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Topamax and Acne

Thu, 01/05/2006 - 08:40
Has anyone experienced severe acne breakouts related to Topamax? Right now I have a huge zit (like 3 or 4 zits in one) on my chin. I was reading up and noticed that a side effect of the medication can be acne like this. What can be done about it? Also, I haven't had seziures since I was 5. Well, I real seziure well I fell out and immobile for 2 minutes. Reading up on the website I come to realize that I still have small ones were I remain conscious (smells, hearings things, not being able to get words out or remember words, etc). I tried to go off of the mediciation about 2 years ago but when I was tested I had to much brain activity. My nuero stated that I was still in the grand mal stage. Any suggestions?

Comments

Re: Topamax and Acne

Submitted by honeybear on Sat, 2006-01-07 - 16:12
Hi I am on topiramate as well as Lamictal. Before I started on anti-epileptic medication I never had any problems with my skin. Then after about a month of taking the tables my left cheek got a rash on it which then went into spots. My gp said it was acne and prescribed a long term antibiotic. These have got rid of the spots but I still have a bit of a rash. I did read somwhere there acne can be quite a common side effect to anti-epileptic mediaction. Not to sure how true this is though. take care Honeybear

Re: Topamax and Acne

Submitted by babygirl5958 on Tue, 2010-03-09 - 12:45
I know that your post was made years ago, but I just wanted to ask you if you ever got the acne sorted out? They tried to give me antibiotics for bacterial infections to clear up my skin while I was on topamax, but nothing ever helped. It just kept breaking out and the doctor didn't understand why there was no improvement. The problem is that I am allergic to a lot of medications and in the end, I am out of options. I was sent to a dermatologist who is basically at a loss because he kept prescribing things for me that I was allergic to. Thank goodness I caught it before I ever put the pills in my mouth, but the downside to that was that I was wasting trips to his office and money on the medication. They were telling me that the only option for me was accutane or that there was nothing else they could do for me. I said NO to the accutane and have not been back ever since. I stopped taking topamax a week ago and have been trying to find other ways to help clear up the acne. I hope that I will not have this forever even after being off the medication!

Re: Topamax and Acne

Submitted by Jodie Powell on Sun, 2010-05-16 - 23:11

I feel your pain...I have been on topamax for about 4-5 years I lose track, and I would get horrible cystic acne around my chin and forehead.  I went to the dermo and she prescribed me this foam cream called clarifoam and this other cream called finacea which is basically azelaic acid Gel at a 15% concentration.  This did help but it was very expensive and it didn't really work all that well.  What really helped was just plain old sulfur soap that I used on my face twice a day morning and night, just lather it up and let it sit on your face while brushing your teeth or something and then rinse, keep in mind that you have to be consistent to see results...

 The sulfur soap I use, it has been a lifesaver, is DermaKlear-Akne-Treatment-Soap-with-Sulfur, http://www.vitacost.com/Enzymatic-Therapy-DermaKlear-Akne-Treatment-Soap-with-Sulfur

 

I feel your pain...I have been on topamax for about 4-5 years I lose track, and I would get horrible cystic acne around my chin and forehead.  I went to the dermo and she prescribed me this foam cream called clarifoam and this other cream called finacea which is basically azelaic acid Gel at a 15% concentration.  This did help but it was very expensive and it didn't really work all that well.  What really helped was just plain old sulfur soap that I used on my face twice a day morning and night, just lather it up and let it sit on your face while brushing your teeth or something and then rinse, keep in mind that you have to be consistent to see results...

 The sulfur soap I use, it has been a lifesaver, is DermaKlear-Akne-Treatment-Soap-with-Sulfur, http://www.vitacost.com/Enzymatic-Therapy-DermaKlear-Akne-Treatment-Soap-with-Sulfur

 

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