Will cognition return after discontinuing the topamax?

I was on Topamax for several years before being taken off of it. I was losing track of conversations in the middle of it, sometimes in the middle of a sentence. I could be talking to someone and then look at them and ask what we were talking about. It got bad enough to scare me into going to my PCP. They took me off the topiramate completely. It's been over 5 years since I last took a dose, and I still struggle with my memory and cognition sometimes. All the research says that most people lose the side effects once they no longer use this medication, but I seem to be that small percentage that stays affected. I struggle for words regularly, usually for a very simple word, which continually frustrates me as I have a more extensive vocabulary than many of my peers and coworkers.

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Hello I believe I can help.
I took topamax as well for horrible chronic migraines.

My research immediately started saying it’s nick name “dopamax” due to its earned reputation for effecting word recall, memory recall, and lack of coordination.

One such review really stuck with me and was of a med school student being forced to stop taking her topamax or fail her courses.

She stopped and suffered through school and became a doctor; after which she began taking her topamax again.

I had just started taking it and also started commercial long haul trucking school. The medication Was working fantastic for me but the bitter truth was realized.

I literally developed a stutter because I wouldn’t be able to remember the next word in my sentence and normally I am really well spoken. Couldn’t remember anything that was taught to me and when it came to doing 2 things at once I would simply freeze and draw a blank.

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