Posted by Vince on January 24, 2001, at 10:28:58
In reply to Re: Topamax Experiences?, posted by maribeth on January 24, 2001, at 6:34:33
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> > > > > Lexie:
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> > > I'm glad to hear it is working out for you! By the way... where is your area, anyway?
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> > I live in Orlando, Florida. If you live in the area I will give you the name of my Pdoc. He is really the best. Lexie
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> To all you fellow Topomax folks,
> I'm really glad to have gotten involved with this thread. Saw my pdoc yesterday. He seems interested in this group also
> He originally started me on the Topomax to see if it would promote some weight loss.
> As I have said in prior postings I am not supposed to be bi-polar, my moods have certainly changed! They Seem to have "smoothed out". No more quick witted
> sarcastic retorts". No, more "too sensitive" hurt feelings or crying at the drop of a hat. I am now able to sit in a group without having
> to make a comment. And, as for the cognitive stuff -- this may be a bit of a silly measure of that, but my husband and I are "Jeopardy Freaks"
> and at first (when I was on 50 to 200 mgs per day I was a bit slow and cloudy and I almost gave the Topomax up. However, Im now on300mgm
> and working up to 500mgm and all side effects (including the congnitive stuff) seem to have dissappeared. However, I am fifty-seven years
> old,so who knows!! Thanks for your support and do hang in there all of you. Blessings--Maribeth
Maribeth,Glad to hear it has helped with your moods. Have you had any weight loss? How long have you been on it?
When you said, "No more quick witted sarcastic remarks, No, more too sensitive hurt feelings", I immediatly thought of my sister. She is on Paxil now for depression. I think that she could use Topomax but I don't know how to suggest it too her without getting hit with a sarcastic quick witted retort or hurting her feelings.
I've been feeling around for a mood stablizer. I've been on nuerontin because of an article that I read on Ivan Goldberg's web site, but I had my psychiatrist switch me to Topamax yesterday because the nuerontin didn't seem to be doing anything and because I was hoping Topamax would help me lose some weight.
Vince
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