Posted by carole8812 on April 30, 2004, at 14:48:11
In reply to Just prescribed topomax, posted by shadows721 on April 28, 2004, at 20:28:20
I read so much awful stuff about Topamax I was really reluctant to try it, but I was having so many headaches and the Maxalt was effective but expensive, and one tends to rebound from it. The first few days I felt a little sick to my stomach and had some heartburn but I have nothing but good things to say about it since. I didn't know it was also used as a mood stabilizer as well as an anticonvulsant, and I've been feeling really active and great, cleaning out closets, shopping, writing letters, doing things I've been putting off for years--not at all manic, just active and involved. I'm also menopausal and the sweats have stopped. My headaches are gone which is unbelieveable to me after thirty-three years--I just found out last year I had migraines--I thought I was a whiny-baby-headache-girl because I never took to my bed and hardly ever got sick to my stomach--but the BEST news is that in five weeks my appetite has returned to normal after ten years of SSRI induced overeating during which I've gone from120 to 180--and I've lost 9 pounds with no effort whatsoever--in fact, last night I asked my husband to bring me home something decadant because I think I'm losing weight too fast! I ramped up to 100 mg over a month. Good luck to you with your tremor.
poster:carole8812
thread:341107
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040429/msgs/341874.html