Posted by B Day on October 25, 2000, at 12:24:47
In reply to TOPAMAX, posted by LISABECK on October 22, 2000, at 21:10:47
Hey Lisa,
I found a few page links for you regarding Topamax that might help you learn a little more about and its properties, dosages, side effects, usage, etc. It seems that Topamax is another one of those anticonvulsant meds that has shown itself sometimes helpful in treating emotional disorders although I haven't read anywhere of it being used as the first choice for treating panic disorders. There does seem to be some such implementation though. Perhaps your doc has a good reason or maybe not. Myself, I know nothing about the drug or its administration.
The following page on Dr. Bob's site contains info on the pharmacological treatment of panic disorder it is aptly named "Pharmacological Treatment of Panic Disorder". The first half of the page is in Spanish. The English version is in the lower half of the page. I read nothing there regarding Topamax or Topiramate, but I may have missed something. It is still informative. Here is the url: http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/panic.html
Also on Dr. Bob's site there is a page under the RxQx section which discusses antidepressants that help generalized anxiety disorder. As with the aforementioned page, the title of this one is equally well matched to its content being named "Antidepressants that help generalized anxiety disorder"! The url is as follows: http://www.dr-bob.org/rxqx/antideps-gen-anxiety.html
Now here is a page on this site which discusses Topamax and does mention its use with Panic and various other anxiety disorders. This page is drably named "Topiramate", but its still pretty good. You can find it here: http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/Topiramate.html
There is also a good set of pages on Anxiety related treatments under the tips section of Dr. Bob's site.
1) Go to the tips page on this site: http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/
2) Check the Anxiety box under Problems in the form at the bottom of the page in the right frame.
3) Click on submit to submit the form. A list of links will appear in the left frame.Here are a few external links which are pretty good links for both panic disorders and Topamax:
This page is pretty comprehensive and straight from the Surgeon General's office regarding anxiety disorders: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter4/sec2_1.html
This site, Mental Health Net contains pages for various anxiety disorders (including a separate page for panic disorder) as well as some good links to other sites about PD, but no page on Topamax that I could find: http://www.mentalhealth.com
Mental Health Net also has a good set of links to sites where you can find much information about all sorts of medications used in psychopharmacological treatment. You can find it here: http://www.mentalhealth.com/fr13.html#Drug
There are many online resources you can find via Yahoo or one of the various search engines. Some may prove more useful even than the ones I've provided. I hope you find enough of the answers you need to help you sort your thoughts and feelings out about your treatment. Good luck!
B
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