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Topiramate Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Topamax, Topamax Sprinkle, Topictal (Show all)

Generic Name: Topiramate

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101 patient evaluations for Topiramate

dizzytraveler

Data Quality: 0 stars
- Sex: Female
- Age:
Condition:
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: Mild
I am: Neutral
by dizzytraveler
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**Purpose:** Dizziness *(Started Feb 01, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 14, 2013	400 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	A little

Date: Apr 14, 2013
Advice & Tips: Always make sure you titrate up slowly with this medication. If you come down, titrate down. Never jump up or down.

0 helpful marks

InIt4theParking

Data Quality: 2 stars
- Sex: F
- Age: 32y
- Duration: 4 yrs
PRO survey: PRO 3
Quality of Life:
- Social: Mild
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: None
3 seizures

4 weeks ago
by InIt4theParking
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**Purpose:** Epilepsy *(Started Dec 07, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 01, 2013	50 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Always	Not at all
Mar 08, 2010	200 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Memory and cognition problems, Decreased appetite

Date: Mar 08, 2010
Advice & Tips: Taking Topamax on time has been very important for me. I also found that once I moved up to 75mg in the morning and 75mg at night, it acted as an appetite suppressant and helped me change my eating habits, which in turn helped me lose weight!
Cost: $25-49 monthly

0 helpful marks

Bombsyki

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

27 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by Bombsyki
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**Purpose:** Epilepsy *(Started Feb 13, 2003)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 19, 2012	500 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Usually	A little
Apr 27, 2012	500 mg Daily	Major	Moderate	Usually	Somewhat

0 helpful marks

proskairos

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: Some

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F44y
FM:5y Dx
by proskairos
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**Purpose:** Headaches *(Started Feb 19, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 07, 2012	100 mg Daily	Major	Severe	Usually	Not at all

0 helpful marks

Itsalwayssomething

Data Quality: 2 stars
- Sex: Female
- Age: 54y
Condition: Chronic Pain Syndrome 22 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Moderate
- Physical: Moderate
I am: Good
by Itsalwayssomething
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**Purposes:** Prevent migraine and Migraine headaches *(Started Jun 01, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Prevent migraine Perceived effectiveness	Migraine headaches Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 21, 2012	100 mg Daily	Major	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all
Jun 30, 2012	100 mg Daily	Major	Major	None	Usually	Not at all

Date: Jul 21, 2012
Advice & Tips: Helps when taken. My prescription ran out a few days ago and I haven't gone into the drugstore yet. Will be starting dose again soon. 8/2/12 Pharmacy informs me I haven't refilled since May. Oops!
Cost: < $25 monthly

1 helpful mark

EdSikov

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 7 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 2 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by EdSikov
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**Purpose:** Difficulty sleeping through night *(Started Jan 15, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 10, 2012	50 mg Daily	None	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

shell052169

Data Quality: 2 stars
- Sex: M
- Age: 44y
- Duration: 32 yrs
PRO survey: PRO 3
Quality of Life:
- Social: Mild
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: None
Surgery type: Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)

0 seizures

4 weeks ago
by shell052169
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**Purpose:** Epilepsy *(Started Mar 07, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 17, 2012	200 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Aug 25, 2010	200 mg Daily	?Can't tell	None	Always	Somewhat

1 helpful mark

sherriemorgan

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: Female
- Age: 30y
Condition: Hypertension 8 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Moderate
- Physical: Mild
I am: Good
by sherriemorgan
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**Purpose:** Epilepsy *(Started Mar 12, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 25, 2012	200 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

tigger13039

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 17 yrs

Type: Primary Progressive

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: severe

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by tigger13039
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**Purposes:** Migraine headaches and MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Jul 14, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Migraine headaches Perceived effectiveness	MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 01, 2012	100 mg Daily	Slight	None	Mild	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

Cagedbrd

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: Female
- Age: 23y
Condition: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 9 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Moderate
- Physical: Moderate
I am: Very bad
by Cagedbrd
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**Purpose:** Seizures *(Started Feb 15, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 31, 2012	100 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: Mar 31, 2012
Advice & Tips: I don't recommend this medication
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

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