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26 patient evaluations for Topiramate with a side effects rating of Mild

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Oct 5, 2011 (Started Sep 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (memory problems, brain fog, word fishing)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: word fishing, memory problems, brain fog, brain fog

Oct 4, 2011 (Started Sep 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (memory problems, brain fog, word fishing)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: word fishing, memory problems, brain fog, brain fog

May 18, 2011 (Started Sep 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (memory problems, brain fog, word fishing)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: word fishing, memory problems, brain fog, brain fog

Mar 10, 2009 (Started Sep 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (memory problems, brain fog, word fishing)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: word fishing, memory problems, brain fog, brain fog

Mar 1, 2009 (Started Sep 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (memory problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: word fishing, memory problems, brain fog, brain fog
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 15, 2011 (Started Sep 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for trigeminal neuralgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 16, 2011 (Started Jun 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (numbness in hands, night cramps in legs and feet, trouble spelling, feeling of heart pounding, suicidal thoughts or urges)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: trouble spelling, suicidal thoughts or urges, numbness in hands, feeling of heart pounding, night cramps in legs and feet

Jan 10, 2011 (Started Jun 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (numbness in hands, night cramps in legs and feet, trouble spelling, feeling of heart pounding, suicidal thoughts or urges)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Side effects: trouble spelling, suicidal thoughts or urges, numbness in hands, feeling of heart pounding, night cramps in legs and feet

Jun 24, 2010 (Started Jun 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (numbness in hands, night cramps in legs and feet, trouble spelling, feeling of heart pounding, suicidal thoughts or urges)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Side effects: trouble spelling, suicidal thoughts or urges, numbness in hands, feeling of heart pounding, night cramps in legs and feet

Jun 22, 2010 (Started Jun 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (numbness in hands, night cramps in legs and feet, trouble spelling, feeling of heart pounding, suicidal thoughts or urges)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Side effects: trouble spelling, suicidal thoughts or urges, numbness in hands, feeling of heart pounding, night cramps in legs and feet
  • 1 helpful mark

Mar 18, 2011 (Started Jan 01, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (fatigue, weight loss)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight loss, fatigue

Jan 1, 2008 (Started Jan 01, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Mild (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: weight loss, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 11, 2011 (Started Sep 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Mild (brain fog, dry eyes, hair loss, dry mouth, abdominal pain, increased energy, feeling of insides shaking, metallic taste in mouth, neck and shoulder ache, jerky movements)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: neck and shoulder ache, jerky movements, brain fog, dry eyes, increased energy, feeling of insides shaking, hair loss, metallic taste in mouth, dry mouth, abdominal pain

Nov 25, 2010 (Started Sep 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (brain fog, dry eyes, hair loss, dry mouth, abdominal pain, increased energy, feeling of insides shaking, metallic taste in mouth, neck and shoulder ache, jerky movements)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: neck and shoulder ache, jerky movements, brain fog, dry eyes, increased energy, feeling of insides shaking, hair loss, metallic taste in mouth, dry mouth, abdominal pain

Oct 6, 2010 (Started Sep 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (brain fog, dry eyes, dry mouth, abdominal pain, increased energy, feeling of insides shaking, metallic taste in mouth, neck and shoulder ache, jerky movements)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: neck and shoulder ache, jerky movements, brain fog, dry eyes, increased energy, feeling of insides shaking, hair loss, metallic taste in mouth, dry mouth, abdominal pain

Sep 13, 2010 (Started Sep 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Mild (dry eyes, dry mouth, increased energy, neck and shoulder ache, jerky movements)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: neck and shoulder ache, jerky movements, brain fog, dry eyes, increased energy, feeling of insides shaking, hair loss, metallic taste in mouth, dry mouth, abdominal pain

Aug 30, 2010 (Started Sep 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (dry eyes, dry mouth, neck and shoulder ache)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: neck and shoulder ache, jerky movements, brain fog, dry eyes, increased energy, feeling of insides shaking, hair loss, metallic taste in mouth, dry mouth, abdominal pain

Aug 20, 2010 (Started Sep 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: neck and shoulder ache, jerky movements, brain fog, dry eyes, increased energy, feeling of insides shaking, hair loss, metallic taste in mouth, dry mouth, abdominal pain
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 5, 2011 (Started Dec 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for headaches)
  • Side effects
    Mild (weight loss)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight loss
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 12, 2011 (Started Dec 15, 1999)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (weight loss)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: weight loss
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 30, 2010 (Started Sep 03, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for neuropathic pain- waist down and hands)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 13, 2010 (Started Sep 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for migraine headaches)
  • Side effects
    Mild (hands tingling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Side effects: hands tingling
  • 0 helpful marks

May 24, 2010 (Started Dec 14, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (slurred speech, burning sensation, numbness and tingling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Side effects: numbness and tingling, slurred speech, burning sensation
  • 0 helpful marks
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