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What is Topiramate?

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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Migraine headaches 528 143 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Epilepsy 499 160 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 120 27 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Headaches 100 35 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 90 34 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 80 17 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 1557 patients currently taking Topiramate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 111
Moderate
 147
Mild
 109
None
 135

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Topiramate

Hands Tingling 53
Feet Tingling 50
Weight loss 48
Brain fog 46
Word fishing 43
Memory problems 28
See all 241 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Topiramate. See all 64 dosages ►

  25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily
  129 Number of Patients: 129 224 Number of Patients: 224 69 Number of Patients: 69 408 Number of Patients: 408 24 Number of Patients: 24 73 Number of Patients: 73 336 Number of Patients: 336 85 Number of Patients: 85 138 Number of Patients: 138 38 Number of Patients: 38  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Topiramate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 216   Side effects too severe: 50%
Did not seem to work 134   Did not seem to work: 31%
Doctor's advice 120   Doctor's advice: 28%
Other 63   Other: 15%
Expense 22   Expense: 5%
Personal research 15   Personal research: 3%
Course of treatment ended 14   Course of treatment ended: 3%
Not indicated 8   Not indicated: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 6   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 417 patients who’ve stopped taking Topiramate

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Topiramate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Topiramate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Topiramate

Always
 434 86%
Usually
 49 10%
Sometimes
 10 2%
Never
 9 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Topiramate

Very
 29 6%
Somewhat
 42 8%
A little
 66 13%
Not at all
 365 73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Topiramate

$200+
 8 2%
$100-199
 8 2%
$50-99
 22 7%
$25-49
 62 18%
< $25
 234 69%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.