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Increase Your Awareness with Basic Facts about Topiramate (Topamax®)
Nikki and Anne Heart ♥ May 19, 2026
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The following highlights the facts. More information can be obtained through the sites listed below as well as many other informational sites regarding prescription drugs. Medication facts can change. Make sure you have all up-to-date information.
Quick facts YOU Need to Know
Topiramate, brand names:
- Eprontia ®
- Qudexy XR®
- Topamax®
- Trokendi XR®
Topiramate is in a class of medications called anticonvulsants.
Topiramate is taken alone or with other medications:
- used to treat certain types of seizures
- used with other medications to control seizures in people who have Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
- used to prevent migraine headaches but not to relieve the pain of migraine headaches when they occur in adults and children 12 years of age and older
Topiramate may control your seizures or migraines but will not cure your condition.
Topiramate may cause osteoporosis (a condition in which bones can break more easily) in adults.
Topiramate may cause rickets (abnormal, curved bone growth) in children.
Topiramate may also slow the growth of children and may decrease the final height that children reach.
Topiramate may cause side effects such as:
- numbness, burning, or tingling in the hands or feet
- slowed reactions
- nervousness
- headache
- drowsiness
- weakness
- uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body
- uncontrollable eye movements
- weight loss
- constipation
- nausea
- stomach pain
- change in ability to taste food
- dry mouth
- nosebleed
- back, muscle, leg, or bone pain
- missed menstrual periods
- excessive menstrual bleeding
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your healthcare provider immediately:
- rash, skin blisters, or skin peeling
- blurred vision
- loss of vision
- double vision
- eye pain
- eye redness
- worsening of seizures
- feeling cold, chills, or low body temperature
- difficulty concentrating
- speech problems, especially difficulty thinking of specific words
- confusion
- memory problems
- coma (loss of consciousness for a period of time)
- loss of coordination
- pounding or irregular heartbeat
- chest pain
- shortness of breath or trouble breathing
- fast, shallow breathing
- inability to respond to things around you
- excessive tiredness
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- loss of appetite
- intense back or side pain
- bloody, cloudy, or foul-smelling urine
- constant need to urinate
- difficulty urinating or pain when urinating
- fever or other signs of infection
- unusual bleeding or bruising
Some important information needed regarding Topiramate:
- Topiramate tablets have a bitter taste so you should swallow them whole.
- If opened, sprinkle the entire contents onto a spoonful of soft foods,
- Swallow extended-release capsules (Trokendi XR brand only) whole; do not split, chew, or sprinkle on food.
- Nonprescription or herbal products may interact with Topiramate
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- You should know that topiramate can prevent you from sweating and make it harder for your body to cool down when it gets very hot
- Discuss alcohol use with your healthcare prescriber
Important Warning:
You should know that your mental health may change in unexpected ways and you may become suicidal.
Sources used and for complete information:
- MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, Topiramate, accessed March 16, 2026..
- National Library of Medicine, Topiramate, Fariba KA, Saadabadi A. Topiramate. [Updated 2024 Jun 8]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554530/, accessed March 16, 2026.
- Topamax, accessed March 16, 2026.
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- Realize cutting or altering a medication can change how the drug is released into your body
- Be Aware of misinformation regarding medication
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