My psychiatrist started me on Topamax 2 yrs ago for depression fr...
I was on Topmax for a couple of years. I was pleased with the side effect of losing weight (I was on it for bipolar/atipical), but I began losing my hair, too, and that never seemed to stop. Over time, my mind became fuzzy. I couldn't remember things -- even using the right word sometimes was difficult. I couldn't read because nothing seemed to sink in. I thought I was in early Alzheimer's and it scared me to death. I coudn't remember how to spell words and typing was a real struggle (which was really bad for me because I write for a living). My weight seemed to level off and the tingling in my hands and feet went away, but the fuzzy thinking and trouble with words/typing seemed to get worse. I had to get off of it. IIt's been a couple of years now. I have pretty much maintained my weight loss, but I do watch what I eat and the scales to see where I'm at. That can be difficult, but nothing compares to not being able to think straight. As someone else wrote on this site, everything has side effects -- everything. There is no "free" ride. Sometimes we need medication to straighten out the wiring in our heads, but it also takes working on oneself to find other ways of coping.
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