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galump
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20 Feb 2007, 9:12 pm

Anybody any experience with this stuff? Supposed to help my bi-polar and migraines at the same time, help me lose weight and make me more "normal".
Have heard it's called dopamax because it drops your IQ about 50 points.

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21 Feb 2007, 1:59 am

I take it for seizures and have had good results....no lowered IQ

However I wonder if the reason for that could be attributed to the fact that it makes me so damn tired!! ! (I imagine taking an IQ test while tired would not have a positive effect on the score)

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21 Feb 2007, 2:11 am

I just got that for migraines, but have not started taking it yet. I was starting another medications and I wanted to wait and see if it had side-effects.

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21 Feb 2007, 10:50 am

http://www.wrongplanet.net/modules.php? ... max#373565

TheMachine1 wrote:

rpm2004 wrote:

I was on 30mg of flouxetine,100mg of topamax,and 50mg of a medicine for my shaking(can't think of the name)

the topamax is an anti-seizure medicine but it supposedly helps with mood leveling.

I did a keyword search on topmaxe here and got this:

http://www.wrongplanet.net/modules.php? ... max#147237

rpm2004 wrote:

I have horrible bouts of rage and the only thing that helps is the medication I am on now (topamax) I honestly think that if I went off this for more than a couple days I would have another breakdown

So you did not take topamax for seizure any way heres what I found on it:

http://www.medicinenet.com/topiramate/article.htm

Quote:

SIDE EFFECTS: In adults, the most common side effects of topiramate are tiredness, dizziness, coordination problems, speech problems, changes in vision or double vision, difficulty with memory, and sensory distortion.

In children, the most common side effects are drowsiness, tiredness, loss of appetite, nervousness, difficulty with concentration/attention, weight decrease, aggressive reaction and difficulty with memory.

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21 Feb 2007, 1:18 pm

I took it for my migraines for about a year. I didn't have much improvement in my migraines and I didn't lose any weight either, though I've heard that it has helped a lot of people with both. Just didn't work for me.

I also didn't notice any IQ loss.....as far as I know!

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21 Feb 2007, 1:48 pm

I have a friend who is a medical dr. She says it makes you act groggy and like an idiot. And that its a big joke within the medical community when a patient tells them they take it. She told me don't dare take it because it will cause you more problems than it will help. Plus may not be able to drive while on it. I know a girl that takes it for epilepsy and she acts really strange. Everyone hated her at work. She would fly off the handle at anything and would act in the most bizarre ways.

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21 Feb 2007, 1:49 pm

It definitely helps you lose weight. Its different for everyone, but I ended up losing 20lbs in a month. Damn good stuff as far as weight loss goes. Didn't really help me much other then that.

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