Posted by alanna on September 4, 2001, at 8:45:24
Hi everyone, I'm new to this site and I am hoping someone can help me with this... I've been taking 60mgs of topimax for the past three months along with one celexa tablet each morning (20 mg I believe). My mood is good. I am loosing weight and am relatively happy with the drug - except I had the worst hangover ever this weekend and forgot the word for dryer (I keep loosing words?!) Anyway, my real concern is the medical info that came from my drugstore said topimax can affect the viability of the "pill". My doctor didn't tell me this and when asked he said it could leach estrogen and I should ask my family doctor to switch me to a higher estrogen pill.
I take the pill because I have Poly-cystic-overian-syndrome (PCOS) and am prone to ovarian cists and a variety of other problems. I have discovered I cannot tolerate the high dose pill either (and my family dr. doesn't think it is best for PCOS) So, what I want to know is if Topimax leaches estrogen when taken at a low level of 60mg/day.
Since none of my doctors seem to have any idea I was hoping someone might know. I don't want to get pregnant or grow additional cysts because of a mood stabalizer.
Thanks!
Alanna
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