Posted by PodWoman on February 4, 2003, at 15:07:12
In reply to Re: Topamax: weight loss/mild depression » SILLYMIMI, posted by Karmagirl on February 4, 2003, at 13:36:46
Hi all,
I have had a mild and manageable (so mild no one diagnosed me until about 1 yr ago)OCD Binge eating disorder all my life until around 10 yrs ago. It's hereditary in my family (the OCD, addictions, anxiety, depression... We're a mess! LOL). Anyhoo, it really came out when I went thru the 1st of two terribly stressful prgnancies (in short, everything that could have gone wrong, did). In the end I have 2 healthy, normal, beautiful children, a boy & a girl. They, unfortunately do not have a healthy Mom. I feel like I have been steadily spiralling down a water slide, occassionally going under, never reaching the bottom. It's been aweful.My diagnoses are: OCD binge eating, GAD and depression. Add to that a history of gestational diabetes, hypothyroidism and migraines... **PHEW** Now you see what I'm talking about.
I am currently taking (and belive me, I have seen a few different Doc's and have taken/tried dozens of different scripts)Lomax, Synthroid, Wellbutrin, Buspar, occational Xanax, and occassional Ambien. Yikes! I'm a walking pharmacy. My main thing has been the INCREDIBLE negative side effects of the SSRI's (sexually speaking). Sorry, call me weird. but I do NOT choose sanity over my sex life. I'm that oddball who wants BOTH! And to boot, I have not only NOT lost any weight on any of the meds...I've gone up to my all time high of 230! I'm 5'9" and 37 yrs old. I need for the sake of health to get down about 50+ lbs. My NEW Doc du jour (shrink) is seeing me tomorrow a.m. for the first time. He has already told my general Doc that Topamax is probably the answer for me. He has seen lots of new studies where patients have benefited from Topamax for Diabetes prevention/treatment AND feels that because of the weightloss componant, it probably will be supported in the near future for just that.
Has anyone out there heard any of this?? Also, what streangths have yielded best results for people? I imagine it depends on the individual. *Sigh*...Hope I hear from one of you tonight! Thanks,
PodWoman
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