Memory Loss
I have been on Topomax Since Oct. 21st. I started with 1 50/mg @ bedtime for 7 days. Then 1am 1pm for 7 days. Yesterday started 3x's/day. I can't remember simplist things, like getting gas yesterday. This seems worse then short term memory loss. I am - 53% more...
Topamax Side Effects
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The answer is YES. I took Topomax almost two years ago to combat cluster headaches, and basically became stupid for 3 months. Words wouldn't come to mind that I needed to form a sentence sometimes. I also had a terrible problem with my sense of smell - 55% more... -
Topamax topamax for migraines, panic attack, college apartment, overwhelming sense, cold turkey
My doctor put me on Topamax for migraines, but I can not handle the effects. I just started the 75 mg dose just as I was moving into a new college apartment with new roommates, and I felt like I was going crazy! I couldn't eat anything without feelin - 82% more... -
Hun whatever u can do to get her off topamax do it asap u will save here from so much mental & pysicalpain I dont think u should even wait I to thought the docs never belived me about my headaches but u as mom know her this topamax has made me do - 48% more...
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Hi, I find your comments helpful. Thanks for sharing. I have some questions if anyone can comment. First a little background, my daughter is 15y. Started with incapacitating head pressure on Dec. 1, 2010. We live in a small town, doctors do what they - 86% more...
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Topamax loss of appetite, pain medication, effexor 150mg, moods, effexor
I started taking Topamax 3 weeks ago, 25mg for the first week then up to 75mg starting week 2. I am also on Effexor,150mg 1 per day.. I feel good and have had a loss of appetite. My thinking is a little fogged and I must concentrate a bit harder. I s - 51% more... -
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I've been on Effexor for 4-5 years. It's been a life saver for me as the SRRI's stopped working after a couple of years and I'd have to switch to another without a great result. The Effexor keeps me stable. I started Topemax about 10 months ago for r - 72% more...
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Topamax world health organization, induced myopia, health journals, rare side effect, opthamologist
After using Topamax for a week and two days for migraine prevention, I pretty much went blind. I went from having 20/20 vision to -6 in a matter of hours. I was diagnosed with Acute Induced Myopia, a "rare" side effect of topiate drugs. It - 80% more... -
I took Topamax at a low dose for two days and began to feel eye pain and dryness. Coincidentally, I had been to Lens Crafters a week earlier to get new glasses and during that process I had an eye pressure test on the air machine and it came back at - 68% more...
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Topamax immigran, kidney transplant, voltarol, lamotrigine, dear children
hi, i have been suffering from migraine so severe i end up practically unconscious on the floor. beg to be dead than go on in such pain- i have a loving husband and 2 dear children who i would fight to the death for- yet this has crippled me for so l - 95% more... -
I don't know if this helps anyone, but my brother suffered from severe migraines - his doctor called them suicidal migraines, about 3 yrs. ago, they were so bad that he was laid up for about 3-4 days a week. his doctor gave him pain meds. and he chew - 72% more...
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Topamax weeken, mg tablets, seizures, meds, 19 years
Im taking the Generice Topamax and started in in may of 2020 memorial weekend and now i,m up to three 100 mg tablets a day , I used to take the Depakakotes that have steroids in them and put weight on you.I was switch in may , The weight i only lost - 64% more... -
Be careful with topiramate I think this is the generic for Topamax. I experienced extreme hair loss along with the typical side affects on the prescription warnings from your pharmacy. As soon as I switched back to the full price Topamax my hair loss - 6% more...
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Topamax decreased libido, paxil, impotence, wellbutrin, mild depression
I'm Bipolar Mixed, OCD and I've been taking 50 mg. Topamax daily for about 3 months now and I have noticed fatigue, mild depression, decreased libido, and impotence since using this drug. I also take Paxil 20 mg. and Wellbutrin 150 mg. to try and com - 60% more... -
Im sorry to here about what your going through. My last day of topamax was Monday. I was on 100mg for two and a half months my sex life went out the window. I just hope I get my drive back, I'm 33yrs old with migraines. I will try somthing else.
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Topamax = A God send!
Ihave been taking Topamax for about ten years, 400mg daily. It has taken away my Migraines, significantly reduced the Bi- polar, PTSD, and rapid cycling into severe Depression, as well as helped me recover from Bulimia! I have been extremely stable f - 60% more... -
Topamax mini stroke, tingling in the face, independent woman, topamax, migraines
I have been a migraine sufferer for over 13 years and have run the gammut of medications to prevent and deal with them. My mother took Topamax a couple of years ago with disastrous results. I didn't realize, but I guess she was so loopy and forgetful - 81% more... -
I have been on Topamax (300mg) for about 3 years now. It has been extremely helpful for my daily chronic migraines. At first I did get the symptoms of "feeling stupid" or forgetful but they soon passed after a month or two. The biggest issu - 58% more...
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I have been on Topamax (300mg) for about 3 years now. It has been extremely helpful for my daily cronic migraines. At first I did get the symptoms of "feeling stupid" or forgetful but they soon passed after a month or two. The biggest issue - 57% more...
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Topamax hands and knees, memory loss, hair loss, body aches, hate to think
I have been on 100 mg of topamax twice a day now for over three years. Most of the early side effects have worn off like soda tasting bad and the memory loss. I never had any hair loss. Also the weight loss has stopped and I did gain it back which re - 68% more... -
I've been on Topamax for just about a month now, trying to get a handle on my partial, complex seizures and already I'm having severe pain in one of my knees, and can feel it coming in the other. I'm talking to my doctor as soon as I can about gettin - 53% more...
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topamax and weight gain
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Did you ever find out if you can gain weight from topamax? Im retaining water really bad so i think all the water im drinking is not going out.what did you figure out? because it really makes me not eat, i have to force my self to eat so i should be - 25% more...
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Topamax mood swings, migraines, give it a chance, weight loss, guess
I've been on Topamax (150mg/a day) for 4 years for migraines. At the start I had some of the common side effects: dropping things, memory loss, mood swings, weight loss. The weight loss evened out in the first year or so, and the other side effects w - 77% more... -
Muscle pain can be a side effect of topomax according to my pharmacist.
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Topamax muscle spasm in back, extreme rage, mood changes, joint pain, damn thing
I am a 50 year old male who has suffered migraines for years. Two months ago I was put on Topamax at 75mg a day. Now I'm being weined off it. It is the worse drug I have ever taken! Side effects? Horrible tasting soda, severe mood changes to the poin - 69% more... -
I found this because I was experiencing muscle spasms. I'm on 25mg a day to prevent my weekly migraine. I was on 50mg but it was impossible for me to function and to remember words, especially the right word for the situation. I had to go down to 25m - 63% more...
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Topamax topomax, hip pain, memory loss, 4 months, spelling
Have been taking topamax for 4 months and now have hand and feet tingling. major spelling and memory loss issues. My question is Does any one else have HIP PAIN??? I can't think of any reason why I have it now... except for the addition of the topama - 5% more... -
Hi. I know self-diagnosing can be a liitle sketchy but maybe these sites are actually so much more informative than the credit we give to some drs. I take 200mgs of topomax 2xday & for YEARS I've been bounced around to different types of drs due - 48% more...
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Topamax thin side, medical study, psychological problems, muscle mass, emergency room
I was in a Topamax medical study. We took 400 mg daily for 53 days. Most people were overweight and lost up to 20 lbs. There were 3 of us that were not overweight, on the thin side. By the time the study ended, we all had lost muscle mass. Topamax ha - 71% more... -
My daughter(13) was prescribed topamax. She took it for about two weeks. I noticed that she was just not hungry. I took her off of it and are now trying a whole foods diet. We have eliminated all processed foods from our diet. Although challenging I - 18% more...
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Glaucoma & Topamax
Has anyone had Glaucoma from use of this drug. I was on Topamax for about a year; There were occasions when my sight would sort of gray out. I was told that this was just "A Typical" Migraines. About three weeks ago there was so much pain i - 75% more... -
Sorry I meant to say, that the neurologist said it could not have been caused by topomax. He said glaucoma only happens within the first 2 months of use of topamax and not after longer use?
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I also take 300 mg of topamax per day and when i had to have glaucoma surgery in both eyes, I was told it could not have been related to the drug. The pressure in both of my eyes was in the 50's and had to have blebs put in both eyes in order to drai - 61% more...
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Topamax carbonated drinks, night owl, migrains, reaction time, fillings
I have been on Topamax for 4 months and so far the migraines I have suffered for 40 years are gone. Great Some side effects like can't stand carbonated drinks. Reaction time is a little slower. I stress out a little more then I used to. I get really - 43% more... -
The reason the anticonvulsants cause tooth decay is because of the side effect "dry mouth", without the constant production saliva especailly in our sleep our enamel breaks down and our teeth and gums become vunerable to decay and disease. - 49% more...
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Memory Loss
I have been taking Topomax for about 5 months and have progressively lost my memory, short term and long term, and I cannot find words to write or to speak. I used to have a great vocabulary but it is gone! My doctor asked me if I had problems findin - 51% more... -
Topamax loss of appetite, binges, doctors, binge eating disorder, sense of guilt
I've been reading over all the postings about Topamax as I was prescribed this medication today. Unlike most posters, I was prescribed it for a much different reason - an eating disorder. I have binge eating disorder and, although most people don't u - 84% more... -
Memory is the same(poor!) no hair loss. RTI within 2 monthes though. Visual disturbances in the am...like migraine flashing lights but no migraine. And soda tastes very strange. Grocery bill has been cut in half. Lost about `15 pounds in 8 weeks.
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For the first time in 25 years I do not think about food all day nor do I overeat. I am able to eat very well with willpower. It's such a nice break from the continued cycle of binging and self loathing. It's amazing I have a life at night other than - 15% more...
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Topamax numbness in the fingers, carbonation, gaining weight, forgetfulness, losing weight
I have been on Topamax for a little over a year. I've had most of the side effects; tingling, numbness in the fingers, dry mouth, forgetfulness, and weight loss - love the weight loss. All the side effects have sort of slowed down as I've been on the - 78% more... -
mzcheryl how long does this diarrhea last it's horrible and it seems to never go away!!!! im tired of it buy my doctor gave it to me for my mood swings and my migraines combined with zoloft so i cant stop taking my meds. so i need to stick with it i - 12% more...
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topomax4me how long did u take your drug before you lost weight i started a month ago and i still havent lost weight infact my appetite has increased!!! it's weird i really need to lose the weight though =(
