I was topiramate for about 5 years for seizures. I lost so much weight that I was around 90lbs. Most of my hair fell out. I could barely function and spent days laying around drugged out of my mind. It took me 8 months of slowly cutting back to get off of it. It was an absolute nightmare. As a recovering alcoholic, I can assure everyone here that there are much much better and safer ways to get sober. You do not want to take this medication.