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Topamax is w/out a doubt the WORST drug I've ever been on. It ma...

Posted at 5:24 AM on Aug 12, 2007 by topamaxbraindamage, #22893
Topamax is w/out a doubt the WORST drug I've ever been on. It made me brain dead. I couldn't find a job on Topamax. I would be in interviews and would space out and couldnt' answer questions. People looked at me like I was crazy. I felt like I had Alzheimer's at 38, especially when my neuro prescribed Exelon, the drug for Alzheimer's to counteract the cognitive side effects. As I said, couldn't find a job, had no insurance. My topa-lovin' neuro was giving it to me and getting me on the patient=ass program through Johnson/Johnson, the maker's of TM. She didn't want to help me get on another anticonvulsant PA program. Finally, I had to charge another med on my credit card because I couldn't take this toxic gunk in my body anymore. The decay of my mind has escalated to the point that I don't know if I will ever be back to myself again. BEWARE of this drug. I haven't even covered the eye pain, insomnia, headaches, leg cramps (i can go on).
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Reply over 2 years ago on Sep 11, 2007 by ssearcy07, #1730

I have had the same problems. Are you still on Topamax? I want to stop taking mine. I am down to 25 mg a day. I feel like i am goin crazy. Did the Exelon help. Please tell me there was a light at the end of the tunnel for you? I feel like i am losing my mind from Topamax. I am 36 and my memory is so bad all because of this med. What finally helped you?
Thanks Sherri

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Reply about 1 year ago on Aug 30, 2008 by vpritner, #11789

Wow! I am so sorry to hear of your horrible experience...and surprised! Topamax has been wonderful for me! My mind is sharp...sleep great, feel great, memory normal...biking up to 20 miles a day...the only downside I have is I have broken out with a nasty case of acne (never had that before...even as a teen...)

I guess this just goes to show how unique every human being on this earth is...
Your doctor should have listened to you!

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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 20, 2008 by superspazse7en, #12591

did appendix problems at all happen with the medication for you?

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Reply 5 months ago on May 30, 2009 by lina15, #20225

I also take Topamax & I kind of relate to how you felt. How many mg. were you on?

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