--glad Topomax works for you, but for many it has many of the same side effects a lot of the other antiepileptics do, such as drowsiness and memory disruption. It also is contraindicated in people with a risk of glaucoma--it tends to raise eye pressures.

It is the only anti-epileptic that tends to suppress appetite, rather than enhance it--a number of people have actually lost weight on it.

It can be an effective med for many neuologic conditions, but be careful of claiming a non-existent side-effect profile.