Posted by Angel Girl on May 18, 2003, at 23:05:14
I'm BP-II and currently taking 1,500mg/day of Depakote. It is a Godsend as far as regulating my mood swings but unfortunately it came with some unwanted side effects. I started experiencing changes in my hair texture, to which I HATE and also my hair was falling out. My pdoc advised taking Zinc and Selenium for that and it works wonderfully. BUT the other side effect that I'm still wrestling with is considerable weight gain. I've been seriously thinking of switching to Topomax in hopes that it will help me get off some of the weight I've put on with the Depakote.
Does anybody know if there has been any studies done on how well Topomax works for BP compared to Depakote. And also, any opinions on changing from the Depakote to Topomax would be greatly appreciated. I'm seeing my pdoc this Wednesday and I'd like to be as knowledgable as I can.
Thanks in advance.
Angel Girl
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