Posted by fionamck on July 4, 2005, at 0:29:25
In reply to Re: Bipolar 2?, posted by stresser on July 1, 2005, at 23:01:17
Dear Stresser,
I have done a quick search on Google and the only thing I can find is your earlier thread on Psychobabble:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20041223/
I can find no link between Topamax and increase in metabolism and so I am inclined to think that it may have been either a throwaway remark from my therapist or an assumption (if a drug makes you gain weight, they often put it down to a lowering of metabolism, and so it makes sense to assume that if it makes you lose weight, it might be due to an increased metabolism). Either way, it looks inconclusive.
I wouldn't worry about it. Speak to your psychiatrist; if you are happy on the drug, then stick with it.
Sorry to have caused you any concern, and hope your psych can put your mind at rest.
> Does your doctor say that Topomax speeds up metabolism? My doctor didn't say anything about that, and that makes me a bit concerned. -L
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