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Topomax and Weight Loss
Wed, 02/02/2005 - 21:24Topic: Medication Issues
I am quite worried at this point. We moved to Nevada about 6 months ago. My wife has been trying to get into a neurologist for 2 1/2 to 3 months. She has been diagnosed with JME since 1996 (took 3 years to diagnose, previous doctors didnt believe us). The neuro center our PCP has referred us to wont accept her as a patient until they get her records from Boulder, CO. This is the only neurologist our PCP trusts in this area. We have had difficulty in getting this done and have been trying extremely hard.My wife eats normally as she always has, but still continues to lose weight. Currently she takes Dilantin and Topomax for Seizures, Inderol for benign tremors, Synthroid, Prozac for the depression caused by dilantin. She has been on the topomax for about a 1 1/2 years. Since moving to Nevada, she has gone from 195lbs to less than 140lbs. The 8 months on the topomax while in Colorado, she lost 15-20 lbs. I am extremely worried at this point. The neuro's at this center wont even talk to her about it. Our neuro in boulder is no longer covered on our plan, but is trying to expedite the records dept for the transfer of records.At this point, my wife wants to cut her dose in half or even wean herself off the topomax. Does anyone have any advice on what we can do? Similar problems?
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RE: RE: RE: Topomax and Weight Loss
Submitted by pongosmommy on Sat, 2005-01-29 - 23:30
Hi Chewy,I hope all is well with your wife. I have been taken off Topamax, wasn't helping me- I was seizing more often and they were more intense... and when the medswere increased I developed a nasty rash.I am taking Depakote now. I sure hope I don't gain back the weight.Dayna
Re: RE: RE: RE: Topomax and Weight Loss
Submitted by maddy2by4 on Sat, 2006-07-15 - 01:02
hi, just browsing through old files and seen this post. I recently( 2 months ago) was taken off of depakote after ten years because of weight gain. I gained 54 pounds in 9 years. I am a landscape foreman. My job is very physical, but no matter what, the weight gain was constant while on the Depakote. My metabolism slowed way down. I was precribed topomax, and so far I have lost 21 pounds. I feel like a new person. I am however starting to feel a little confused, disoriented, having a hard time finding the right words sometimes. I hope this will pass. Anyway , beware of the Depakote, I talked to a lot of people that took it, and most experienced the same as I did. Best of luck to you. Matt
RE: RE: Topomax and Weight Loss
Submitted by chewy on Wed, 2005-01-12 - 15:17
Hi Dayna, I forgot to thank you for youre reply at the end of my response. Thank You !!!.--Chewy