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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: topamax and weight loss

Submitted by s2k on Sat, 2006-09-16 - 18:09
A friend of my mother's had a daughter who took Topamax and actually suffered the exact opposite side effect; weight gain. She also had some hair loss. I guess side effects really depend on the individual. That girl later ended up taking the same medication that a doctor gave to me (Keppra) and she was fine after that. I don't know what type of epilepsy your daughter has, but I'd ask your doctor about Keppra and whether it could work for her. The side effects, at least for me, have been non-existent. Though I'm not sure whether that could help the weight loss. I'd look into the weight loss issue a bit further, but that's just my opinion. I know what it is like to be teased at school, so I hope your daughter can get through it.

Re: Re: topamax and weight loss

Submitted by loulagirl7 on Tue, 2007-05-29 - 16:06
Hi i took depakote and it actually made me gain alot alot of weight.... Then i took Topamax and it made me lose the weight i gained from Depakote. So if your trying to gain weight i advice taking depakote it'll do wanders for that lol...

oposite

Submitted by kellie417 on Tue, 2008-01-15 - 06:15
ive got the opposite effect to topamax coz ive been on its for 6 years now i think n ive put on prob 10kg since having ep ive tried so many diets but nothing work.... the doctor thinks its really weird so he tried me on epilem but that didnt work so i went back on topamax.....i would love to have it where it makes me lose the weight n i can eat what eva that would be great

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