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Post subject: Topamax
jillber - Mon Mar 03, 2003 5:57 pm |
I am on the drug Topamax partly for depression, but also for seizures. I also take Dilantin. I have lost a considerable amount of weight since starting the Topamax. Does the drug actually cause the weight loss, or is it just decreased appetite? My neurologist recently increased me from 3 pills a day to 4 pills a day. I wondered if this was going to cause me to loose more weight or if I will pretty much stay the same, because I really don't want to loose more. Thank you. 
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Post subject: Re: Topamax
Yasser Mokhtar, M.D. - Tue Mar 04, 2003 5:40 pm |
Dear Guest,
Thank you very much for using our website.
Topiramate or tomapax is one of the new antiepileptic medications that have been used for treatment of resistant cases of seizures or epilepsy.
It is being used for other indiactions as well such as migraine headaches, some cases of pain related to nerves, bipolar disorder and eating disorders.
The fda has approved it only for seizures in adults and children after the age of 2 years. All other use is off-label.
One of its side effects is weight loss by causing appetite depression. Other alleged mechanism for weight loss was a diuretic effect (causes losing water like water pills).
In the clinical trials that were conducted on this drug it was found that weight loss was dose related meaning that if the dose is increased, your chances of losing more weight increase. The dose at which they found that more weight loss occurs was 600-1000 mg per day. The weight loss average that was found in most patients was about 7% of the total body weight before starting the medication.
In your case, i think that it depends on how much weight you lost and the dose that you are taking (you said your doctor increased your dose from 3 to 4 pills), how many mg are you taking a day in total? Your dose getting higher does not necessarily mean that you are going to lose more weight but just that you might lose more weight.
Other side effects:
1. Neurological: dizziness, difficulty concentration and some speech and coordination problems.
2. Kidney stones.
3. Glaucoma.
Once more, thank you very much for using our website http://doctorslounge.com and i hope that this information helped.
Yasser Mokhtar, M.D.
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Post subject: topamax
Anonymous - Tue Jun 03, 2003 4:03 pm |
i have been on topamax for 6 weeks to stop the weight i gained from effexor xr. i`m up to 100 mg a day. hardly any side effects and no weight loss. how long does it take to work? Or do i need a higher dose? I went into manic stage and its still mild even on topamax. Please let me know what you think. thank you
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Post subject: Topamax and weight loss
Mandy - Sat Jun 14, 2003 2:24 pm |
I was put onto Topamax as a replacement for Lithium, as the Lithium caused me to gain quite a bit of weight. I am on 50mg Topamax and that seems to be very little, will this still have the side effect of weight loss? I was on 500mg Lithium, what would the equivalent dose be of Topamax? Is 50mg a very low dosage, and if so what could the reason be for starting me off on this dosage?
The weight issue is a real problem for me, I desparately want to take off what I gained on the Lithium.
Thanx
Mandy
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