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The latest migraine Topamax study was published in Pediatrics this month. It was a study of migraine patients age 12-17. The children and teen crowd have had far fewer migraine studies done. Last year we talked about Topamax for children; this study focused on the older subset – adolescents. Here’s what they found: As you [...]
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Topamax – things "tasting funny"a common side effect for migraineurs Topamax (topiramate) has been a help to many patients with migraine and epilepsy. Unfortunately, many migraine patients also experience Topamax side effects, and these side effects make them more likely to stop topiramate treatment. Researchers at the University of California in the United States and [...]
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A new study suggests that people taking Topamax (topiramate) for migraine may have increased levels of uric acid. What does that mean? What’s Uric Acid? Let’s back up a bit. It’s actually normal to have uric acid in your body. It’s simply a waste product that comes from food, that usually dissolves in your blood [...]
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After all the discussion here about the side effects of Topamax, it was interesting to read the research about Topamax for children that was published last month. In reality, there hasn’t been a lot of testing when it comes to topiramate for children. However, the researchers in Italy pulled the research together that has been [...]
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A team of researchers led by Dr. Francesca Coppola from the University of Perugia (Universiti degli Studi di Perugia), Italy, recently investigated some side effects of the drug topiramate, sold as Topamax. Specifically, they were looking at patients taking the drug for migraine, as compared to patients taking other medications. They wanted to see if [...]
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