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I Started Topamax Yesterday And I Am Starting To Ween Off My Keppra. Can Anyone Share Their Experience With Topamax, Good, Bad...
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posted December 15, 2018
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I've been on it for years, but only in combination with other drugs. I was on Keppra for a long time until my doc switched me to Briviact.
The main side effects that I have had are tirednes, word finding issues and yes, weight loss. Nothing has been so bad that I would want to stop taking it or I would have done so years ago.

posted December 15, 2018
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Topamax messed me up so bad I had a neurologist tell me that doctors have a tendency to call it dopamax because it does u up. I know it did on me too I had to get off of it

posted December 22, 2018
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Re Topiramate (Topamax) It greatly reduced my appetite & I lost 4 stone.( People began asking if I was seriously ill ) I thought losing the weight boosted my confidence .Every drug affects people in different ways- other people may have put weight on

posted December 18, 2018
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I use to be on topamax and all it did for me was make my headache hurt more that’s the only thing my seizures were still the same.

posted December 15, 2018 (edited)
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member: The only good thing about Topomax is that it triggers weight loss. Beyond that, it's loaded with side effects like all other anticonvulsants.

posted December 15, 2018

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