Topamax

[mgw]

Some of you may read in a parallel thread that I am trying to lose a lot of weight in a very short time. A doctor whom I have seen for years offered to help by prescribing Topamax, an anti-seizure drug which has an off-label use of making people drop weight. I took him up on that. It also has a known side-effect of making people sleepy, which I am. I am not sure whether the cause is the drug or being hungry all the time.

Does anyone else have experience with it?

mgw

[Queeny]

what dosage are on? do you take it at night or in the am?
how long have you been on it?

I´ve been on Topamax for a year now. It does help the hunger somewhat, but not to the extent that it fully turns off the hunger. I find that I have to be at 200mg for that to happen and then I lose memmory, so I lower the dosage again.
Taking higher levels of Omega3 helps that alot.

[SunnyCarol]

It does not have an approved off-label use as yet for weight loss. What it can do is seriously affect your ability to drive. It was the only thing that helped with a horrible disorder that I have called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, but I had to go off of it in order to keep my license. If you are taking it, some times your insurance company will not pay if you are in a wreck and you can be charged with DUI--even if not at fault. I was on a high dose. Be very careful when you start and go very slow when increasing doses. Another thing--it causes a dry mouth and eyes. Be sure to drink a lot of water.

I took it for four years, not for weight loss, but I not only didn't lose any weight, I gained a lot in those years.

Sunny!