A recent study in Headache, the journal of the American Headache Society, demonstrated once again that Topamax (topiramate) can help some migraineurs. Dr Merle Diamond and her team wanted to know if there was a real improvement in quality of life for patients on the drug.
The quality of life study was a success, as you can tell by its title Topiramate improves health-related quality of life when used to prevent migraine. It was published last month, and the conclusion was that quality of life does improve. The dosage recommended is 100mg in two daily doses.
Topamax got another boost at the 12th Congress of the International Headache Society. The recent study was all about chronic tension headache. Patients in the trial found that they had about half the headaches they used to have. It does need to be tried for at least 3 months to be effective, however. Some of topiramate’s side effects also take a few weeks to diminish.
Topamax is a powerful drug, so it’s not the first thing to try. But for some patients, it seems to be the answer. Read more about Topamax here, or check out the information at drugstore.com.
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