Topamax and Wellbutrin

I’ve been on Topamax before. The first two weeks I was on it it completely suppressed my apatite, but that side effect didn’t last long. I ended up going off of it because it made me tired and foggy headed. I didn’t lose any real weight on it either.

I have been taking Topomax for migraines for years. I gain on it. I lose on it. No difference.

I lost at first but then stopped. I've been on it for about 3 years now for migraines. It's not the be all end all, and the side effects are a *kitten*. I got really depressed/anxious on the higher doses, foggy brain, I couldn't remember how to string simple sentences together and my memory fell apart. Wouldn't want to use it just for weight loss.

I took Dope-a-max for several years. Started it to mitigate/treat weight gain from another medication and stayed on it for a few years for migraine prevention. I don't recall whether it helped with weight loss or not, I changed my other medication a few months later because of all the other side effects I was experiencing. At some doses, I would get really loopy, like the other people have described. I freaked out my workout partner one day. I zoned out mid-bicep curl and just stood in the middle of the gym holding a dumbbell and staring into space for several minutes. Didn't hear him talking to me until he shook my shoulder to get my attention.

It also made my hands and feet feel numb and tingly pretty regularly--kind of like they'd gone to "sleep". The worst was when it would happen while I was driving. Being able to feel the steering wheel and which pedal you're pushing is apparently a pretty critical part of operating a motor vehicle! Who knew?!?

My advice would be to avoid it if you're only looking for the weight loss effect. In my purely anecdotal experience, most people seem to experience the side effects to a noticeable extent and I've never met anyone who had some kind of sustained significant weight loss from it. I'd rather lose weight more slowly or even stay fat than not be able to finish my sentences, personally.

I took Wellbutrin... it made me not want to drink alcohol at all, but didn’t really affect my appetite for very long. It also made me kind of tremble and stutter my speech sometimes. It was really freaky, so I stopped taking it. I would recommend a ketogenic diet. This has suppressed my appetite more than anything ever has. I no longer think about food constantly.

Topamax kind of suppressed my appetite but the anger, dry mouth and numb hands & feet were to much so I stopped taking it and now deal with migraines with yoga.

I take topamax for migraines and have the tingling fingers occasionally but no other noticeable side effects.....except diet pepsi tastes funny.

I take Topamax for intracranial hypertension headaches and it has been a godsend! Prior to Topamax I was averaging three to six Advil a day to try and control the headaches. After Topamax, I haven't had a single headache. I will say that when you start it it does need to be gradual. My neurologist initially put me on my maintenance dose which caused too many side effects. We took a step back, tapered up, and that went very smoothly. As far as weight loss, I don't see a damn bit of difference. If you read the scholarly articles on it there wasn't a large population of the test subjects who experienced it.

About 15 yrs ago,i was put on Topemax for nerve pain.I was a size 10,when i started it.I went down to a skeletal size 3!Food tasted funny,so i didn't care if i ate or not.However the side effects were crazy.I could barely string 2 sentences together.I worked in a small diner with 22 seats and the customers would often talk with me,while i was cooking.I became afraid to speak because i soulnded like i had no sense.I also had severe anger issues,when the tickets would fill all the way to the end and i had to gather all the food for the next set up.My mind just kinda stopped working.Needless to say,i went off of it.I slowly went back up to a size 8.Which back then was a healthy size for me.

bootyrubsandtacos wrote: »

I’ve been on Topamax before. The first two weeks I was on it it completely suppressed my apatite, but that side effect didn’t last long. I ended up going off of it because it made me tired and foggy headed. I didn’t lose any real weight on it either.

Same. I'm on a high dose for migraine management. The appetite suppressing effects wear off after a while. Even if you tolerate it well, there are still cognitive side effects that aren't to be downplayed.

For a temporary effect, it's really not worth it.

I was prescribed Wellbutrin. It didn't directly cause me to lose weight, but it gave me enough energy to start exercising. So I take my Wellbutrin every morning, manage my caloric intake with CICO during the day, and go to yoga class at night. I've lost 5lb since starting this right after Thanksgiving.