Posted by headachequeen on January 22, 2004, at 16:10:20
In reply to Re: topomax, posted by Catsy on January 22, 2004, at 15:06:39
> I've taken topamax for five years for bipolar disorder. It helped me almost overnight. Not only with the manic symptoms but the weight gain I experienced from all of the other meds I had tried. I don't necessarily think its just a head thing with the weight, something you can merely "talk" yourself out of. This drug has helped me a lot and since I've been on it I've lost 40 pounds and I eat what I want, when I want it. Just the amount of what I eat and the frequency has changed.
It certainly is NOT a head thing... and nothing anyone can talk himself out of... the weight gain that comes from the meds or from depression itself is nothing one can simply will away -- it doesn't work that way; if it did think of all the slim people there would be instead of all the overweight and obese couch potatoes...
and those are people who are not dealing with med-aggravated or depression-aggravated weight problems!
Topomax does help with the weight and I wish I knew how... of late I am eating more normally but the weight is staying off...
last night, for instance, I had two baked potatoes because I was hungry, along with the green and yellow beans and baby carrots and roast beef and later in the evening a roast beef sandwich...
today all I have wanted is a bowl of soup ... it is as if the body seeks its own level in all of this food thing with the Topomax...
so far the seizures are back under control so it is doing its job and still no migraines... over a year now... so I am content...
back on biotin, remembered to pick up a refill, and the hair should soon be back to normal... found out it is the wax that holds the style together that is causing it to look so dry btw...
kat
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