Medically reviewed by Kristie Reed, PharmD Topamax (topiramate) is an anti-seizure medication that may be prescribed to ...

the highest dosage studied for migraine prevention was 200 mg/day. For treating focal onset or generalized tonic-clonic seizures, your doctor may prescribe Topamax alone or with other medications ...

Topiramate, an antiepileptic drug with potential ... has proven efficacy and tolerability in migraine. In a prospective open-label study, Lampl and co-workers have shown this drug to have promise ...

Topiramate has recently received a formal indication for migraine prevention or treatment ... Only 2 patients interrupted the medication regimen. Weight loss occurred in 53% of the patients ...

and GABA is often promoted by these medications. Examples of antiepileptics commonly used in the preventive treatment of migraine include topiramate (Topamax) and divalproex sodium (Depakote).

There are five drugs available in the USA with class-1 studies for PAM – propranolol, amitriptyline, topiramate ... prophylaxis in adults with chronic migraine and has approximately the same ...