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What is Topamax?
Generic Name:
topiramate
Other Brand Names:
topiramate
,
Topamax Sprinkle
,
Topiramate Sprinkle
Topiramate is a seizure medication, also called an anticonvulsant.
Topiramate is used alone or in combination with other medications to prevent seizures in adults and children who are at least 2 years old.
Topiramate is also used to prevent migraine headaches. Topiramate
will only prevent
migraine headaches or reduce the number of attacks. It
will not treat
a headache that has already begun.
Topiramate may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What are the possible side effects of taking Topamax?
What is the most important information I should know about Topamax?
Posts on Topamax
(57)
Taking Lyrica and blowed up like a balloon,going to try TOPAMAX - Fibromyalgia / CFS Community
- Nov 24, 2009
Hey to all, I am so miserable and bloated that I can't breath. I have been on Lyrica ...
Frova/Frovatriptan - Migraines & Headaches Community
- Nov 17, 2009
Has anyone used Frova to abort their migraines? I am up to 125mg of Topamax and have been...
Topamax as an Alternative to Lyrica - Fibromyalgia / CFS Community
- Nov 01, 2009
I have been prescribed Lyrica and couldn't deal with the weight gain, bloat, and tiredness/...
topamax, birth control pills, and alopecia, insomnia, acne - Hair Loss (Alopecia) Community
- Oct 29, 2009
intitally had mild hair loss, 3 months after stopping yaz birth control pills. Started taki...
topamax, birth control pills, and alopecia, insomnia, acne - Hair Loss (Alopecia) Community
- Oct 29, 2009
When you stopped the topamax, did your hair loss immediately stop and did it regrow and how...
Nervous about MS, but need a diagnosis! - Neurology Community
- Oct 21, 2009
When I was about 5 years old or so after being pretty sick with mycoplasma for three weeks ...
TBI - Migraines & Headaches Community
- Oct 20, 2009
My ques. is about Topamax? I just recently read some info. about the drug saying that it wi...
Topamax - When is it time to stop? - Migraines & Headaches Community
- Oct 16, 2009
Hi. I've been on Topamax since July of 2008, and in twelve months time I lost approximatel...
Can I still loose waite on topamax? - Weight Loss Alternatives Community
- Oct 15, 2009
When i started taking topamax about 5 years ago i lost alot of wait, i was taking 100mg 2 t...
Hair loss and topamax - Migraines & Headaches Community
- Sep 28, 2009
I have been on 200mg of topamax for 5-6 months now. They worked inredibly well for my migra...
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Journals about Topamax
(9)
Follow-up
by
hmay42
, Sep 29, 2009 12:00AM
Back to the GI doctors for a follow-up to all of the tests and procedures they ran ove...
Medication
by
marileew
, Mar 09, 2009 12:00AM
- 4 Comments
I had to use so much medication today... It's hard. It's difficult. I never really ...
Finally - The Best I've Felt In Months
by
halbashes
, Mar 04, 2009 10:39PM
- 5 Comments
I haven't made a journal entry here on MedHelp in quite some time. A lot has happened...
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Female, 42
, perry - IA
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