My wife has been on Topamax for 6 months and I feel our relations...

I was researching this drug for school, though I know something about it already, and came across your post and I had to reply. My advice: Get her off it now! It's an awful drug with adverse side effects. Some of which you are experiencing now. I was on it for a mild seizure disorder (misdiagnosed to make it worse). I lost so much weight that I looked anorexic, started losing my hair, no sex drive, looked pale and death-like in my face and also it is known to cause liver problems (which I don't think I have but one never knows long term effects of a drug). I don't know what she is on this for, but I urge you to have her seek a second opinion and take something else if needed.

Second that emotion.

This is a very toxic drug and it ruined the last two years of my life. I had a neurologist who put me on this for epilepsy and didn't warn me of any of the adverse side effects. I got stupid to the point that I haven't found a job for two years. 20 percent experience cognitive side effects. That is a documented fact and a number that your doctor will not tell you about before putting you on this drug. Why? Because it is the #1 epilepsy drug on the market. People are getting filthy rich off this drug....meanwhile my mind has decayed to the point that I had to leave my home state of the last ten years and move back in with my mother.

BEWARE.

You know I have been on Topamax for 3 years and my husband and I were going to get divorced during the first 6 months of me taking topamax.The divorce was coming from me not him. I would lay and cry and cry and he would just hold me and tell me it is going to be ok. I take it for migraines and I was taking 100mg in the beginning. I was a walking zombie. I could not eat I could barely function. I stared off into space all the time and I slept all the time. When I was awake I was a complete, complete BITCH!!!!! Excuse the language. I hated him and our kids and the house we bought. I could not even stand hearing his voice. You know I can barely remember those 6 months. The doctor finally lowered my dose to 50mg back then and I stablelized on that. I have lost 65lbs altogether. Just 3 weeks ago he raised me another 25mg and I noticed it was all happening again so I cut myself back to 12.5mg plus my 50mg and I am doing ok with that. I do have severe joint pain I have noticed I can barely walk and even drive. I do not know how to handle that one. As far as the sex drive yes - topamax does affect the sex drive but it does get better. Maybe take her to the doctor and get her dosage lowered or even talk to her about going on something else. But I will tell you my husband was very supportive and he helped me through the whole thing, but I also knew I had to make some changes myself on the med and I did. Topamax is not worth throwing your marriage away. Good Luck!

yes- i have been on topamax 4 years - with the increase of dosage the sex drive goes down and it sucks. She may want took into a natural libido supplement.

yes i have the same problems. I have been on topamax for 5 yrs and i have made the decision to stop taking the drug . I want my life back.