Posted by Momof4 on July 10, 2004, at 9:47:31
In reply to weight gain on topamax, posted by hoax on June 18, 2004, at 14:50:35
First time to post a message on the board and I noticed that the last message was a few weeks ago. I hope you guys are still around. I started taking Topamax back in Feb. 25mg qhs. for about a month then increased to 50mg, still quite small of a dose. Just recently, last week increased to 100mg at bedtime. My p-doctor has prescribed it for multiple reasons. No sure Dx of Bipolar, but mood swings, depression, nocturnol binge eating, panic, anxiety and 35lbs overweight that I blame the fluctuating doses of Celexa for (well not completely I guess but it sounds good). I have experienced my fair share of crud in my lifetime and yet I am only 35 yrs old. For the first time in a long long time I am feeling alright. Motivated, not finding myself in such a dark cave anymore. Is it the Topamax regime I ask myself, I don't know. Short of the side effects that are driving me nuts sometimes I am a little apprehensive to discontinue the medicine in fear that it is the Topamax that has helped me out. Yes, I feel that dreaded tingling in my extremities and on occassions in my face. I experience a word fumble from time to time, wich I can make excuses for. The thirst factor is hard to tell due to the fact that I drink water all the time, always have and always will. I am a diabetic who has always relied on medication but since the Topamax, have been able to discontinue the diabetic medicine all together and my HA1C was at an unbelievable low. I guess what I am trying to say is that with any medication you take the good with the bad, and as with any medicine what may be good for me may not be good for another. So far so good, and I would be lying through my teeth if I told you that I am not looking forward to dropping weight on this medicine either. On top of the benefits it is providing me, more than anything right now I want to loose weight. I believe now that I have the ability and the motivation to get up and go, it will make it much easier, not to mention that things really taste different now anyway. Has anyone experienced weight loss on 100mg dosage? Enough babbling for now. I am glad to have come across this board and will be even more glad to see that people are still around. :-)
Wishing you all the best
poster:Momof4
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