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What is insomnia? How do you know if you have a sleep disorder? Here you’ll find information on the risks of developing a sleep disorder in adults and children and what you can do to prevent them.
What Are Sleep Disorders?
Get sleep facts and learn how lack of sleep affects you.
Get the big picture of sleep problems across the U.S.
What’s too much sleep? Can you make up for lack of sleep?
Good sleep is a must for good health. Find out why.
Test your knowledge of sleep facts and sleep fiction.
Learn about the most common sleep disorders and their causes.
Here are the sleep requirements for babies, kids, and teens.
Spot six sleep positions and their personality clues.
Are You at Risk?
Sleep deprivation can cramp your career. Take control.
Rate the quality of your sleep.
Discover five fixes for sleep problems during pregnancy.
Insomnia often has its roots in psychiatric problems.
Sleep patterns often change with age; learn why.
Chronic pain and chronic insomnia often go together. Find solutions.
Menopause often hampers sleep, but these nine tips may offer relief.
Explore behavioral treatments and medicines for insomnia caused by illness.
Check your risk factors for restless legs syndrome.
Prevention
Use these 11 tips for good sleep hygiene.
Learn to curb jet lag on your travels.
Get sleep advice for out-of-town business trips.
Learn two strategies to tame anxiety-related nightmares.
Use these three steps to help your child get through night terrors.
Learn 11 ways to stop bedwetting from harming kids’ self-esteem.
TOPAMAX is approved for migraine prevention in adults only.
TOPAMAX is not used to stop a migraine after it starts.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Serious risks associated with TOPAMAX include lowered bicarbonate levels in the blood resulting in an increase in the acidity of the blood (metabolic acidosis). Symptoms could include hyperventilation (rapid, deep breathing), tiredness, loss of appetite, irregular heartbeat or changes in the level of alertness. Call your doctor immediately if you get these symptoms. Your doctor may want to do simple blood tests. Chronic, untreated metabolic acidosis may increase the risk for kidney stones or bone disease.
Other serious risks include decreased sweating, increased body temperature, kidney stones, sleepiness, dizziness, confusion, difficulty concentrating, and increased eye pressure (glaucoma). Call your doctor immediately if you have any decrease in vision or eye pain. These problems can lead to blindness if not treated right away.
More common side effects are tingling in arms and legs, loss of appetite, tiredness, nausea, diarrhea, taste change and weight loss.
Tell your doctor about other medications you take. Please see full U.S. Prescribing Information.
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