http://www.medications.com/effect/view/42294 I am a female in my mid-to-late 30's. I was on Topamax for about a year. The memory, vocabulary, concentration, focus, loss of words and 'confusion' got so bad it became a real problem at work and the rest of my life. When I started forgetting how to get Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:57 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/42294?item=21139 Two years ago I stopped Topamax. I am on disability due to cognitive damage caused by the drug. I have difficulty with short & long term memory, have problems reading and staying focused, I lose track of conversations, I get lost, I have difficulty learnin http://www.medications.com/effect/view/42294?item=21139 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:22:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/42294?item=21227 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus may have caused the problems. I recommend that anyone who begins to experience any cognitive problems go off the drug immediately. I just started it today and so far the only thing I have noti http://www.medications.com/effect/view/42294?item=21227