Posted by Cari A, Jansen on June 15, 2001, at 11:13:28
In reply to Topamax, Midrin, Migranes, posted by Jae S on April 24, 2001, at 9:26:03
I have been having migrane headaches for about ten years and my doctor first started me on Amitryptiline and that is the one that causes wieght gain. I was then sent to a neurologist and he switched me to Topomax and the only problem I see is that I am loosing more wieght then I can by clothes to keep up with. this medicine works great and has not caused any stomach pains and has actually helped me loose all of the weight i gained while on the amitriptyline as well as some extra wieght. I have gone from a size 16 to a size 9 since I have been taking topomax.
> I tend to suffer Migrane headaches as well as one of my co-workers. We often talk about different ways of treating and preventing this horrid condition. He came into work with a short write up on Topamax last night and asked me to look into it a bit. Here I am now reading over your responces to Topamax. From what it looks like to me it has very different effects between genders. Wieght gain seems to be spoken of quite a bit here. I also noticed stomache pain as well. Would you say it works well enough for Migranes, to risk the stomache pains and wieght gain? As far far as Midrin goes, for me it worked very well however it will put me right to sleep and very quickly, which is fine when I can sleep though. thanx
poster:Cari A, Jansen
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