[epilepsy] Topiramate

 

TopiramateTopiramate treats epilepsy in children and adults. It is sometimes used as an antidepressant. In children it is indicated for the treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a disorder that causes seizures and developmental delay. It is also Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for, and most frequently prescribed for, the prevention of migraines. Psychiatrists have used topiramate to treat bipolar disorder,[6] but it is not FDA approved for this purpose. This drug has been investigated for use in treating alcoholism[7][8] and obesity,[9][10] especially to reduce binge eating.[11][12]
The drug is also used in clinical trials to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.[13] A pilot study suggested that topiramate is effective against infantile spasms.[14] Another study recommends topiramate as an effective treatment in the prevention of periventricular leukomalacia in preterm infants after an hypoxic-ischemic injury.[15] Other off-label and investigational uses of topiramate include the treatment of bulimia nervosa,[16] obsessive-compulsive disorder, alcoholism,[8] smoking cessation,[17] idiopathic intracranial hypertension, neuropathic pain,[18] cluster headache,[19] and cocaine dependence

--- On Fri, 8/28/09, Annette Holm <annetteholm69@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Annette Holm <annetteholm69@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: [epilepsy] Bad drug
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, August 28, 2009, 11:27 P

 



 Hi I was put on Topamax along time ago (years)  I am off it  but a friend of a friend said I should go back on it to LOOSE weight ?   I don't know if just cuz she lost weight on it how It do with my seizures since I am on these other drugs, Comments are welcome don't know what to do??  ~~Annette~~

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