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Hi there, i experience visual trailing/palinopsia and mild pain in my eyes. i was prescribed topiramate for weight loss and as a supplementary mood stabiliser, but was told that there are many side effects that come from using it. is this normal?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Side effects: Per Drugs.Com - Topirimate can cause ocular side effects: "Common (1% to 10%): Vision blurred, diplopia, visual disturbance ** Uncommon (0.1% to 1%): Visual acuity reduced, scotoma, myopia, abnormal sensation in eye, dry eye, photophobia, blepharospasm, lacrimation increased, photopsia, mydriasis, presbyopia"

Answered 8/5/2020

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A member asked:

Hi there, i experience visual trailing/palinopsia and mild pain in my eyes. i was prescribed topiramate for weight loss and as a supplementary mood stabiliser, but was told that there are many side effects that come from using it. is this normal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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