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Drug NameTopamax (Topiramate)
Drug UsesSeizures may be classified as either partial incase they involve only a tiny portion of the brain or generalized incase they involve more of the brain. Topamax is used in combination with other anti-seizure drugs among adults as well as children aged 2-16 years with partial seizures or generalized tonic-clonic seizures (in which there is prolonged contraction of the muscles of the body that causes rigidity as well as jerking motions). Topamax sprinkle capsules are approved for treatment without other drugs in patients 10 years of age as well as older. Topamax as well as is used in patients two years of age as well as older with seizures associated with the Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a very bad form of epilepsy which accounts for up to 10 percent of all cases of childhood epilepsy. Children with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome experience delays in their development as well as up to dozens of dissimilar, combined types of seizures a day. The most ordinary types of seizures in this syndrome are tonic (stiffening of the body, with the eyes rolling upwards, dilation of the pupils as well as shallow, irregular breathing), atonic (brief loss of muscle tone as well as consciousness, causing abrupt falls), myoclonic (sudden muscle jerks), as well as absence (staring spells).
How TakenMost commonly, topamax is started in abridged doses, 25 or 50 mg per day, as well as then increased slowly, under a doctor's orders, by 25 to 50 mg per week until an effective daily dose is reached. This unhurried approach to treatment reduces side effects. In children, the starting dose is up to 25 mg (1 to 3 mg/kg/day), used nightly for the earliest week. The dose is then increased at 1 or 2 week intervals by 1 to 3 mg/kg/day. Although the usual adult dose is 200 mg twice daily, some adult patients may begin to see a clinical response at 200 mg per day. Some patients need doses higher than 200 mg daily. In children, the usual dose is 2.5 to 4.5 mg/kg twice daily. Patients should maintain an adequate fluid intake in order to minimize the risk of kidney stones.
Drug Class as well as MechanismTopamax is an oral drug that is used to halt the seizures of epilepsy. (It is an anti-epileptic or anti-seizure drug). It is used primarily among patients who are not controlled by other anti-epileptic drugs. About 1 in 4 Americans diagnosed with epilepsy has seizures that resist treatment with other anti-epileptic drugs. Topamax as well as prevents migraine headaches. Seizures are due to the abnormal activity ("firing") of nerves in the brain, as well as the abnormal activity spreads to smaller or larger portions of the brain. Although topamax's exact mechanism of action is unknown, scientific studies suggest that it may alter neurotransmitters within the brain. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that nerves manufacture as well as take to communicate with other nearby nerves. By altering the production or action of the neurotransmitters, topamax may suppress the abnormal activity of the nerves in the brain that cause the seizures or may halt the abnormal activity from spreading to other nerves. Other studies suggest that topamax may suppress the nerves directly (i.e., not by altering neurotransmitters) as well as make them less likely to fire.
Missed DoseIncase you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule.
StorageTopamax tablets should be stored at room temperature, 59-86°F (15-30 ° C). Sprinkle capsules should be stored at or below 77 ° F (25 °C).
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