2006-09-19 02:19:13 · 8 answers · asked by Jeanie H 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Absolutely. I don't know why you were prescribed Topamax, but I assure you that it causes rapid and dramatic weight loss. So much that the FDA is considering its makers' application to prescribe it as a weight loss pill. A word of caution though: Topamax has many severe side effects. It causes neurological behavior that I personally could not tolerate. I took it for migraine and I so wanted to stick with it because there was nothing I hated more than migraine. Until Topamax. It makes you depressed, suicidal, anorexic, jittery, belligerant, lose ability to concentrate, lose your memory, twitching in your face, etc...
2006-09-19 02:27:11 · answer #1 · answered by browneyedgirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I am on topamax for migranes. I take 50 mg's a day and I have lost 50 pounds in a little over a year. If the dose is higher you will lose more weight. On a page I read about topamax, it says that some people will lose up to 25% of their total body weight while taking it. The doctors won't prescribe it for that though. You have to have seizures or migranes to get it. I hope this helps.
2006-09-19 06:42:32 · answer #2 · answered by usa_grl15 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Topamax (Topiramate) is a second generation anticonvulsant medication approved for the treatment of epileptic seizures. Although not approved for weight loss, and probably not a medication that would be prescribed solely for the purpose of losing weight, Topamax appears to produce weight loss in many patients who take it.
2006-09-19 02:23:07 · answer #3 · answered by Imani 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not intended to be used for weight loss, it is actually an anti-seizure medication and used for the treatment of migraine headaches but everyone I have talked to who has taken it has lost weight.
2006-09-19 02:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by Ms. FairyLove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a mood stabilizer, but weight loss can be one of the side effects.
2006-09-19 02:21:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does in some people.
2006-09-19 02:27:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an anti seizure medication that is also used to prevent migraines. Decreased appetite is a possible side effect--possible.
http://www.topamax.com/
2006-09-19 02:24:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-10 12:27:51 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-12-13 00:10:09 · answer #9 · answered by Deon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋