Topamax and optimistic

I've been on this for 2 days. My doctor said the trick to Topamax was gradual increase in dosage. My doctor is rarely wrong and is quite sensible with things. Not that he's perfect or anything. I have a good feeling about this medicine because I know a few people that have been on it including my mother. Perhaps some of you started on it too high? I already have some of these problems naturally... My memory is horrible, I doubt it coudl be made any worse by this drug. Anyway, I've also ready good things about Topamax. Different meds affect different people... differently. So hopefully it will work for me. I was put on it for depression, self injury, help with appetite suppressing to aid in my diet, and correcting my sleeping patterns. The research I've done said that this drug helps that. If it messes me up too bad, then I'll try something else. Until then, I'm staying optimistic. :)