migraine prevention
"I was put on topiramate for my chronic migraines. I have been taking it for 3.5 years and this was the third preventative medicine I tried. It works! I used to get at least 15 migraines in a month and now I don't even get 15 migraines a year. Some side effects that I have noticed are a  decreased appetite and it makes me forget words. When I started it I weighed 165 (which I gained 35 pounds from amitriptyline) and now I am down to 115. A lot of that weight was lost from healthy eating and exercising, but it curbs my appetite a lot and I don't feel the need to impulsively eat in between meals or snack. I also have noticed that it makes my brain foggy and it makes me forget words mid-sentence. Other than that, it saved my life!!"