A member asked:

Can topamax (topiramate) give you cold sores if you have a history of them? started at 25mg, then 50, 75. 2 cold sores on lips this morning, havent had 1 in years

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Dr. James Rotchford answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

I doubt it: What prompts a cold sore flare up is often difficult to tease out. In western medicine we often relate it to a response to some stress. In Chinese medicine it can be damp heat building up in one's body. Rather than the topiramate per se I suspect the condition that led you to be prescribed the topiramate is the more likely suspect.

Answered 6/11/2015

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