Posted by ragan on April 12, 2001, at 2:10:09
My doctor put me on Topamax about three months ago to treat bipolar disorder. He wanted me to start out at 150mg a day- 75mg in the morning and 75 at night. Over the folowing 4 weeeks he increased the dosage to 200mg in the morning and 200mg at night. During this period I, being a somewhat intelligent person, became a blabbering idiot. My short term memory disappeared, BASIC problem solving skills went away and my appetite was all but gone. Oh yes, it seems odd, but for some reason Cokes, sodas, or anything carbonated taste as if I'm chewing on aluminum foil. Well I've since reduced the dosage and regained my mind, although somewhat still manic. Still the diminished appetite and the oddity with the sodas- I'll continue to increase SLOWLY this time... anyone have any input on these side effects?
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