Topamax (Topiramate) is effective as an additional treatment for drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Epilepsy is a disease in which repeated seizures occur due to electrical discharges in the brain. Most seizures can be controlled by a single antiepileptic drug. Unfortunately, some people need more than one antiepileptic preparation to control seizures, especially if they come from […]
Common side effects of Topamax (Topiramate): dizziness, drowsiness, tiredness; nervousness, anxiety; numbness; tingling of the hands and feet; confusion; diarrhea.
Several groups of drugs are used, because of the absence of universal medication capable to treat a migraine. As a result, each patient needs an individual selection of the drug, its dose, the duration of the preventive course. The following drugs can be applied for migraine treatment and prevention: vasoactive drugs (calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers); serotonin […]
Today, Topamax is often used for weight loss. It’s a new trend in drug treatment of obesity used in the US, though initially Topamax was developed as an anti-epileptic preparation. There have been conducted multicenter clinical trials of topiramate in obese patients (without epilepsy), during which it has been proven that the medicine reliably reduces […]
Most of us had a migraine at some point in our life, but can weight loss cause migraine? Medical scientists studied the relationship between a migraine and weight loss. A migraine and weight loss: is it worth sacrificing your health? Recently, doctors began to study how weight loss may affect the health of the human […]
Topamax (Topiramate) is the antiepileptic medication of uncommon composition, being a fructose derivative. Topamax is not confirmed to be effective in manic or bipolar disorders treatment. Studies are also being conducted what Topiramate is used for: post-traumatic stress; alcoholism; overeating; headaches of various origins; neuropathy. This antiepileptic drug is also included in the list of […]
