Topamax is a prescription medication that is very well known. Topamax is an anticonvulsant drug that has been on the market for many years. Topamax treats many different conditions in both adults as well as children, as indicated. This old medication is used to treat epilepsy in children as well as adults. It was originally formulated as an anticonvulsant and is still used as such. Today the is also used to treat migraines and was approved for such use by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

Topamax is also commonly used now in the treatment of bipolar disorder, though it is usually paired with antidepressants. While it is often used to treat bipolar, studies have not proven that it is particularly useful in doing so, though many patients and doctors report being successful in treating the condition with the medication.

This medication is also used in an off label capacity for the treatment of alcoholism as well obesity. It is also used to reduce the incidence of binge eating in those that suffer from it. It is currently under clinical trials to determine if it is useful in treating posttraumatic stress disorder. Off label uses are many and include such uses include smoking cessation, obsessive compulsive disorder, cocaine dependence, essential tremors, bulimia nervosa, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, as well as neuropathic pain.

Topamax is a unique medication that has proven to be very effective in treating a wide number of conditions and will likely continue to expand in terms of its use as doctor’s experiment with its use. Generally it has been proven to be very safe to use and is prescribed by doctors in just about every field as symptoms and disease indicates is appropriate.