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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 402654" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I am probably the topamax queen on this board. It is rarely used for bipolar but for those who do get help from it, it works well. I happen to be one it works very well for. I have had to argue a few folks down about its ability to actually help with bipolar...lol. I have also had people tell me that I couldnt possibly take the dose I was on or I would be dead. Well...that also wasnt the truth...obviously.</p><p></p><p>At one time I was on 1000 mgs a day. We did back down to 600 mgs a day. Mostly because when I lost insurance I couldnt get the county psychiatrist to agree to the 1000 mgs. He said he couldnt believe I was ever on that dose and it was lethal. Well...I had been on it for over 2 years at that point so I doubt it highly. </p><p></p><p>The one thing you really do have to keep in mind with topamax is the method in which you start taking it. You start low and go slow. </p><p></p><p>I am a very large adult woman and I started off at 25 mgs a day and stayed on that for a month. Then I added another 25 tablet at night for a month. We added a 25 mgs once a month heading up to between 150 or 200 as a target dose to see how I did but we did it very slowly and I didnt have the side effects people talk about. </p><p></p><p>Now it did cause me to lose weight. Wish it still did...lol. It made food very unappealing. It does not make me tired. No effect on sex drive. I dont have the dumbs from topamax, I have them from my various disorders. Maybe some of it is my medications, I cant say for sure considering all that I am on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 402654, member: 1514"] I am probably the topamax queen on this board. It is rarely used for bipolar but for those who do get help from it, it works well. I happen to be one it works very well for. I have had to argue a few folks down about its ability to actually help with bipolar...lol. I have also had people tell me that I couldnt possibly take the dose I was on or I would be dead. Well...that also wasnt the truth...obviously. At one time I was on 1000 mgs a day. We did back down to 600 mgs a day. Mostly because when I lost insurance I couldnt get the county psychiatrist to agree to the 1000 mgs. He said he couldnt believe I was ever on that dose and it was lethal. Well...I had been on it for over 2 years at that point so I doubt it highly. The one thing you really do have to keep in mind with topamax is the method in which you start taking it. You start low and go slow. I am a very large adult woman and I started off at 25 mgs a day and stayed on that for a month. Then I added another 25 tablet at night for a month. We added a 25 mgs once a month heading up to between 150 or 200 as a target dose to see how I did but we did it very slowly and I didnt have the side effects people talk about. Now it did cause me to lose weight. Wish it still did...lol. It made food very unappealing. It does not make me tired. No effect on sex drive. I dont have the dumbs from topamax, I have them from my various disorders. Maybe some of it is my medications, I cant say for sure considering all that I am on. [/QUOTE]
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