Never heard of Topamax doing that either.

Has anyone else had problems with short term memory loss with Topamax,regardless of how long you've been taking it? I had a neighbor when I was living with my Dad,caring for him,that was on it.She told me that it was a side effect of Topamax,because she was taking it also,but what scared me the most was that 3-4 months later she had a stroke.I have no idea if the Topamax had anything to do with it,but she was only 40 years old,and this was in 2005! Plus other than her Bi-Polar disease,she was in perfect health physically,she was actually a Registered Nurse!Her stroke took us all by surprize!
So,does anyone else have problems with short term memory loss that is taking Topamax? Or are there any other side effects that I just don't know about,since I'm taking enough medication to knock out an entire town! I really wouldn't know which side effects are coming from which medicine,anybody?

Memory? What memory? I forgot I had one!
I take 150mg a day, 75 in a.m., 75 in pm. honestly, i can't remember what i did the day before, or often an hour before. It's the pits.
I've been taking it at this dose since sept 2006

So it's got you to huh? I'm on 200 mg. a day,100 in the morning,and 100 at night,and on that same dose for years! Sometimes I'll walk in to a room for something,and totally forget what I went in there for.I have to use post it's,my calender,the calendar on my cell phone,the calendar on my laptop,and a pocket spiral notebook! It's so annoying....sometimes I'll sit up from bed to go do something real quick,as soon as I sit up,I forget what I had to do. you would laugh if you saw my calendar and the simple things that I have to write down,or I'll forget.Like it's written on a magnet on my fridge,which day is garbage pick up day,when I've lived here for over a year! I'm glad it's not just me,cause I'm way too young for Alzheimers! I'm only 33!

yes it can

Are there any other side effects from Topamax other than memory loss,that anyone knows about? Like I mentioned before,I'm on other meds to,so I wouldn't know which side effect are coming from which meds.I just knew about the memory loss,because my friend(the nurse)had told me that was where the memory loss was coming from! I'll start a different thread on the other main pill I'm taking,that is becoming controversial with dr.s today about prescribing to patients,but I've already been on it for years,at least 10!

When I was on Topomax I was on Zonegran as well and I lost 65 pounds in about 2 and a half months. Half of my hair fell out as well and I was dumb as a stump.

When I lost all that weight that I lost it was right after they started me on topamax.I think Topamax helps some people actually lose weight,but I've also heard stories of people gaining on it!I think it just depends on the person chemistry or something with the weight loss,but the being dumb,you're not dumb,it's probably the same as the others,just memory loss! Because I have a genious IQ,but if you told me something today,I would probably forget it by tomorrow,unless I wrote it down!Sometimes I even get lost in my own thoughts,because my mind is constantly learning new things,just on it's own,I don't know how it does it,it just does.

I started taking Topamax a couple months ago for Meralgia Paresthetica. I have experienced memory problems, I am always thirsty, soda is flat, and get tired. My appetite has decreased and I have lost some weight . The memory problems are the most challenging, but I'm finding most of the time I can deal with that. I can't tell you how many times I have driven past my own street. I am the post it note queen at work. I have them all over my desk with notes, names, phone numbers, reminders, etc... But the Topamax has helped tremendously and I am willing to put up with the symptoms!

Amen to that! That's why I keep taking mine,because the benefits outway the negative for me.If it really helps,then sometimes you just gotta deal with some side effects. And you should see my calendars,and my post it's,but those post it's aren't as cheap as I thought! My calender looks like some kid came in and scribbled all over it! lol.....I'm the pocket spiral notebook tomboy of my apartment complex! So I feel ya on that one!