Topiramate
Active Ingredients
- Topiramate
Manufacturers
- Accord Healthcare Inc
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Upsher Smith Laboratories Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Topamax.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Topiramate Side Effects
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Overall Alarm |
Reports | % of Reports |
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Alarm |
* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Topiramate
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Mental impairment, Migraine, Adverse drug reaction, Fear
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 5, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: took it one time. didn't taper it up from a low starting dose. scary drug. I absolutely encourage you to do the research on the permanent mental impairment that this drug has done to...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pruritus
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 31, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... 4 months, I am experiencing severe itching on my scalp and neck. I have now stopped taking Topamax after 7 months and it has been almost two weeks and the itchy scalp and neck continue. Doe...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 29, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: I started taking Topamax in Nov 2014 for Migraines.. Started out with 25mg then tapered up to now 100mg. At first I have the rapid heart beats but that went away. Then about ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 26, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Tired, pop made a weird fiz on my tongue,didn't quite taste the same. But I'm gonna continue taking it. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Dehydration, Hot flush
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 21, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: This drug ruined my running career. I have been on it for over 300 days for sever headaches and just went off of it due to overheating, dehydration, and lack of energy. This drug will...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abdominal discomfort, Loss of consciousness, Hypoaesthesia, Nephrolithiasis, Apathy, Confusional state, Disturbance in attention, Irritability, Paraesthesia, Pollakiuria, Withdrawal syndrome, Haemorrhage, Decreased appetite
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 19, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... to pass out also lasted about a week, however that happened in higher stress situations and I simply stopped going to work to avoid that from happening. I have had stomach pains randomly a couple of d...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hypoaesthesia, Erectile dysfunction, Memory impairment, Anxiety, Thirst, Drug ineffective, Pain in extremity, Paraesthesia, Thought blocking, Vision blurred, Musculoskeletal discomfort, Decreased appetite
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 18, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... feel safe to drive, anxious, did not help headaches, had to take Tylenol to help, crawly skin, muscle aches, impotence, painful hands and feet in the hips ringing tingling and numbness in the limbs an...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Tinnitus, Paraesthesia, Decreased appetite
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 6, 2015 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Chest pain, Nightmare, Anxiety, Adverse event, Insomnia, Irritability, Paraesthesia, Decreased appetite, Fear
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 2, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Tingling of mouth, face, legs, arms and hands, catatonic, prickly skin, nightmares, severe anxiety and irritability, chest pain, complete loss of appetite, metallic taste in mouth, feel...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Chest pain, Headache, Fatigue, Dizziness, Amnesia, Confusional state, Dehydration, Dyspnoea, Insomnia, Irritability, Respiration abnormal, Somnolence, Vision blurred, Appetite disorder
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 30, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Fatigue,shortness of breath, memory loss, headache, dehydration, insomnia, confusion, irritable, blurred vision, chest pains. I was prescribed 100mg starting at 25mg increasin...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Topiramate
Angle Closure Glaucoma
“causes glaucoma, packaging inserts very misleading, Negative side effests happen quickly
None
Caused me to lose my vision
I have tried several medications over the past twent...”
Source: Topamax-review-9de6
View full report on Topiramate related angle closure glaucoma
Did the author experience angle closure glaucoma while taking topamax?
What is this?Vision Blurred
“... seems to be the best by far. I use the single use nnose spray but it was suggested to me by my doctor to try Topomax. I was on the lowest possible dose for 2 weeks and lost my vision suddenly. The ...”
Source: Topamax-review-9de6
View full report on Topiramate related vision blurred
Did the author experience vision blurred while taking topamax?
What is this?Glaucoma
“causes glaucoma , packaging inserts very misleading, Negative side effests happen quickly
None
Caused me to lose my vision
I have tried several medications over the past twent...”
Source: Topamax-review-9de6
View full report on Topiramate related glaucoma
Did the author experience glaucoma while taking topamax?
What is this?