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Topamax Side Effects
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I have recently started topiramate. I have lots of the side effects including fatigigue, slow thinking, clumsy walking, messed up speech. My question is this: do these get better? As is, I would rather try something different.

posted August 8, 2017
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I had horrible side effects couldn’t wake up didn’t eat couldn’t remember why I went out of one room by the time I got to the next. It was bad they took me off of it in a matter of a couple months because it wasn’t getting any better

posted November 14, 2023
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The weight loss is probably the only bonus to topamax. Definitely helped me lose weight when I needed to. However, all the other side effects tend to stick around in varying degrees. It's not great, but better than having a seizure.

posted August 15, 2017
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Everything drugs of anykind makes you wonder started taking ,mysoline,then took dylantin my mother said i was alergic to it i guess not listening to all helped me cuz im not allergic to it it was something else...anybody that doesnt have it dont know the answers ...just be you...dont let anybody make you wonder cuz they dont have the feelings nor answers

posted August 9, 2017
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Yeah same as nicholepaskoules the weight lose thing.. my doc said you might be happy about to me about loosing weight.. I do get my words muddled up but wouldn't put it down to topamax

posted August 9, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Weird just had the same thing happen. My doc told me its more for woman n it has a side effect of weight lose. Not much just a lil

posted August 9, 2017

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