Posted by Vincent_QC on March 26, 2009, at 6:34:11
In reply to Re: What Topamax dose for weight loss?Dee, posted by Enigma on March 23, 2009, at 7:33:21
> > > JH,
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> > > A second to all the side effects you mentioned. Maybe the food tasting like crap is why people lose weight. It made soda, orange juice, and other beverages really taste awful. The only thing was that it didn't help me to lose weight.
> > > I stopped taking it because of the word problems.
> > >
> > > --Dee
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> > Isn't that the strangest side effect, not being able to string two words together? You could be a Harvard graduate and suddenly you turn into a 10 year old. And a dumb 10 year old at that. Between that and the disgusting tasting beverages I think Topomax qualifies as the weirdest drug on the market. It's a weight-loss a'go-go though for most. A day in the life of a Topomax user....
> >
> > Me: "hi hon, your going to McDonalds? Get me...umm..what the hell is that called...get me some meat on a bun with cheese, 'K?"
> >
> > Hubby: "Ummm are we talking cheeseburger?"
> >
> > "YES!! That's what it is called, and get me some pissing tasting cola drink." "Ah hell forget the whole thing I'm not hungry anyway."
> >
> > LOL, weird weird drug.
> >
> > JH
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> LOL, great post!!
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> I'm on the topamax now.. Started right at 200mg, haven't lost a pound, but when I was on it before, the weight FLEW off... I think I got it wrong this time around and I was at 300-400 last time. Time for a record check.
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> Funny thing, BEFORE I was taking this med, I suffered from not being able to remember the names of common household objects and never really knew what caused it, but, I could remember a face I had seen for a split second, once, drunk, blindfolded, back 20 years earlier. Go figure. I often swap my kids names around.. my father did the exact same thing. Genetics? Stupidity? I did just turn 40?...Hmmm..
>The taste...yeah...strange side-effect for sure...probably why a lot of people loose weight on it!!!
For the numb-dumb feeling and the search words...that's relative to the dosage you take... I never got more than 150mg... but I know that taking ALONE, without any others meds who act on the Gaba...it's not so bad...it can decrease a little bit the cognitives abilities...at 300mg I don't know if it worse or not...probably...not sure...
I loose weight before on the Topamax when I augment my dosage at 100mg/day...
I start the Topamax, 1 week ago, for a second try, almost 5 years later...The first time I was not on benzos drugs or addicted to them but I remember that my Doctor had to have me a complete check up because I had stranges sensations, pins and needles, cold hands and feets, but also increase anxiety reaction in social events or things that get me upset...fight or flight effect...anyway really strange...
I start last week again at 25mg day one and jump already on the 50mg boat the day after. What I Can say, I probably do a mistake by asking this med again. I can already told you that my cognitives abilities decrease, I search my words, have a lot of difficulty writing, my hands shake, I look like an old man of 80 yo who take too much meds at the same time....my anxiety level is worse than ever...And adding the Valium to it, because 5 years later i'm addicted to the Valium, it's making me more tired and more confusing...
For the weight loose, 50mg is too low, so I drop out today the "doopamax"...I don't think I need to concentrate on loosing some pounds for now, I need focusing on reducing my anxiety level, general and social anxiety...that's the mean goal to achieve...
I have a lot of others way to loose weight than use a pill that will make me feel numb and think like i'm a child of 10yo...I'm already a lot affected by the Valium, who by itself, decrease a lot my cognitives abilities, I don't need another one on the top of it...
Again, that's my fault, I ask the PDoc to have it for a second ride... I don't know why I don't ask for something else, something I never try like Sabatril (Vigabatrin)...or valporic acid...still don't know if it's good for anxiety or not???
Anyone have a suggestion about the Sabril, Lamictal or te valporic acid??? (Not the Neurotin or Lyrica, I give enought on them...)
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