Posted by headachequeen on August 27, 2005, at 17:39:52
In reply to Re: Topamax increase - stupifying! » headachequeen, posted by Nickengland on August 27, 2005, at 16:33:20
> Hi Kat!
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> I was wondering what time of the day do you take yout Topamax dose?...and do you take it twice or once a day?
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> Also, what supplements do you take along side the Topamax? (which maybe possibly due to what you feel topamax depletes?)
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> Thanks if you can answer this :-)
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> Kind regards
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> Nick
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Allo Nick!I take the topamax twice a day, half the total dosage around eight o'clock in the evening and the other half twelve hours later. The twelve hour time frame is to ensure that there is a constant supply in my blood stream, thereby providing for a constant amount to fend off the seizures and migraines.
The only supplements I take are vitamin C because I am a firm believer in what it does (natural analgesic, and so many other things; I give it to my dogs in mega-doses so the follow through was a natural evolvement), 400 IU of vitamin E, again I was giving it to my dogs and take it for the same reasons along with zinc to ensure that the E is absorbed properly, Biotin, and olive oil...
Now, laugh all you want, but I also make sure that I eat a couple of tablespoonsful of peanut butter twice a day as I have a hard time digesting other proteins... I am allergic to grains of any sort and have to limit beef and red meat as well as pork...
so it is chicken or poultry and fish and I am really not a great fan of fish...other than properly battered fish as in fish and chips done correctly, but batter means grains of some sort and that is out of the picture...
I can eat eggs for protein but that is boring after a while, so I do have peanut butter...
peanut butter on apple slices has become a snack I rather like although my husband rolls his eyes heavenward at the mention of it...
it is a protein that I can manage easily and some days it is the only protein that I eat... with fruit.
I have been investigating the raw diet that is becoming trendy but I think that may be all it is, a trend...
and it seems like a lot of work..
why not just have a salad with lots of fun things in it...
another supplement if such it may be described that I eat daily, is cashews or pecans or almonds
and for anyone taking topamax to lose weight, this will help. It is not only helpful to eat this kind of nut as an antioxidant, but an ounce or two of the nuts before a meal will help prevent over-eating.. and they taste good too!!!I am not a great one for vitamins.. someone told me that I should take selenium as there is none in the soil here... and I did buy it.. the bottle is still unopened...
I meant well...Cheers!!
kat
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