Posted by fairywings on December 22, 2005, at 21:02:13
In reply to best meds for weight loss+DESTROYING carb cravings, posted by iforgotmypassword on December 22, 2005, at 13:37:42
I took Topamax, and I did lose maybe 5 pounds, and I didn't really feel diff. about food. I like to eat, and I still ate carbs. BUT the side effects for me were pretty bad, and I was on a very low dose - 50 mg. Tried to go to 100, but got really depressed. Anyway, I had horrible muscle pains, stomach pain at 100, I didn't want to do anything - didn't go outside almost all summer - no motivation, my headaches weren't any better at all. I didn't have any dulling, but one thing I did notice that concerns me is that I had blood sugar problems while I was on it, you know like what happens to other ppl who are on some of the other anti-seizure meds. When I went off of it that stopped, and I didn't have it b4, so it had to be the Topamax.
I was on Strattera and at the lowest dose I was fine, had plenty of motivation, although it didn't help concentration a bit, or appetite - didn't know it was was supposed to do anything for that. When I went to 80 mg (I think), I got suicidally depressed. It wasn't like a black hole kind of thing, it was just very specific thoughts popping into my head out of nowhere, and then I got depressed and aggitated. Sheesh! And it didn't do anything to my appetite. I think I'm super sensitive to meds though, well, I know I am, and I tend to have a lot of anxiety.
Good luck, have you tried Wellbutrin?
fw
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