno if its worth it. | F | 18 | 6 months | 10/16/2005 | 5 | severe migraines | weight loss, tingling in my arms/hands, changes in taste perception. | this was my last resort. i'm so thankful. i was living with 28 days of moderate to severe migraines each month. after 8 months of 75 mg of topamax daily i only have 3 per week (12 per month) less than half! and the migraines i do get are light to moderate at most. i typically only have one or two severe migraines each month. to live without the auras, the nausea, the vomitting, and most of all the PAIN of the migraines i was sufferring from is unbelievable. i cannot believe i was living like that before. i was practically a zombie. now i rarely have to take perscription meds to stop an attack, only for the really bad migraines. | F | 23 | 8 months | 9/22/2005 | 1 | 0 days | 8/12/2005 | 3 | | 7/30/2005 | 3 | seizures | increase in hair loss, stomache aches, emotional, swollen lymph nodes. | she is taking along with Dapakote and she has been seizure free for 10 months now. That is the only good thing about topamax, it worked...but I am not sure if the risks outweigh the benefits. If side effects keep up, probably will ask for a change. | F | 7 | 10 months | 5/22/2005 | 1 | Seizures | oh my Gosh, where do i start! Numbness in my feet and hands. I've changed personalities, have incredible mood swings. Although it does somewhat control my seizures, but I can't bare the side effects. I'm constantly tired, moody and extremely emotional. I've had seizures for 5 years and have always expierenced some sort of memory and speech problems due to the anti-convulsant drug I was on, but after taking Topamax I feel as though I'm going crazy. I can't even conversate with people anymore because my memory is so bad and I can never seem to get the right words out. I just went to my Neurologist today and Thank heaven I'm getting eased off Topamax. This was not a good expiernce for me but for others; well, we all work different and everyone else else expierences different side effects. I've heard from some that it's an excellent drug, especially for losing weight. Although, I only lost 7lbs in 10 months after taking 150mg 2x a day, I guess I'm just one of the rare few that Topamax didn't help in the loss of weight, but to each their own. | F | 24 | 10 months | 1/4/2005 | 1 | x | xx | F | 33 | 0 days | 12/23/2004 | 4 | psuedotumor cerebri migraines | tiredness, confusion, dizziness, low blood pressure | Has helped my daughter with her disorder and also with her bad headaches Make sure the dosage is increased very slowly! | F | 13 | 3 months | 8/31/2004 | 1 | weight loss | tingling in feet and hands, visual and audial hallucinations, rapid weight loss which resulted in gall bladder attack and then gall bladder removal | was prescribed Tomapax by P-doc for weight loss after gaining weight on anti-depressants. This was a very scary medication. I am manic depressive and I think that the few weeks that I was on this medication was the closest I've ever come to commiting suicide. Took the first time for 2 1/2 weeks, 2nd time for 3 days | F | 29 | 3 weeks | 11/7/2003 |