Posted by SLS on March 19, 2006, at 9:40:27
In reply to TOPAMAX and Hypothermia, posted by SandyWeb on March 17, 2006, at 8:03:56
I know exactly what you are talking about. Depression leaves me feeling cold all of the time. I feel fine when I respond to an antidepressant.
There have been a few times when I have had this reaction to antidepressants when first starting them or upon a dosage increase. The tip of your nose gets particularly cold. My guess is that, for me, this is the result from a change in the way the brain is managing your autonomic nervous system. Too much sympathetic and/or too little parasympathetic. This tends to shunt blood away from the skin and force it into the muscles.
As for Topamax, I'm not sure what's going on. However, I doubt that you will have to discontinue it. If anything, Topamax is supposed to raise body temperature. As was suggested earlier, it might be a good idea to have your thyroid checked. Hopefully, this thing will resolve on its own given more time. 1.5 months is still pretty early on. Sometimes certain side effects from antidepressants disappear or mitigate after 3 or more months. When I first started taking Parnate, my hands, feet, and the tip of my nose were freezing cold. This side effect completely disappeared after a few months.
What other drugs are you taking?
My advice is to talk to your doctor and do some Googling.
- Scott
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