I took it for a few months a couple of years ago but don't remember how it worked for me then as that time is all foggy. I tried it again recently and only made it a week before the side effects bugged me so much I quit and swore off all meds. I'm considering Lamictal, but still going without meds for now.

The thing I liked about Topamax was that it helped keep me from getting too wired. I didn't like the brain fog, daytime sleepiness, and the really odd perception of time that I got from it (sometimes 5 minutes would seem like an hour, sometimes an hour would seem like 5 minutes - in a really bizarre way, not a lost track of time way). It was like watching the world from another planet. I'm told those side effects may go away after awhile, but I'm very impatient (especially when I'm manic

I hear lots of people really dig the weight loss part, too. I was worried about it, but didn't take it long enough to see if it was an issue for me.

Good luck.