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(also known as Topiramate)
Topiramate (brand name: Topamax©) is an anticonvulsant drug used to treat epilepsy in both children and adults. In children it is also indicated for treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (a disorder that causes seizures and developmental delays). It is also Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for, and now most ... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Bipolar Disorder | 1289 |
68% |
| Migraine Headaches | 772 |
63% |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 382 |
63% |
| Chronic Pain | 361 |
58% |
| Eating Disorders | 223 |
70% |
Overall, 67% (3644
Members)
find Topamax helpful
Topamax Reviews
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Take for nerve pain in my legs. Works to take the edge of the pain.
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50mg twice a day helps takes most of the pain away and brings it to a tolerable level.
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Numbness in finger's and sometime's my toes
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seemed to help more the first sixty days or so then pain levels seemed to creep up again.
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discontinued
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Seems to work pretty well. Using it for Sciatica. Doesn't make all the pain go away. Sometimes it makes my fingers tingle. That doesn't really bother me though.
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Great for mood and migranes. Cannot afford on county insurance dont now what I will do!
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I took it for only about a month. I didnt know that Topomax combined with Depokote increases suicidal thoughts. So I did have an episode. Afterwards my Dr said the side effects weren't worth the results.
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I am weening off due to too many meds. Trying Lyrica
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Didnt help with pain or headaches.
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TOPAMAX (topiramate)
I dont' know about it for use in that particular situation...but I can tell you that while on Topiramate for migraines I suffered from many of the sid... [More] -
TOPAMAX (topiramate)
hello! i take 75mg of topamax 2x/day for migraines, and it has helped me tremendously. my headaches were *much* more frequent before i started the... [More] -
TOPAMAX (topiramate)
I have taken Topamax for about 10 years and am now tapering off also due to the costs. I started taking it due to extreme migraines which it controlle... [More] -
TOPAMAX (topiramate)
Topamax is an anti-epileptic, also used as a mood stabilizer, in binge eating disorder, and in the treatment of migraines. Side effects can be a re... [More] -
TOPAMAX (topiramate)
Hi, My Dr is considering prescribing TOPAMAX (topiramate) for my Myofascial pain syndrome. Does anyone know anything about this, or have any experie... [More]
