Dear flieas,

Yes, topamax, an antiseizure medication, can have suicidal thoughts as a potential side effect. In fact, in this January the FDA came out with an alert concerning this. Here is the information: Risk of Suicidal Thoughts Linked to Anticonvulsant Medications.

Please contact your doctor in the morning to discuss a possible taper schedule. Topamax needs to be tapered down slowly, not stopped abruptly.

Will you please keep me posted on  how you are doing? 

Please tell your doctor.  I'm not an expert but the worst side effects I've ever experienced from any medication I experienced while taking Topamax.  It would not surprise me at all if Topamax were the reason behind these symptoms.

I know exactly how you feel. When I was up to 100mg of Topamax my anxiety was so bad I was ready to find the nearest bridge and jump. I was so depressed I just wanted to cry all day. I was throwing up everything I was even considering eating. My head was killing me. The pharmacist told me it would take up to 3 weeks to adjust to the new dose. I couldn't take it that long. I went back to 50 mg and I seem to be fine on that. The anxiety and depression are gone and I've stopped throwing up so much. I haven't gotten the wonderful weight loss everyone else seems to get but my headaches aren't daily as they once were. I can't spell to save my life and I get the pins and needles a lot but it's worth not having the daily migraines. I hope your doctor can find the right dose for you. Good luck in your treatment.