Posted by rskontos on September 5, 2007, at 14:34:44
In reply to Re: My Horrible Experience on Abilify » med_empowered, posted by AnneL on September 2, 2007, at 23:16:27
Anne, I have been on topamax now for over three years and I am not too dumb yet. I though don't take anything else with it. I was on cymbalta with it and that was BAD. I have been up to 200 mg. that was for the seizures that re-started when I tapered off cymbalta but I lowered it down as I started losing memory. That is the biggest problem is memory loss and hair loss. Now taking zinc and omega three have helped with the hair loss at least for me, maybe not with anyone else but with me it helped. I still take topomax mainly for migraines, I was having on average 4-5 a month and I am happily having none now. I didn't know it was being used to help stablize moods. I wonder if it helping mine. I will have to thing about that. I guess not since I went into my severest depression during the time I have been on it. Anyway, my daughter has been on lamictal, depakote, currently on topamax too. Lamictal and depokote made her a zombie so if that is mood stablizing no thank you. But she was still able to do well in school so go figure. But she slept all the time too. So I think they are too sedating. But she was on a high dose for her size. Anyway, just my two cents. I find topamax for me fairly side effect free if I stay at around 100 mg. probably too low for mood stablizing but good for no headaches. RK
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