Posted by monkeypants on January 18, 2005, at 15:31:16
In reply to Re: Lamictal weight gain? » monkeypants, posted by rainy on January 17, 2005, at 19:47:28
> Gaaaaa! About the weight gain!! How awful to have chainged eating habits and begun to exercise and still be gaining. It reminds me of my SSRI days and the doctor saying well I don't see any weight gain this is all your imagination while I packed on 50 pounds. Are you taking anything else besides the Topamax? Why don't you go to Remedy Find and check the side effects of Topamax yourself--sometimes weight gain is tucked away in there under "rare." Just because it's rare or infrequent doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
> rainy
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Thanks for your response, Rainy. I'm not taking Topamax; my weight gain issues are in reference to Lamictal, which I began taking 2 months ago instead of Topamax. I did check RemedyFind.com, and found no instances of weight gain in the listed side effects, or in the posts. Besides the Lamictal, I am also taking 300 mg Wellbutrin daily, but have taken it for about 10 years without any change in my weight. Like I mentioned, since starting Lamictal 2 months ago, I've gained 20 pounds, which is the only negative effect so far--but it's a very negative one!
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