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01-01-2015, 10:42 AM | #11 | ||
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But those studies I was looking at showed that when taken at levels exceeding 300-600mg/day then Topamax can cause mental confusion. This happens at rates of like 5-6% of study participants and the higher the dose the worse the side effects. At the weight loss dose, no cognitive side effects were ever reported. But even if there was a relationship that doesn't explain hypersensitivity to sound and anxiety and many of the other symptoms of PCS either. (Oh, and by the way, I was sharing that article w my wife last night and came across another part I highlighted that said another study showed promise for Use of Topamax to treat social anxiety disorder too... Interesting) |
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01-01-2015, 10:56 AM | #12 | |||
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Chronic use of Topamax can lead to glaucoma and kidney stones.
About 30% of patients have lowered bicarb levels, and this can occur at any dose at any time during use. (not just in the beginning). http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/G.../ucm054728.pdf So regular visits to the eye doctor is recommended, and also tests for serum electrolytes including bicarbonate.
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01-01-2015, 03:35 PM | #13 | |||
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Here is the link to the article mentioned by Lawyer1732 above... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3707352/ Ther Adv Neurol Disord. Jul 2013; 6(4): 211–227. doi: 10.1177/1756285613481257 PMCID: PMC3707352 Topiramate: Effects on cognition in patients with epilepsy, migraine headache and obesity Barbara R. Sommer,corresponding author Erica L. Mitchell, and Tonita E. Wroolie |
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