I just started taking this at 12.5 mg and will go to 25 mg after four days. I have ocular migraines but no real headache just a visual migraine so we’re hoping this will help that. On the other side I was wondering if it might help anything with anxiety? I do not have bipolar or seizure stuff I just have migraine and I just wondered if it might help with anxiety because I do have a long history of anxiety. I was taking Paxil and getting relief but the side effects were just too much so I weaned off of that I’m currently taking diazepam as needed but I thought it would be nice if this medication help with some anxiety relief to.
Topiramate - Does topamax help anxiety?
Question posted by Jackbarks007 on 27 Jan 2022
Last updated on 27 January 2022 by masso
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masso
27 Jan 2022
"Topamax has both approved and off-label uses. In the United States, the drug is officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for:
Migraine prevention in adults and adolescents 12 and older
Partial-onset seizure treatment in adults and children two and older
Primary generalized tonic-clonic seizure treatment in adults and children two and older
Topamax can also be in combination with other drugs to treat partial-onset seizures, primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (a severe form of childhood epilepsy).
Among its off-label uses, Topamax is sometimes prescribed to treat:3
Alcohol dependency
Bipolar disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
Depression
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Tourette syndrome
Weight loss (specifically to control binge-eating and purging)"
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