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From: Sofia <pinkmonster2000REM...@ALLCAPSyahoo.com>
Subject: Re: topamax and long-term side effects?
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Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:35:07 +0100
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J. T. Laurie wrote:

> Anyone who has taken opiramate in the past might be able to answer it,
> unfortunately I can't find any sort of reference to long-term side
> effects. Lately I've noticed that for several hours or days at a time
> I cannot think beyond about two seconds into the future. Also it seems
> that during this time I have absolutely no sense of humor, and that my
> depression nicely gets worse. I was on topamax 75mg a night for about
> four months, then back on it again for about a week in May to see if
> it really was migraines that I suffered from. No go. I was also at the
> time on 16mg of periactine a night, and am still on 900-1200mg of
> gabapentin a day. Any input welcome.

Hi J T Laurie, I suppose you can get side effects from most meds for
epilepsy, but I found this site for you on my google. 

http://www.medicinenet.com/topiramate-oral/article.htm#SideEffects

Hope that helps

Sofie
 
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