";s:4:"text";s:5528:" I have had absolutely no side negative effects unlike every other countless medications I have tried though the decades. I remember one time I got out of a my medication and I was at the pharmacy they had to give it to me and let me lay out in 1 of the chairs i was having a seizure. The most common side effect being weight loss (n = 94) followed by brain fog (n = 66), memory problems (n = 56) hands tingling (n = 54) and word fishing (n= 52).
Do obese depressed patients respond to topiramate?
I've been on SO many different antipsychotics that never helped with anything but weight gain.
I have had absolutely no side negative effects unlike every other countless medications I have tried though the decades. I'd like to comment and say that I've had success with topamax. i’ve noticed a big difference in this drop. May not work for everyone. There is only one FDA-approved medication for this: lisdexamfetamine. i have less intrusive thoughts, compulsions, and obsessions.
4. I also take Abilify and have not gained any weight. I was able to cut back on my dose of zyprexa significantly due to the mood stabilizing qualities of topamax.
Selected from data included with permission and copyrighted by First Databank, Inc. Doctors are paid extra by the drug companies but they don't always do what is best for the patient. And don’t expect it to add to mood stability -unless, as I sometimes do, one proceeds in the desperate hope that effective weight loss might improve things (one Dr Phelps is Director of the Mood Disorders Program at Samaritan Mental Health in Corvallis, Ore. The worst part was when first my legs and then my entire body felt like it had an electric current running through it I still had daily migraines but not as intense. It made me completely flip out. Like many of you, I've lost weight. Is this normal? Thank God For It. Clinical review: drugs commonly associated with weight change: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Then came the horrible brain fog. If I miss or forget I feel immediately sensitive and emotional and will be prone to depressive behavior or worse manic with depressive moods and all over the place. The FDA has not approved Topamax for the treatment of bipolar disorder. I am scared for life. I experience several symptoms but its nothing I can't handle in exchange for some stability ya know? I felt extremely down (a lot worse), had really dark thoughts everyday. Be patientI was having migraines two days a week so my doctor prescribed Topamax. I was one of the guinea pigs for it and it barely helped with the seizures. Topamax made me feel worse than before, couldn't get out of it, so tired all the time. After havinvg a major stroke. I take 75 mg in the morning and 75 at night. It has me loosing weight so the fact that it makes you shed some is something to watch in every way. “Used topiramate for 4 days and it was a nightmare.
It took 3 years to grow out.
It seemed like my neurologist was more concerned about how much of it I could handle and if I took more if it would finally control the seizures. I can't function without. No sexual or weight gain side effects like SSRIs or SNRIs and for me it’s way more effective.” This is the first medication that has given me both seizure control and a life. I ended up cutting my very long hair off to way above my shoulders with layers. Topamax is also commonly used off-label to treat a wide range of mood disorders, eating disorders, and to aid in substance abuse therapy. I’m 69 years old and never suffered from headaches before. I dropped down to a very slim size and haven’t binged/purged since. “Yes!! !” I also felt severely depressed. For myself the side effects improved over time ..after you make it through the tingling toes and fingers in the first month. And also that brain fog and searching for the right word. Topiramate for acute affective episodes in bipolar disorder in adults. It is recognized and approved as an effective treatment for epilepsy and for migraine headaches. I couldn’t even form words or even find my way through my hometown.
OKay , I am on topamax.
I’m still pissed.This most recent usage and more traumatic experience was when I added it to my daily meds for migraines. Bipolar Disord.
Other than that no other negative effects.took it for depression and anxiety issues. Drug information contained herein may be time sensitive.
I didn't sleep well (even a week after I stopped my sleep is still not good). but i still struggle from time to time. The information on this page has been compiled for use by healthcare practitioners and consumers in the United States and therefore neither Everyday Health or its licensor warrant that uses outside of the United States are appropriate, unless specifically indicated otherwise. I am traumatized from the medicine itself :( I only stopped because I lost my insurance after my dad died I couldn’t go to my psychiatrist . Was fine at first but still had some small manic episodes. so it helps. Heart palpitations. Even a But several other anticonvulsants are not mood stabilizers: gabapentin, for instance. I threw it out 30 minutes ago.