Posted by Ludo on July 9, 2001, at 13:55:34
Hello,
I have just discovered today this message board which I found very interesting.
I searched informations about Topamax because I am taking it under the surveillance of my psychiatrist since mid-April of this year (almost three months) for weight loss reasons and am very happy with it. I have lost until now 16 kg (which I believe are 35.2 pounds).
So first of all I wanted to give this information to all the persons who are searching information on Topamax for weight loss. Although of course each person is different and that I am being careful with what I eat, I find it so much easier than before.
I upgraded the dose to a dose of 500mg a day which I take on evenings. At first it made me tired and I found it hard to wake up for wok in the morning, but I think it is getting better now.
The side effects which I have and which I read other people also have are feet strongly tingling. I had (at a lower dose) the tongue and lips which tingled when I would eat.
I would also like to say that I have been this last week ill. Doctors are not sure whether it is chicken pox (which I never had as a child) or something else. One doctor thinks it could be a reaction to the Topamax. I've been today to my psychiatrist who thinks it is not possible. What do you think. Has anybody ever experienced a reaction to Topamax that looks like chicken pox??? I really hope not because I'm so happy with the results of this medicine that I definitely would not want to give it up.
Thank you very much for your replies.
Ludo, from Europe.
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