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Taking Topiramate
148 Patients currently take Topiramate
20 Patients stopped taking Topiramate
fsbiddle
Depression: 1
Emotional: 0
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 0
Mania: 0
Physical: 0
External Stress: None
45 M
Function: High
Distress: Low
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fsbiddle
Topamax, 100 mg daily since Jun 29, 1998
fairygirl
Sensation: severe
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: mild
Speech: mild
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: severe
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fairygirl
Topamax, 100 mg daily since Feb 04, 2008
rusty327
Sensation: mild
Overall: none
Cognition: mild
Vision: moderate
Speech: none
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: none
Walking: moderate
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rusty327
Topamax, daily since Aug 06, 2004

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Brand Names: Topamax

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 sometimes used to treat migraine or cluster headaches. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Topiramate

Other
Other: 100% 79
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 28% 22
Pain
Pain: 22% 17
Headaches
Headaches: 6% 5
Migraines
Migraines: 6% 5
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 5% 4
Headaches/ migraines
Headaches/ migraines: 3% 2
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 3% 2
Not indicated
Not indicated: 3% 2
Burning sensation, between shoulders
Burning sensation, between shoulders: 1% 1
Depression
Depression: 1% 1
Emotional lability
Emotional lability: 1% 1
Mood swings
Mood swings: 1% 1
Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders
Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders: 1% 1
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia)
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia): 1% 1
Partial seizures
Partial seizures: 1% 1
Don't know
Don't know: 1% 1
General health
General health: 1% 1
Numbness/pins and needles
Numbness/pins and needles: 1% 1
Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

10 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 50 mg daily 65 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 150 mg daily 175 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily N/A
2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 29 Number of Patients: 29 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 40 Number of Patients: 40 4 Number of Patients: 4 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 6 Number of Patients: 6 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Topiramate

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
4
9
16
17
24
39

Why Patients Stopped Taking Topiramate (multiple reasons could be selected)

Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 9
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 67% 6
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 67% 6
Not indicated
Not indicated: 33% 3
Expense
Expense: 22% 2
Other
Other: 11% 1
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 11% 1

How Long Patients Took Topiramate Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
2
3
3
4
3
5

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Topiramate Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 12
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 42% 5
2 stars2 stars
2: 17% 2


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