2006-11-08 07:23:53 · 6 answers · asked by Desmond M 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I haven't taken Topamax, but when I took Wellbutrin a while back, it was amazing that I didn't eat as much. You just don't WANT to eat as much when you're on a mood stabilizer.
Meds are great. Take them with an open mind and don't panic - enjoy.
2006-11-08 07:36:19 · answer #1 · answered by Ade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took topamax as a mood stabilizer. I lost mucho weight during its usage. The bad part of topamax that I experienced was the short term memory loss. I could not for the life of me remember what I did the day before. It became too scary for me so I stopped. Weight loss yes but some I have spoken too lost nothing. I also walked at least two times per days and cut back on food consumption. In total I lost 42lbs with topamax! Be careful and goodluck!
2006-11-08 07:57:49 · answer #2 · answered by Casper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took Topamax for about a year while in therapy for an eating disorder. It seemed very effective in conjuction with the therapy for several months but the weight loss seemed to taper off after that. I did lose about 30 pounds while on Topamax and in therapy and have kept it off for over a year. I did not have any terrible side effects that I can remember. One strange side effect is that ALL carbonated beverages (soda, beer) taste flat. I threw away a lot of perfectly good beverages before I realized it was me and not the drinks!
2006-11-08 07:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Topamax is an excellent medication. It is very helpful with weight loss with very few side effects. I have a friend who has lost 30 lbs on it so far and it also helped her moodiness.
2006-11-08 07:32:26 · answer #4 · answered by bjb 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My 16 year oled son has been taking it for Migraine headaches for 1 year and he has lost a lot of weight, I take it 2 times a week I started taking it about 9 months ago and I have lost 23 lbs, I just recently went to my doctor and I told him that I noticed that I had
been loosing weight but I was not on a diet, wehnt he reviewed my health chart noticed that I started to take topomax for migraines her then told me that Topomax make you loose weight. I had never thought about that, I love it because I am overweight and it helps temendously with my migraines.
2006-11-08 07:37:06 · answer #5 · answered by curious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm on Topomax. It's a mood stabalizer. It's 'supposed' to make you not hungry, but I can attest to the fact that after you take it awhile, it doesn't work. I need to lose at least 100 lbs. and it didn't do crap for me. I'm having to do it with self-control. (Which is NOT easy.)
2006-11-08 07:33:44 · answer #6 · answered by kmodek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋