carlossong Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Hey folks, my pdoc gave me 50mg at bedtime of topamax. I believe it's a small dosage. Will this help for weight loss or does it need to be increased? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 For me, topamax did not help me lose weight. When I was on it, I don't remember the dosage except that it was a maintenance dose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlossong Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 On 1/25/2016 at 2:55 AM, melissaw72 said: For me, topamax did not help me lose weight. When I was on it, I don't remember the dosage except that it was a maintenance dose. Great. My pdoc increased to the dosage for Bipolar dosage. I am on 100mg x 2 and I noticed appetite decreased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 It took me a good month or so to see a difference in weight, and I had to come off it because I lost too much and couldn't get it up.. I was on 200mg, started on 50mg. Later it was changed to 400mg, due to mania. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 It worked for me at 200 the first time I was on it but not the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlossong Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 9 hours ago, Velvet Elvis said: It worked for me at 200 the first time I was on it but not the second. I saw my pdoc a few days ago. He upped the dosage for bipolar disorder. I am taking 100mg x 2. I feel loss of appetite already. thx for sharing. Love it love it love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloane Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I didn't "lose weight" on Topamax but I certainly didn't gain any. On top of my appetite being suppressed, most food tasted horrible... which helped it be weight-neutral. Good luck, I hope it works for stabilizing your Bipolar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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