Yeah, I am at 50mg. Sunday I go up to 75mg. I was toying with the idea of staying on 50mg since it seems to be holding them off without a lot of side effects but this makes me realize that I need to go up.
BTW, I am a little concerned about loss of appetite. I think I have lost 5 pounds in the last week. I don't really have much to lose. I think I just need to work on drinking calories again (something I haven't done in ages) and I should be fine but it is so weird.
nah i wouldn't toy with anything, i'd stick with what your doctor told you. are you eventually going to be at 100mg a day? that's what i'm at now and it's working beautifully for me.
i was told when i started that the loss of appetite side effect wears off after awhile and i'm starting to notice that a bit. kind of depends on the day for me. if i'm really busy the loss of appetite effect really kicks in and i will honestly just not think about food. lately if i'm hanging around not doing much i find myself snacking more whereas when i was in the ramping up phase food was the last thing i was thinking about.
That is good news. I am already a normal weight and really only have about 20 pounds to play with so if I kept having to force myself to eat like I am right now it could get bad fast. I miss actually enjoying eating.
Well I would talk to her about it before I did it but if it worked at a lower dosage I would be okay with that.
I am not a big snacker, my big problem is that I can only eat about half of what I normal eat at a meal before I am just done. It is funny, I think I finally get how my mom and brother feel. Ha!
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Date: 2010-02-19 02:13 pm (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2010-02-19 02:56 pm (UTC)are you still in the ramping up stage of the topamax?
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Date: 2010-02-19 03:01 pm (UTC)BTW, I am a little concerned about loss of appetite. I think I have lost 5 pounds in the last week. I don't really have much to lose. I think I just need to work on drinking calories again (something I haven't done in ages) and I should be fine but it is so weird.
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Date: 2010-02-19 03:11 pm (UTC)i was told when i started that the loss of appetite side effect wears off after awhile and i'm starting to notice that a bit. kind of depends on the day for me. if i'm really busy the loss of appetite effect really kicks in and i will honestly just not think about food. lately if i'm hanging around not doing much i find myself snacking more whereas when i was in the ramping up phase food was the last thing i was thinking about.
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Date: 2010-02-19 03:17 pm (UTC)I am not a big snacker, my big problem is that I can only eat about half of what I normal eat at a meal before I am just done. It is funny, I think I finally get how my mom and brother feel. Ha!
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Date: 2010-02-19 03:02 pm (UTC)I thought I got rid of it last night but it must have come back while I was sleeping. :\
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