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    #31
    Topamax - Depression

    Good for you DeeBee!! Keep Going! I'll bet you'll surprise everyone (mostly yourself) by how long you can go...

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      #32
      Topamax - Depression

      Thanks Sassy. Yip I am surprising myself!!
      "The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it"

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        #33
        Topamax - Depression

        Way to go, DB! Ha, I know what you mean!

        Who knows what effect that weirdo AL has had on our emotions? I've been on ADs for years (still am), and from the time I stopped drinking until now, there are times at night when I'm alone that I just have a little cry, and most of the time I couldn't tell you why. I'm not even a very frequent cryer (used to only do it when very very drunk and dramatic!). I think it's going to take all of us a good while to readjust with dealing with stuff like "normal" people do. Sometimes I react strongly to things now, and it surprises me because I thought I only felt that way in the past because I was drinking. Very confusing! I heard a guy in a NA meeting (went with a friend) say once that he finally figured out that when he was depressed, that was cool, he was just depressed, didn't need to do anything about it. That seemed profound to me, even though it's probably a pretty simple concept!

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          #34
          Topamax - Depression

          Sassy thanks! No AF yet under my belt, but only 3 glasses of wine last night and that was with a dinner at my house with a BIG drinker GF. Normally it would have been 1-2 bottles. So it is helping. But darn, it's HARD to eat. I have NO appetite at all! And I can't afford to lose any weight. Today will be Day 7 of the Topa. Wondering if I should move to the 50 on Saturday or hold a bit longer at 25mg. A bit scared. Fuzzies gone. Not too moody and depression seems to have lifted for the most part. Guess I should step up. This is scary without a DR.

          Dee-Bee: Yes, I have been taking the Kudzu and L-Glut during the day and then the 25 mg in late afternoon of Topa. And it really helps. Used to start drinking at noon. Now I can hold until 6-7PM. Thats a great feeling in itself. I'm already drinking less than 1/2 of what I was just a week ago.

          Also added Selenium to the other supps to try and prevent hair thingy from happening. Stress from the past few months already had me losinghair ike CRAZY! ACK. But oneof my supps in the AM is giving me almost a niacin type "rush", so I have backed off and am adding one new one back in each day tto figureout which it is that is doing it. SO uncomfortable for about 30 minutes I almost can't walk!

          Hummmm

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            #35
            Topamax - Depression

            I don't think I ever had depression as a side effect of the topa, but I have been on Prozac for years. But what the hell. Almost anything causes me to go into a depression. It is very important to titrate up VERY slowly, though. I think I went up 25 mg every 10 days. That really does minimize the side effects.

            Good luck...............
            Rest in Peace, Bear. We miss you.

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              #36
              Topamax - Depression

              Thanks for the info Mags. I'm on day 4 of 50mg.

              At what doage did you feel it started to really "kick in"? I think itis helping a touch, or maybe it is just the supps and my mindset right now? I am not AF but have cut way back.

              And still touch of depression but that's the Ex thing pretty sure.

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