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What is Topamax?

Topamax®, a brand name for topiramate, is an anti-convulsant and is used with other medications to treat certain types of seizures in patients with epilepsy or Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. It is also used to prevent migraine or cluster headaches.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 77 15
Migraine 74 11
Migraine Headaches 64 12
Treat my mood condition(s) 64 15
Headaches 46 12
Pain 39 7

See all 419 patients currently taking Topamax


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
12 13%
Moderate
23 26%
Mild
22 25%
None
32 36%

Most commonly reported side effects

Tingling hands and feet
31 35%
Weight loss
22 25%
Brain fog
19 21%
Word fishing
18 20%
Sleepiness
14 16%
Head tingling
13 15%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Topamax. See all 27 dosages ►

  100mg as needed 50mg as needed daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 daily 25 daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 50 daily 50 mg daily 65 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mcg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 150 mg daily 150 mg one time 175 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 300 other daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 41 Number of Patients: 41 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 64 Number of Patients: 64 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 115 Number of Patients: 115 10 Number of Patients: 10 25 Number of Patients: 25 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 66 Number of Patients: 66 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 28 Number of Patients: 28 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Topamax (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
41 46% Side effects too severe: 46%
Doctor's advice
25 28% Doctor's advice: 28%
Did not seem to work
18 20% Did not seem to work: 20%
Other
12 13% Other: 13%
Expense
7 8% Expense: 8%
Not indicated
4 4% Not indicated: 4%
Personal research
2 2% Personal research: 2%
Course of treatment ended
2 2% Course of treatment ended: 2%

See all 88 patients who’ve stopped taking Topamax

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Topamax

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
8
26
45
43
101

Stopped Taking Topamax

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
17
16
15
17
12
11

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
79 89%
Usually
7 8%
Sometimes
2 2%
Never
1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
13 15%
Somewhat
9 10%
A little
9 10%
Not at all
58 65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 2%
$100-199
2 2%
$50-99
5 6%
$25-49
22 25%
< $25
30 34%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.