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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / February 2004Topamax
Does it causea nausea? Help weight loss? > Does it causea nausea? > Help weight loss? g'day mike, yes it can aid weight loss. i found that when i started taking it and on each occasion my dosage was raised it made me very nauseous but this passed after a few days each time. unfortunately some people can't tolerate it because it can cause depression. pablo I felt very nauseous on this. I lost so much weight and I never felt like eating. I looked good though. I wish I could go on it to lose my pregnancy weight. Kris > > Does it causea nausea? > > Help weight loss? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > because it can cause depression. > pablo Pablo, are there any requirments that you can remember that would stop a person from going to topamax? I am wanting to switch but have heard some bad news about this drug. I also heard it is extremely expensive is that true? Tim > > Does it causea nausea? > > Help weight loss? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > because it can cause depression. > pablo g'day tim, there were no requirements when i switched onto it, it was great for controlling my seizures and for weight loss but unfortunately it played havoc with my memory and mood. you probably will be luckier with it. i can't say too much about the price of it as we have a pharmaceutical benefits scheme in australia which reduces the costs of many therapeutic medicines to about AU$23.00 a script. one thing that is not uncommon amongst people who use topomax is a tingling sensation in the tongue, this is caused by an inflammation of the facial nerve, but this can be counteracted by taking vitamin B6. hope it works out for you, good luck. pablo > Pablo, are there any requirments that you can remember that would stop a > person from going to topamax? I am wanting to switch but have heard some bad [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > because it can cause depression. > > pablo Tim, I took Topomax 7 years ago for a short time. Totally lost my appetite, lost 20 lbs., became very depressed and had bleeding gums. Enough for me. I called my Doc and said get me off this stuff. I know a lot of people have good experiences with this drug but unfortunately I was not one of them. Since it was so long ago, I can't remember how much it cost but it was condsiderably more expensive than the drugs I was on. Good Luck, Vicki I'm in Canada where drugs are cheaper, but it was costing me a lot - over $150 per month. I only stayed on it for 18 months because the side effects became intolerable - memory, mood and verbal skills all deteriorated. > Pablo, are there any requirments that you can remember that would stop a > person from going to topamax? I am wanting to switch but have heard some bad [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Tim How does this drug compare to Dilantin for memory and mood supression? > I'm in Canada where drugs are cheaper, but it was costing me a lot - over > $150 per month. I only stayed on it for 18 months because the side effects [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > > Tim I'm more depressed and memory is worse with Topamax, but I'm also fifteen years older. I felt the best on Lamictal, as far as depression and memory, but the rash got bad rash and that had to be stopped. Of all the drugs they tried, Topamax has been about the best, and if I do get a seizure, it's just in my sleep now. > How does this drug compare to Dilantin for memory and mood supression? > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > > > Tim I am on Mysoline and Dialantin right now and I am sleepy 20 minutes after I wake up in the morning. They cannot get it theraputic. They keep raising the Mysoline and it is kicking me in the butt. I am going to have to find something different. Also I am not controlled either. I have what I have always been told are motor seizures daily. The last Grand Mall I had has been many many years ago. Other than Mysoline and Dialantin what do you good people recommend that has worked well for you? Also I have been on Tegratol and Depakote and neither one worked. > I'm more depressed and memory is worse with Topamax, > but I'm also fifteen years older. I felt the best on Lamictal, [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > > > > > > > Tim Howdy! NOTHING has worked for me!  SignatureDave ???? "Noli illigitemi carborundum decendus" http://www.howdydave.com > I am on Mysoline and Dialantin right now and I am sleepy 20 minutes after I > wake up in the morning. They cannot get it theraputic. They keep raising the [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > > > > > > > > > Tim > I am on Mysoline and Dialantin right now and I am sleepy 20 minutes after I > wake up in the morning. They cannot get it theraputic. They keep raising the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > worked well for you? Also I have been on Tegratol and Depakote and neither > one worked. I had been on Phenobarbital and, for reasons that are not important here, I was switched over to Mysoline in the form of Primidone. It's only a 2-day switchover as they are more or less equivalent. Mysoline metabolizes into Phenobarbital although it's supposed to have anti-epileptic effects of it's own. I found that it made me feel weird and went back to the old way after ~3 days. Maybe you could try Phenobarbital as a replacement therapy as a test? It's the cheapest drug I can imagine! ~$12 for a month's supply! Bob > > I'm more depressed and memory is worse with Topamax, > > but I'm also fifteen years older. I felt the best on Lamictal, [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > > > > > > > > Tim > > Does it causea nausea? > > Help weight loss? > g'day mike, > yes it can aid weight loss. i found that when i started taking it and on > each occasion my dosage was raised it made me very nauseous but this passed > after a few days each time. unfortunately some people can't tolerate it > because it can cause depression. > pablo I was on Topamax (25mg/day, with addition of 25mg/day each week, trying for 100-400mg/day for various episode types [epilepsy not diagnosed]) for only three weeks (25mg/day, then 50, then 25, then 0) since I experienced moderate depression, considerable mental confusion, and serious speech problems while on it (nothing else except periods of feeling "stupid"). I spent about 10 days "climbing the walls" coming off it, though (and speech problems and hyper-activity have remained after almost two weeks of being off it). It appears to work well for many, and be "benign", but I couldn't take it (though it appeared in advance to be the best of three possible choices...). SignatureDR Found I lost my Apitite and also really bad pins and needles, but found my concentration levels far better than on Tegretol, but unfortunatly unable to contoll my siezures so trying something else. > Does it causea nausea? > Help weight loss? |
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