Posted by anniebananie on January 20, 2002, at 3:11:07
In reply to re: topamax for seizures and weight loss too, posted by ksmjc on January 20, 2002, at 0:23:09
Topamax made me stupid in a different way than tegretol did. On tegretal I couln't do simple arithmetic while on topamax I couldn't find even simple words sometimes. During the almost two years I was on it I did lose all the weight I'd gained from tegretol, depakote & neurontin. I've been gaining again since starting lamictal & may soon be taking a small dose of topamax to help with my weight. You might want to look into doing that rather than completely switching to topamax.
Annie
> I have epilepsy, started with little seizures in
> about 1991. I didn't know what they were, thought I
> little crazy, then in 1999, I started with the grand
> mals. I have been on dilantin (I spit on people
> when I talked) Tegretol (made me stupid), neurontin
> (put on 50 pounds) and now lamictal, which makes
> my brain go really fast, kinda fun though. I just
> saw something on 48 hours about topamax being for
> seizures, and it also helps you lose weight. Wow,
> two for the price of one. I am a little worried
> about all the listed side effects though. Any
> thoughts on this??? email me and let me know,
> kellyc98@yahoo.com....thanks Kelly
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