I first started on Topamax when I was 20 for seizures 100mg twice...

I first started on Topamax when I was 20 for seizures 100mg twice daily. But before that, throughout high/middle school, I was on Depakote 250mg twice daily to control my grand mal seizures, and Imitrex 100mg to control my migraines(about 3x monthly). When the switch was converted the only side effects I remembered was weight loss, I lost about 40 lbs in 1 yr. Also I was taken off the Imitrex and the Topamax also controlled the migraines. I am now 28, and in the past 8 yrs I have had only 1 migraine! I work in a health profession now and try to recommend Topamax for migraines as often as I can just from experience, but I can understand that everyone is made differently and it is not always going to work the same as it did for me. And one last note about Topamax, it just came out in a generic about 3 weeks ago(4/1/09) for anyone that is concerned about insurance copays and might want to give it a try.