Posted by ed_uk2010 on February 19, 2015, at 20:26:22
In reply to Re: topamax, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 19, 2015, at 19:10:31
Thanks for posting. Like Baseball, I've had difficult understanding what was being treated.
So, do you still have paranoid thoughts? Or not? Do you hear voices or have any other hallucinations?
Personally, I'm not keen on referring to Topamax as a 'mood stabiliser' because it hasn't been proven to be one. It would be more accurate to describe it as an epilepsy drug which is sometimes used off-label by psychiatrists. It can promote weight loss, but this may be at the expensive of quite a lot of adverse effects. It's not a first choice treatment if weight loss is the sole aim.
With respect to your ability to concentrate and think clearly.... this already seems to be impaired. Topamax would probably impair you further.
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