Topamax for Epilepsy treatment

In the meantime, he already takes 175 mg Topamax and 60 mg Cipralex per day. He sleeps a lot has frequent headaches otherwise can do little. Seizures are still present. Has no lust for life, is on the ground. Was already in closed psychiatry, brings nothing.

Topamax Poor tolerability despite varying amounts of dose and time of administration. Extreme side effects: Loss of short-term memory, speech disorders, nosebleeds, numbness of the hands and feet – the entire left arm most affected. Weight gain of 15Kg. Side effects easy: aggressiveness, balance disorders,

I started with a 25 mg dose and this was increased to 50 mg after 6 weeks. Shortly thereafter, the first side effects have now reached a strength that is unbearable. In addition to constant tiredness (you can still bear it), I have suffered from severe weight loss (6 kilos lost within 4 weeks and it goes on) and extreme muscle pain on the arms, thighs and back that seriously jeopardize or severely restrict my quality of life , My entire musculoskeletal system is thus reduced to a minimum and move only under the greatest effort and suppression of pain.

Side effects: Nausea, vomiting, dizzy, kidney stones Has not helped in my attacks. Although I was set relatively high. Was I through the Nebenw.kaumfähig workable.

My older daughter, 17 years old, has been on Topamax for 2 years, previously on Phenhydan for 14 years (previously on Luminal). The initial target dose of Topamax for my daughter was 125 mg (50 – 0 – 75), after about 2 months we had to increase to 150 mg, then about 175 mg again about a year ago. Until then, she tolerated the Topamax quite well, minor side effects such as uncontrollable laughing fits, occasional muscle tremors, a slight ataxia, and mild sleep disorders but there were already. But she was as good as seizure free. Almost 2 months ago we had to increase again to 200 mg per day (100 – 0 – 100) because the epileptic seizures started to increase again after gaining size and weight. And shortly after this increase began the difficulties: My daughter suddenly suffers from very strong restlessness (completely uncontrollable fidgeting in a wheelchair, while strong loud), massive sleep and drowsiness (up to 3 hours awake at night), besides, it has from now on massive screaming attacks, sometimes not calming for up to an hour, and also extreme mood swings: in one minute she still laughs, in the next minute she screams for no apparent reason. Of course, we do not want to have any seizure freedom at this price, so that we can reduce the Topamax immediately, and then, if necessary, creep in another drug.

In the beginning dizziness, paresthesia, these disappeared after a time. Discontinuing Topamax because of unprecedented depression, insomnia loss of appetite, and severe weight loss.

Have lost within a week 5 kg, that was the nicest side effect! Otherwise, I was with the drug very bad! At first, only this tingling in the toes and in the fingers, but then got depression and anxiety! Could not concentrate anymore, was just tired and I could not manage my household! I was dropped Topamax again and I was again switched to Lamictal, which I took before, again! I would not recommend Topamax to anyone! I am well again with Lamictal! But I also got seizure-free, despite the bad side effect! But I’m free of seizures with Lamictal!

About 30 years ago I had my first migraine attacks; originally it was unilateral severe pain in the right temple, combined with nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound. The complaints have changed over the years, so I \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Sehstöhrungen and headache had to fight. In the past, however, the complaints only once a month, so I could be happy if it lasted for a seizure a day … End of December last year, then an epileptic seizure was added to me by Notartzt led to the hospital. Since then I take Topamax. I am very very divided. I had actually given up the hope to find something against the migraine attacks. The first 4 weeks since I took Topamax I had the feeling that the Sehstöhrungen still lurking in the background \ can not break through; mitlerweile but also that is gone. Sehstöhrungen / Auren I have since had no more; not for the first time in 20 years !! But there are mitlerweile a whole bunch of other z.T. serious side effects: tingling in the hands + feet, loss of appetite, listlessness, fatigue, suicidal thoughts (!), memory lapses; I take at the time in the morning + in the evening 50 mg each; I wish you success!

Fatigue, dizziness, ataxia, speech / speech disorders, paresthesia, nystagmus, drowsiness, nervousness, psychomotor slowdown, memory disorders, confusion, loss of appetite, anxiety, attention deficit / loss of concentration, depression, nausea, weight loss, headache, double vision and other vision problems. Psychosis, psychotic symptoms, aggressive behavior, change in taste, agitation, cognitive problems, mood swings, emotional lability, coordination disorders, gait disturbances, suicidal thoughts

Hair loss, seizures, DurchfallM