It’s Official: Topamax doesn’t work for Bipolar Disorder Carlat Reports

It’s Official: Topamax doesn’t work for Bipolar Disorder

The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Volume 5, Number 1, January 2007
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/tcprv5n1/

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, January 2007, Antidepressant Round-up 2007

Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information

Topics: Bipolar Disorder

David Fassler, MD

It’s been a bad, bad year for Topamax (topiramate). First, the results of four controlled trials of Topamax as monotherapy for mania showed that it outperforms placebo in only two ways: more paresthesia and more weight loss (Kushner et al, Bipolar Disorders 2006;8:15-27).

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David Fassler, MD

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry University of Vermont College of Medicine

Dr. Fassler discloses that he has no relationships with commercial entities related to the content of this educational activity.