Posted by bruce_w6 on June 17, 2004, at 17:04:58
In reply to Re: Good Grief » bruce_w6, posted by headachequeen on June 17, 2004, at 13:07:12
Yes, the meds I am taking are definatly weight gainers. I was hoping that by 200 mg a day the weight loss would have kicked in.
> > I am up to 200 mg at 25 mg a week and still no signs of relief of weight loss yet from the Topomax. I went from 220 to 255 in 2 months with the med change just like everyone else. The 175 to 220 was from the previous med change. My god when will the Topomax kick in? Please respond. I am trying to keep my hopes up, the meds are keeping the depression at bay but I don't know for how long if there is no hope from the Topomax. You all know how I am feeling.
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> Are there other meds that are causing weight gain?
> I know that the antidepresants that I was on all were accompanied with the warnings that they would cause weight gain... and they did...
> oh how they did...
> hence the slow weight loss at the beginning...
> also I would be concerned about the fast increase timetable...
> my neurologist is adamant about the slower rate of increase...
> no faster than two week increments and he tells people not to increase at that rate if they feel they are not ready...
> that could be causing the problem...
> I also have to mention that I hit a plateau when there was no weight loss... then one day discovered that it had started again...
> at the moment I am at such a plateau again...
> and hope it will start again... would like to lose another ten pounds... no more I think...
> hang in there...
> check the other meds and see if they are still weight gainers...
> it may be that the topomax and they are fighting each other...
> could they be changed with others that do not cause gain???
> just a thought...
> kat
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