I’ve been taking Topamax, 150mg - 200mg/daily, since 1999. It most certainly does not produce any effects that you’d enjoy. As someone mentioned, Topamax affects one’s word finding ability, which is tough for me, because I was always like my own thesaurus. It also can change the way things taste. And yes, it’s known as Dopamax cause you’ll feel not so smart when you take it.
I tried to get off Topamax in 2019 because I felt it was affecting my job performance. Within about 10 days, however, I was getting nearly daily migraines, which is the reason I was taking Topamax in the first place. I really don’t have a lot of hope of going off this drug unless something miraculous becomes available that can help so well with migraine prevention. I’ve tried a variety of meds, but nothing works as well as Topamax in this arena. I’m happy I’ve now dropped down to 150mg/daily from the 200mg/daily I was on for years. But it would be nice to be off this entirely.