Posted by bulldog2 on September 28, 2010, at 16:34:00
In reply to Re: Topamax As An Adjunct To An AD, posted by Enigma on September 28, 2010, at 16:11:19
> > It seems that posts on topamax come and go. One of the few meds that does not cause weight gain. Apparently there is finally a study that shows it has properties as an add on to a bipolar med for mood stabilization.
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> > It seems to work strongly on gaba and yet is activating. I tried it for a few days and found it to strong and discontinued it. Is there any evidence that topamax is a good adjunct to bump ad properties of another med? Would be nice to have a mood stabilizer that doesn't make you fat and feel flat.
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> I was given topamax to actually lose weight. It reacts horribly with Nardil (for me, caused horrible gas), but on it's own, it curbs my appetite, and who knows what else, but 100-200 mg a day, and I've lost 15 or so pounds after stopping Nardil, in only a few weeks, which wouldn't allow me to shed a single pound, no matter what diet (exercise was impossible on Nardil due to the sweating side-effect), and it didn't matter, because if I did, I still wouldn't shed an ounce).
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> But, Topamax did 0, nada, nothing for my mood, what-so-ever. I have severe-depression now, starting with bipolar disorder, many years ago.
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> I highly recommend it for weight loss... it worked for me when everything else failed. I used it 3 times to lose weigh I gained from 3 different drugs. Seroquel, Fanapt?, and something else.. forgot the time...Unforunately I need something to add to wellbutrin for depression. The wellbutrin by itself is not doing much. Tried lithium as an add on and really don't like it.
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