Topamax May Increase Birth Defects
Taking the drug topiramate (topamax) alone orwith other epilepsy drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects, according to a recent study Research has shown that many epilepsy drugs increase the risk of birth defects, but little research has been done on topiramate. Studies have shown that topiramate increases the risk of birth defects in animals. A looked at178 babies born of which 16 had major birth defects. Three of these were in infants whose mothers were taking only topiramate, and 13 were in those whose mothers were taking topiramate and other epilepsy drugs. “.. results should also get the attention of women with migraine and their doctors, since topiramate is also used for preventing migraine, which is an even more common condition that also occurs frequently in women of childbearing age,” says John Craig, MRCP, of the … Read more