I am (until this Friday) taking Topamax. My neurologist from the VA thinks it's not doing anything for me, which I tend to agree. Plus, I have to take the darn thing FIVE times a day! I only take 250mg total (5x50mg), but I take it in small doses. It was a pain to keep up with. I finally got in a routine to where I took one when I first got up. Then one with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Then one when I went to bed. It's even funner when you're out and about and have to remember to bring it with you to a restaurant or friends house (yes, I have a small container to carry them, but still...)
So I think it wasn't really helping me. I had been on it for 2+ years. The stress of having to remember to take it 5 times a day possibly caused a seizure or 2 :lol:
The biggest thing with the Topamax (for me) is that I had to drink A LOT of water/fluids. I think it also made my body cramp up some. I've been slowly weaning off of them and am down to one pill this week and my body seems to feel better. For me, it didn't do anything. I feel better AND I haven't had a seizure since I quit taking it (knock on wood). Like resaebiunne said, it was the possible cause of the kidney stone. Due to the fact that you have to drink a lot of fluids (as it instructs), no telling what strain it puts on your kidneys.