Topamax

Topamax is indicated for.

Topamax. Topiramate sold under the brand name topamax among others is a medication used to treat epilepsy and prevent migraines. Side effects drug interactions pregnancy safety and warnings and precautions should be reviewed prior to taking this medication. It has also been used in alcohol dependence. Read the medication guide and if available the patient information leaflet provided by your pharmacist before you start taking topiramate and each time you get a refill.

Topamax is also commonly used off label to treat a wide range of mood disorders eating disorders and to aid in substance abuse therapy. For epilepsy this includes treatment for generalized or focal seizures. This medicine will only prevent migraine headaches or reduce the number of attacks. Common side effects include tingling loss of appetite feeling tired abdominal pain hair loss and trouble concentrating.

Adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older for the prophylaxis of migraine headache. How to use topamax. Topiramate topomax qudexy xr topamax sprinkle topiragen trokendi xr is a drug prescribed for the prevention of the seizures of epilepsy and prevention of migraine headaches. Topamax topiramate is an anticonvulsant medication used in the treatment of epilepsy and migraine headaches.

It is taken by mouth. The usefulness of topamax in the acute treatment of migraine headache has not been studied.