I have been taking it for let's see.... about 6 years now! I take it for Migraines and Mood Stability.
so I get a bonus out of it. LOL
Of course you get the "DopaMax" issues in the beginning, some cognitive dulling and memory issues, mostly short term and loss of a word here and there... Huh, what was I going to say????
It does go away. The weight loss is great. I think I lost 15 pounds, but it was in conjunction with having N, so I don't know if it was all of the Topamax?
But it does help balance my metabolism I think.
I was having a 15 day severe migraine and my Neurologist in Chicago knocked it out with many, many, many medications and then started me on Topamax. I will still get one once in awhile but I don't even take anything for them except an Ibuprofin and lay down for a bit. They honestly do not last more than a few hours at the most.
I am talking like one every couple months.
The Mood Stability is great as well.
The only drawback is if you like to drink it can make you deathly sick. You likely do not drink or drink very little... I am assuming. LOL
I will drink a glass of wine and that is about it. I love good wine so I will take about (seriously) 1-2 hours and sip a glass....
One other thing for me, when I was on too high of a dose it messed with my vision- I saw tracers and had blurry vision especially in the a.m. I can't remember what other medications I was on at the time, but it was the Topamax doing it.
I walked into a wall one morning when I had to get up too fast! LOL
Once I lowered the dose it was better. My vision is still a bit froggy in the a.m. but I think my other medications help mess it up as well. Good luck I hope it works!!!