Posted by jtevers on November 25, 2003, at 16:12:39
In reply to Re: Topamax:HELP!!!!, posted by Boonie on November 13, 2003, at 10:48:46
i have been on medication treatment ( seroquel and neurontin ) for bipolar, diagnosed in 2000.
since then i have gained 60 lbs. ... devestating for a previous marathon runner. this weight gain has been entirely unresponsive to diet and exercise!
so... i am getting ready to try topamax and have learned i must titrate it slowly ... very slowly and that i can look forward to experiencing some harsh side effects.
i am prepared for the fatigue and the change in taste, but to combat the hair loss i've heard of using 200 mcg. of selenium and 100 mg. of zinc .... perhaps also adding biotin ... i have become very fat and do not want also to be balding, can anyone confirm this advice or help with any additional????
i know to drink plenty of water to avoid kidney stones and watch my protein intake , but have been advised to use a B-complex vitamin ( or an anti stress B of some sort ) to combat the tingling sensation i will probably experience in my extremities.... can anyone confirm this advice or help with any additional????
finally, i wonder, from those who have experienced weight loss, whether you had simultaneously dropped the weight-adding medication or whether the weight came off while you had still been on the offending med. (for expample, lithium, depakote or an antipsychotic)? you see, i cannot change my medication regimen, but want to add topamax to it temporarily.... help!
your help is sooo greatly appreciated and i look forward to your advice. wish me luck.
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