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Topiramate and Topamax
Identifier
005713
Type of Spiritual Experience
Number of hallucinations: 607
Background
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A description of the experience
from Wikipedia
Topiramate/Topa max . The exact mechanism of action is unknown, but four actions that may contribute to topiramate's antiepileptic efficacy include a blockage of voltage-dependent sodium channels, an augmentation of gamma-aminobutyrate acid activity at some subtypes of the GABA- A receptors, antagonism of AMPA/kainate subtype of the glutamate receptor, and inhibition of the carbonic anhydrase enzyme, particularly isozymes II and IV. It is abused for its GABA activity…..
On Mar, 26, 2015: 7,878 people reported to have side effects when taking Topiramate. Among them, 126 people (1.60%) have Death.
Time on Topiramate when people have Death :
| < 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
| Death | 55.56% | 33.33% | 0.00% | 11.11% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
On Mar, 12, 2015: 22,595 people reported to have side effects when taking Topamax. Among them, 219 people (0.97%) have Death.
Time on Topamax when people have Death :
| < 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
| Death | 26.67% | 40.00% | 0.00% | 26.67% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.67% |
On Jan, 28, 2017 15,925 people reported to have side effects when taking Topiramate. Among them, 119 people (0.75%) have Hallucination.
On Jan, 25, 2017 15,925 people reported to have side effects when taking Topiramate. Among them, 83 people (0.52%) have Hallucination, Auditory
On Feb, 01, 2017 15,925 people reported to have side effects when taking Topiramate. Among them, 2 people (0.01%) have Hallucination, Olfactory
On Feb, 01, 2017 15,925 people reported to have side effects when taking Topiramate. Among them, 4 people (0.03%) have Hallucination, Tactile
On Jan, 24, 2017 31,957 people reported to have side effects when taking Topamax. Among them, 269 people (0.84%) have Hallucination
On Dec, 31, 2016 31,957 people reported to have side effects when taking Topamax. Among them, 115 people (0.36%) have Hallucination, Auditory
On Jan, 13, 2017 31,957 people reported to have side effects when taking Topamax. Among them, 9 people (0.03%) have Hallucination, Olfactory
On Jan, 08, 2017 31,957 people reported to have side effects when taking Topamax.
Among them, 6 people (0.02%) have Hallucination, Tactile
Time on Topamax when people have Hallucination :
| < 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
| Hallucination | 42.86% | 46.43% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.14% | 3.57% | 0.00% |
Gender of people who have Hallucination when taking Topamax :
| Female | Male | |
| Hallucination | 80.15% | 19.85% |
Age of people who have Hallucination when taking Topamax :
| 0-1 | 2-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60+ | |
| Hallucination | 0.96% | 5.74% | 7.66% | 14.35% | 19.62% | 24.40% | 23.44% | 3.83% |
Severity of Hallucination when taking Topamax :
| least | moderate | severe | most severe | |
| Hallucination | 20.00% | 0.00% | 80.00% | 0.00% |