"i was diagnosed bipolar 2 about 3 years ago.  i am a 36 yr old female. i was originally given topamax 50mgs at night with seroquel 50mgs, as well as a variety of antidepressants and klonopin for anxiety.  that worked great for awhile until it didn&#039;t and i weened myself off everything. don&#039;t do that!! 
i had a horrible hypomanic episode followed by a 4 month depressive crash.  i&#039;m now on latuda, celexa, klonopin, and my good buddy topamax.
i have had no serious side effects from topamax.  a little hair loss (more like extra hair in the brush) but it&#039;s only noticeable to me.  not bad.  no word loss, no memory problems.  i&#039;m in grad school with a near 4.0 gpa.  it helps me maintain my weight so the other meds don&#039;t affect me."