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topamax

Wed, 02/22/2006 - 14:46
Hi all I was wondering if anyone knew the half life of topamax. I have just had an increase and I am not sure weather to take the extra dose in the morning or the evening. Majority of my seizures are during the day so should I take it in the morning? any help would be great thanks

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Re: topamax

Submitted by pongosmommy on Wed, 2006-02-22 - 16:12
Hi Honeybear, According to the information I looked up...the half life of Topamax is approxamately 21 hours. Here is the link to what I found on the main pages. http://www.epilepsy.com/medications/p_topamax_pharma.html I hope it helps. Dayna

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