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topamax and weight loss
Fri, 09/15/2006 - 21:59Comments
Re: topamax and weight loss
Submitted by JuJu904 on Tue, 2010-04-20 - 12:38
Hi Amy
My name is Ashley,im 18 and I've been taking topamax w/ lamictal since i was 14.I use to take 450mg 2xaday of lamicatal but now taking 200mg2xaday and 200mg2axday of topamax and now taking 75mg2xaday.With topamax I had extreme weigth loss but at that time I was over weigth(214lb) but now I'm not losing the weigth anymore.I never had tingles or hairloss but have had the stupids and the studders occasionally but also never experience zombie like feeling.But these two meds work wonderful together.Its been atleast 2yrs since I had any episodes.I hope this helps in any kind-of way....
Hi Amy
My name is Ashley,im 18 and I've been taking topamax w/ lamictal since i was 14.I use to take 450mg 2xaday of lamicatal but now taking 200mg2xaday and 200mg2axday of topamax and now taking 75mg2xaday.With topamax I had extreme weigth loss but at that time I was over weigth(214lb) but now I'm not losing the weigth anymore.I never had tingles or hairloss but have had the stupids and the studders occasionally but also never experience zombie like feeling.But these two meds work wonderful together.Its been atleast 2yrs since I had any episodes.I hope this helps in any kind-of way....
Re: topamax and weight loss
Submitted by tipper on Tue, 2010-04-13 - 11:16
My neurologyst put me on many seizure meds for migraines before topamax and last year my pcp took me off it because I was so sick I had to be admitted to the ER. Now let me first start by saying that I was on Depakote and it made me gain upwards 25 or so pounds even though I was fiercely watching my intake and exercising like mad. Anyway, it seems I had caught some 24 hour bug but my liver functions were so bad and white count too that they immediately took me off all meds. So at that point I'm off the Depakote and on nothing for migraines. Once I was clear he put me on Topamax. As my dosage increased to - I think around 150mg over the course of 24hr - I only had slight vision flurries but a decrease of 25/50mg took care of that. I also got the added benefit of loosing the Depakote weight.
Now, the reason I responded to your post: I have ALWAYS had stomach trouble and so my pcp had given me an rx of phenergan &/or promethazine. The are what are commonly given in hospitals in IV's to calm upset stomaches and in some meds to do the same. Or if you have the stomach flu you can even get them in topical or (icK) suppistories. I hope this helps. If not, here is something else. I got another case of stomach something (I have kids) and so being the cautionary creature my dr is, I got a blood test and the panels happened to be close to low so she had me stop all meds. I was ....upset. (At this point not only had i been given a diet wonder but more importantly I had next to NO MIGRAINES. I can't even remember when the last time I had been able to say that was). Anyway, I now no longer seem to have the weight loss wonder drug but still seem to have the migraine treatment and that was really what I went looking for.
Good luck!
My neurologyst put me on many seizure meds for migraines before topamax and last year my pcp took me off it because I was so sick I had to be admitted to the ER. Now let me first start by saying that I was on Depakote and it made me gain upwards 25 or so pounds even though I was fiercely watching my intake and exercising like mad. Anyway, it seems I had caught some 24 hour bug but my liver functions were so bad and white count too that they immediately took me off all meds. So at that point I'm off the Depakote and on nothing for migraines. Once I was clear he put me on Topamax. As my dosage increased to - I think around 150mg over the course of 24hr - I only had slight vision flurries but a decrease of 25/50mg took care of that. I also got the added benefit of loosing the Depakote weight.
Now, the reason I responded to your post: I have ALWAYS had stomach trouble and so my pcp had given me an rx of phenergan &/or promethazine. The are what are commonly given in hospitals in IV's to calm upset stomaches and in some meds to do the same. Or if you have the stomach flu you can even get them in topical or (icK) suppistories. I hope this helps. If not, here is something else. I got another case of stomach something (I have kids) and so being the cautionary creature my dr is, I got a blood test and the panels happened to be close to low so she had me stop all meds. I was ....upset. (At this point not only had i been given a diet wonder but more importantly I had next to NO MIGRAINES. I can't even remember when the last time I had been able to say that was). Anyway, I now no longer seem to have the weight loss wonder drug but still seem to have the migraine treatment and that was really what I went looking for.
Good luck!