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has anyone taken the prescription drug Topamax, to try to lose weight?
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My son takes it for a neurological disorder and has never dropped a pound.
I've read this, but don't know anyone who takes it for weight loss. Elise wrote in message om... has anyone taken the prescription drug Topamax, to try to lose weight? |
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I used to work with someone that took it and lost 80 lbs. The word spread
and 2 other people took it. One of them lost about 20 lbs and the 3rd person didn't lose anything. -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net http://community.webshots.com/user/perpleglow "Cox SMTP east" wrote in message news:6O3Lb.27215$WQ3.26807@lakeread05... My son takes it for a neurological disorder and has never dropped a pound. I've read this, but don't know anyone who takes it for weight loss. Elise wrote in message om... has anyone taken the prescription drug Topamax, to try to lose weight? |
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Nope, because it won't make you healthy. For good health, exercise, eat a variety of high fiber foods, get your sleep and fluids. wrote: has anyone taken the prescription drug Topamax, to try to lose weight? |
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wrote in message om... has anyone taken the prescription drug Topamax, to try to lose weight? I've never known anyone to take topamax for weight loss. It is a seizure drug and many people will experience loss of appetite and weight loss as a side effect. It has a relatively safe profile but as for me, I don't like the idea of taking meds that have such a profound effect on brain chemistry for cosmetic reasons. j |
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"Julianne" wrote in message news:1_jLb.28391$WQ3.12616@lakeread05... wrote in message om... has anyone taken the prescription drug Topamax, to try to lose weight? I've never known anyone to take topamax for weight loss. It is a seizure drug and many people will experience loss of appetite and weight loss as a side effect. It has a relatively safe profile but as for me, I don't like the idea of taking meds that have such a profound effect on brain chemistry for cosmetic reasons. j I just read an article in a magazine about 5 or 6 different drugs that are now being prescribed as "off-label" for weight loss. Topomax was one, there were 2 antidepressants (Wellbutrin was one), another seizure drug I believe, and two others that completely escape me. Since the drugs were for conditions I probably won't have, I really didn't remember the names. I wish I hadn't thrown out all of those magazines Jenn |
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I take wellbutrin (zyban) now since I just quit smoking 2 mos 2 weeks ago.
I wonder if it is helping me lose the weight too? Hmmm... I just take 1/2 the prescribed dose, so I don't take that much of it. -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net http://community.webshots.com/user/perpleglow "JMA" wrote in message ... "Julianne" wrote in message news:1_jLb.28391$WQ3.12616@lakeread05... wrote in message om... has anyone taken the prescription drug Topamax, to try to lose weight? I've never known anyone to take topamax for weight loss. It is a seizure drug and many people will experience loss of appetite and weight loss as a side effect. It has a relatively safe profile but as for me, I don't like the idea of taking meds that have such a profound effect on brain chemistry for cosmetic reasons. j I just read an article in a magazine about 5 or 6 different drugs that are now being prescribed as "off-label" for weight loss. Topomax was one, there were 2 antidepressants (Wellbutrin was one), another seizure drug I believe, and two others that completely escape me. Since the drugs were for conditions I probably won't have, I really didn't remember the names. I wish I hadn't thrown out all of those magazines Jenn |
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I may have the name of the drug wrong because it was an antidepressant, not
the stop smoking one. I'm not very good at remembering specific details of what I read - especially from magazines that I read before bed. Jenn "Perple Gyrl" wrote in message ... I take wellbutrin (zyban) now since I just quit smoking 2 mos 2 weeks ago. I wonder if it is helping me lose the weight too? Hmmm... I just take 1/2 the prescribed dose, so I don't take that much of it. -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net http://community.webshots.com/user/perpleglow "JMA" wrote in message ... "Julianne" wrote in message news:1_jLb.28391$WQ3.12616@lakeread05... wrote in message om... has anyone taken the prescription drug Topamax, to try to lose weight? I've never known anyone to take topamax for weight loss. It is a seizure drug and many people will experience loss of appetite and weight loss as a side effect. It has a relatively safe profile but as for me, I don't like the idea of taking meds that have such a profound effect on brain chemistry for cosmetic reasons. j I just read an article in a magazine about 5 or 6 different drugs that are now being prescribed as "off-label" for weight loss. Topomax was one, there were 2 antidepressants (Wellbutrin was one), another seizure drug I believe, and two others that completely escape me. Since the drugs were for conditions I probably won't have, I really didn't remember the names. I wish I hadn't thrown out all of those magazines Jenn |
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It is the same thing. Wellbutrin is the generic name of Zyban. Zyban is
not covered by insurance, wellbutrin is. The ins. companies don't want to pay for stop smoking aids. I have not noticed anything different with my moods. I don't suffer from depression. I just don't crave cigs or food as much anymore... -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net http://community.webshots.com/user/perpleglow "JMA" wrote in message ... I may have the name of the drug wrong because it was an antidepressant, not the stop smoking one. I'm not very good at remembering specific details of what I read - especially from magazines that I read before bed. Jenn "Perple Gyrl" wrote in message ... I take wellbutrin (zyban) now since I just quit smoking 2 mos 2 weeks ago. I wonder if it is helping me lose the weight too? Hmmm... I just take 1/2 the prescribed dose, so I don't take that much of it. -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net http://community.webshots.com/user/perpleglow "JMA" wrote in message ... "Julianne" wrote in message news:1_jLb.28391$WQ3.12616@lakeread05... wrote in message om... has anyone taken the prescription drug Topamax, to try to lose weight? I've never known anyone to take topamax for weight loss. It is a seizure drug and many people will experience loss of appetite and weight loss as a side effect. It has a relatively safe profile but as for me, I don't like the idea of taking meds that have such a profound effect on brain chemistry for cosmetic reasons. j I just read an article in a magazine about 5 or 6 different drugs that are now being prescribed as "off-label" for weight loss. Topomax was one, there were 2 antidepressants (Wellbutrin was one), another seizure drug I believe, and two others that completely escape me. Since the drugs were for conditions I probably won't have, I really didn't remember the names. I wish I hadn't thrown out all of those magazines Jenn |
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In Perple Gyrl wrote:
It is the same thing. Wellbutrin is the generic name of Zyban. Actually, the generic name for both is bupropion. It has two different brand names for the two different uses. Zyban is not covered by insurance, wellbutrin is. The ins. companies don't want to pay for stop smoking aids. I think that's a little short-sighted on their part. I guess they'd rather pay more later? I have not noticed anything different with my moods. I don't suffer from depression. I just don't crave cigs or food as much anymore... -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net http://community.webshots.com/user/perpleglow "JMA" wrote in message ... I may have the name of the drug wrong because it was an antidepressant, not the stop smoking one. I'm not very good at remembering specific details of what I read - especially from magazines that I read before bed. Jenn "Perple Gyrl" wrote in message ... I take wellbutrin (zyban) now since I just quit smoking 2 mos 2 weeks ago. I wonder if it is helping me lose the weight too? Hmmm... I just take 1/2 the prescribed dose, so I don't take that much of it. -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net http://community.webshots.com/user/perpleglow "JMA" wrote in message ... "Julianne" wrote in message news:1_jLb.28391$WQ3.12616@lakeread05... wrote in message om... has anyone taken the prescription drug Topamax, to try to lose weight? I've never known anyone to take topamax for weight loss. It is a seizure drug and many people will experience loss of appetite and weight loss as a side effect. It has a relatively safe profile but as for me, I don't like the idea of taking meds that have such a profound effect on brain chemistry for cosmetic reasons. j I just read an article in a magazine about 5 or 6 different drugs that are now being prescribed as "off-label" for weight loss. Topomax was one, there were 2 antidepressants (Wellbutrin was one), another seizure drug I believe, and two others that completely escape me. Since the drugs were for conditions I probably won't have, I really didn't remember the names. I wish I hadn't thrown out all of those magazines Jenn |
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