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topamax and weight loss

Fri, 09/15/2006 - 21:59
Has anyone or have someone that experienced that Topamax side effects include weight loss. If so, is there anything being done to gain weight. My Alexia, 16 is underweight and is being teased at school. She weighs 93 pounds (called aneorxia) and I am reassuring her that she is just fine and it is one of the side effects. karen

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Re: Re: topamax and weight loss

Submitted by JBJ1984 on Wed, 2007-07-25 - 13:13
I was just taken of of Topamax because of the horrible side-effects. I had gained 13 lbs, my hands and legs shake uncontrolably, and I have had a lot of hair loss as well. The doc. said my weight gain was due to another med. I take but the other side effects are from the topamax. I just went off of Topamax about a week ago and I am having horrible headaches. Has anyone else suffered from these side effects?

Re: topamax and weight loss

Submitted by trentonbest on Fri, 2010-10-22 - 08:09
I agree, it does depend on how tall she is.  BUT, I have taken Topamax, and in seventh grade,  I was 95 or less pounds.  I was 13 then.  I am 14 now and weigh about 150, hehe.  I would take her off of that medication, or she will be 80 pounds and 5'7, or however tall she is... the point is it will be bad.

Re: topamax and weight loss

Submitted by ashabash on Thu, 2008-05-15 - 10:42

 when i first started taking topamax I too lost a ton, about 35 pounds. i was only 145 to begin with. it really sucked i had to get new things to ware all the time because nothing ever fit, and when you are in college and on meds you cant go shopping all the time. People kept asking if i was eating or if it was because my boyfriend and i had split up. but i was eating like a horse to try and put on some pounds. but Now i can say after 5 years of being on it i have put about 15 pounds back on and its not hard to stay at this wait. from what i hear thats normal.

 so maybe if she can stand it and its what works for her stick with it. that is unless its unless she gets so thin that you know it going to hurt her body.

 when i first started taking topamax I too lost a ton, about 35 pounds. i was only 145 to begin with. it really sucked i had to get new things to ware all the time because nothing ever fit, and when you are in college and on meds you cant go shopping all the time. People kept asking if i was eating or if it was because my boyfriend and i had split up. but i was eating like a horse to try and put on some pounds. but Now i can say after 5 years of being on it i have put about 15 pounds back on and its not hard to stay at this wait. from what i hear thats normal.

 so maybe if she can stand it and its what works for her stick with it. that is unless its unless she gets so thin that you know it going to hurt her body.

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