Posted by rainy on December 23, 2004, at 6:39:50
In reply to Re: Congratulations, posted by bridgey1128 on December 22, 2004, at 16:43:36
no pun intended. Geeze. When I typed my name on the form I typed "ranty" which is how I sometimes feel on this board. Anyway, I've been doing a lot of reading about bipolar and meds these past couple of weeks. I've learned that for a fair number of people the appetite changing effect of Topamax (if it occurs) poops out after awhile and that some studies are finding that it is most effective for dealing with the craving for alcohol in alcoholism. Almost nobody in the medical community thinks it's a winner as a solitary mood stabilizer.
I'm actually hungrier as I gradually titrate up toward the dread 400 mgs--I hate to think what I'm going to be like when I get there--325 is bad enough--cognitively that is. The holidays are no time to be tweaking meds, especially when public performances are required. I'm having to withdraw from stuff, both because of foot in mouth syndrome which is worse going up on Top and anxiety (which magnesium citrate, 400 mgs, expensive, seems to help). Withdrawing means cutting short a trip to the grocery store as well as turning over my small group at church to my co facilitator. I'm waiting to go to 350 Top until after the Candlelight Service tomorrow, which my husband and I are doing, because there's social stuff before and after.
Well, crumbs. This turned into a rant after all. My bias, for all to see is that Topamax is not a drug for weight loss per se. It's apparently good for other stuff that's just now emerging and may be a decent adjunct mood stabilizer. I'm going to ask my pdoc about trileptal when I see her next week.
rainy
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