Topamax (Topiramate)
A pharmacist explains how Topamax works, why doctors prescribe this anticonvulsant, and common side effects of the drug.
Topiramate Guide
- Summary
- Why it is Prescribed
- Brand Names
- How it Works
- Other Information
- Other Uses
- Overdose
- Precautions
- Possible Side Effects
- Special Dietary Concerns
- Storage Conditions
Why it is Prescribed
Topiramate is used with other medications to treat certain types of seizures in patients with epilepsy or Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (a disorder that causes seizures and developmental delays). Topiramate is used to treat patients who continue to have seizures even when they take other anti-seizure medications. Topiramate is in a class of medications called anticonvulsants. It works by decreasing abnormal excitement in the brain.
How it Works
Topiramate comes as a tablet and a sprinkle capsule to take by mouth. It is usually taken with or without food twice a day in the morning and evening. Take topiramate at around the same times every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take topiramate exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than ...
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Encyclopedia: Topiramate
Topiramate is an anticonvulsant drug produced by Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, a division of Johnson & Johnson. Generic versions are available in Canada and were FDA approved in September 2006.It was discovered in 1979 by Drs. Bruce E. Maryanoff and Joseph F. Gardocki during their research work in McNeil Pharmaceutical. This drug is used to treat epilepsy in both children and adults. In children it is also indicated for treatment of Lennox-Gastaut...
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Topiramate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rxlist: Topamax
While Topamax is the brand name for topiramate, this page focuses on topiramate. Topamax is a prescription anticonvulsant that is used to treat epilepsy. Fast Facts: Generic...
Question and Answer
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Has anyone tried this medication as a treatment for over imbibing.
Has anyone tried this medication as a treatment for over imbibing.
The website below has detailed information about Topiramate. The second link is about the research on using it for alcoholism. Put this in an Internet search engine for more articles. Topiramate...
Asked by paddyboy - 18 months ago
I have been diagnosed as bipolar, and my doctor has put me on topiramate 25mg...
since I went on topiramate I have been feeling very low and not normal, I...
since I went on topiramate I have been feeling very low and not normal, I...
It will take a little while for the effects of the medication to set in. If you feel there is no good effect or outcome go straight back to your...
Asked by itslife - 8 months ago
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Topiramate and poor memory
I have taken this medication for nearly 2 years now and have been on the highest dosage possible... for the past year. Though it is not relieving my pain completely it is helping (This...
Mar 03, 2006
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Epilepsy Keppra, Topiramate & Tegretol For Temperal Lobe
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Jul 18, 2004
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Considering Topiramate
with topiramate and particularly, did anyone actually lose weight and did it turn you in to a box-o-rocks It seems a while since Topamax was a hot topic on the boards and it's next in line...
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