Posted by headachequeen on March 12, 2005, at 22:43:00
In reply to Re: topomax and weight loss » challenged, posted by rainy on March 12, 2005, at 16:25:03
> The idea of having to struggle with that weight for the rest of our lives is so well, heavy! It took a long time for me to take off the 50 pounds the SSRIs helped me pack on and I don't want to do that again either, ever. As I said, I think that as long as we stay away from chocolate elclairs and vodka tonics on a daily baisis and keep moving, we'll be OK.
> You haven't said how fast you're going up or what other meds you're on. The general wisdom here is that it's a good idea to go up 25 mgs every 2 to 3 weeks but no faster, with your higher dose at bedtime. If your pdoc suggests going up faster you might ask about it, but not do it. Otherwise, you'll find yourself forgetting your own name, having problems with your eyes (maybe) being very crabby (maybe) and certainly experiencing tingling in your fingers and face. So err on the side of caution.
> I'm sorry if I sound dogmatic and opinionated. I am.
> I haven't done it yet, but I understand that in general, divorce can really do you in. Also meds that mess with our minds of course mess with our spirits, too, so sometimes it becomes hard to figure out what is us and what's the medication--at least I've been in that place and not liked it.
> At 400 mgs, Topamax is keeping me in sort of a calm depression rather than rolling all over the map, so it's doing its mood stabilizing job and I feel better than I did. Maybe it will have some seredipitous effects for you, too.
> rainy
>I am sure to get busted and sent to bed at any moment but had to get in my two cents worth here...
when starting topomax, start at 25mg and stay at that dosage for two to three weeks at least until your body adjusts then increase by 25 mg increments at 2-3 week intervals as rainy mentioned....
but start in the evenings until you have reached half the proposed maximum dosage, then start adding 25 mg a week the same way in the morning until the whole dosage is reached...
it tends to make one quite nauseated to start in the morning ...
let the evenings deal with the first half...
for instance if the total is 400 mg... work up to 200 at night then start the next 200 in the a of m....
kat
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