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[BecomingMeAtLast]

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Adrafinil:

Adrafinil (Olmifon) 40x300mg Tablets Biogenesis AntiAging

[christyacc]

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Helllooooooo

Well, I finally rec'd my order, and I started last Thusday, 25mgs.....I was tired...nothing major, and I had one day (Sat) on tingles, haven't had any since. Also, my diet coke, tastes FLAT! That's a disappointment! I haven't had any brain farts to speak of....hard to know it it's because of topa or just me! lol.....I have found myself curious though as to how my beer would taste if my pop is flat......but no real cravings.

I spoke to my dr about topa, she's going to research it for this off label purpose before prescribing it....which is cool, understandable.....she's the dr, not me, lol.

[loran]

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Hairloss

I used Topmax with very good results at 150mg per day. Had several AF days and really did not enjoy the occasional drink. Lost 6 kg (13 pounds) in about three weeks. That was great, because I battled to lose weight before.

After 6 weeks, at 100 mg, I noticed the hairloss. 3 Weeks later, I stopped taking Topa (gradually). Now, after 14 weeks since I stopped, I still lose a lot of hair. I've been using Revite, omega 3 & 6 as well as Rogain (regaine). My shoulder lenght hair got so thin, i had to cut it to make it look fuller.

It is such a pity - I would have loved to continue with Topa but, as a woman, my hair is too important to me.

I recommend the program to people who I know has a problem and even my doctor now supports the program!

Are there any of you who has had hairloss on Topa? What advice can you give? When you google search "topamax hairloss"", you will read many "hair raising" stories about the topic. Some people have to wear wigs, because their hair does'nt grow back!

Unfortunately, without Topa, I have returned to binge drinking.

[spottydingo]

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I am tapering off the Topiramate (what they sell as Topamax through River Pharmacy) as I've come to the conclusion it doesn't agree with me. I've taken it for 3 months and only managed to get up to 50 mg a day. I have high blood pressure and feel like that has gotten worse, plus I get dizzy when I bend over or get up too quickly.

The other side effects I've experienced have been what other people have mentioned: tingling in hands, feet and face (though I didn't feel like it was objectionable), occasional blanking on words and beverages tasting weird -- though I don't drink soda, it did make my carbonated water taste odd.

It did curb my drinking and appetite but didn't make my drinking issues go away. I am still binging but not as often. Reading some of these last posts, I have to warn anyone who thinks taking this drug is going to cure you, it is meant as an aid to sobriety. Unfortunately that takes a lot more work than taking a pill.

Good luck to all.

[mikediesel]

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its been stated in this forum over and over that topa doesn't cure you from the drinking but for those who have the want to stop and have tried oher methods, topa will help you stick to your plan but you have to change your habits also. in example if you are currently goin to a bar every night just taking topa wont help you need to change you habits. topa has helped alot of people on here but you have to be willing to work for it. just like steroids dont work if your sitting on couch eating gallon of ice cream. you need to work at sobriety just think how hard we all worked at be a drunk, sneaking around, the morning after. Now topa doesn't help with reason we dink and the voices in our heads that convince us that tonight will be different we can have just one or two (that never worked for me it always endup being a 12 pack). for that i bought a book called "the tao of sobriety" and it helped me with dealing with the voices in my head and the way you convince yourself. look it up it's a $15.00 usd book and between the topa and it i haven't had a drink since aug 11 and this my wife says i'm not an ass being sober. sorry i wrote so much just woke up being passionate about tao and soriety. stay clean :l

[DeeBee]

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I haven't been to this thread in a while as I stopped taking Topa.
Just wanted to update my previous posts if there are any "newbies" out there considering Topa.
I took it for 3 months and upped my dosage slower than recommended. I didn't go over 200mg as I was having the right effect with no side effects - well very few side effects.
I stopped taking Topa due to financial reasons (my med aid doesn't cover it). The odd thing is I took my last tablet on Thursday and went AF for 60 days from Friday.
What Mike mentioned really holds true for me. Topa helped change my habits but damn did I have to work hard at it. It is NOT a magic pill but it sure is a wonderful crutch that helped me through my early days of getting my consumption under control.

Wishing everyone on the Topa journey warm wishes - YOU CAN DO IT!!

[yogagirl]

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50 mgs was no way near enough

spotty,

Of course, high blood pressure is nothing to fool around with, and if you are not going through your doctor you should probably come off the topa if you are not feeling well. But I have to say in my experience I would put up with all kinds of fatigue, word loss, tingling and weird tasting soda to get my life back.

Nothing, and I mean nothing has worked for me in 20 years. No amount of will power. Not even for my two beautiful children. I drank on topa even when I didn't want to at first. I was so discouraged. When I hit 200 mg, just like the studies said, it was like someone screamed into my brain "okay a@#h*le, you're done whether you like it or not!

I hope your blood pressure is back to normal and I am sorry topa didn't work for you. Have you looked into Naltrexone or Campral? I tried those a couple of years ago but they did not have the same effect but everyone is different.

[Natural]

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Hi, I have tried Topa for a little over a year now. NO, it didnt ease my cravings at all. I did have all the listed sideffects but they were livable to me, esp. IF the drug helped my cravings. Alas, it did not. Two things here one is that I slept better, much better... but after a year with no help on the drinking plus the fact that it hurts my stomach (a lot) and I was beginning to think that I was getting a ulcer (some bleeding when I went to the bathroom)I have deceided to stop the drug. I have been tapering down my dose and the last three days I have had no Topa. I have not been able to sleep and a lot of racing thoughts, so I figure that it will take my brain a little time to adjust after coming off this drug. My stomach is feeling much better already. I have 70 pills left over, if anyone wants them, let me know.

[loran]

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On 19/11/08 I posted a comment on the severe hairloss I am experiencing but see no replies. Am I the only person experencing this bad side effect?

[Bubba's Mom]

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Hi out there! It's so good, to read everyone's posts. You all have helped me so much. I appreciate everything everyone has to say!

Loran-I noticed that some people had previously mentioned hair loss.

I have been on topamax for about 7 weeks now. I am up to 200 mg. per day, 100 in the am and 100 in the afternoon. The side affects are minimal. I have some tingling in the fingers. At first I was little more ditzy than usual, but I am a blonde! It seemed like right away I didn't crave alcohol as much. I used to drink 1/2 to 1 bottle of wine per nite, or 3 or so martinis or screwdrivers. The first 2-3 weeks on topa I drank 1-2 glasses of wine per night, with only an occasional "bad" night. For the last 3 weeks I was drinking only 3-4nights per week and only one glass each night. I've only been at the 200 mg dose for last few days, and the cravings are even less.

I am hoping that using the topamax will enable me to change my habits, so that grabbing that glass of wine, isn't the first thing I do when I come from work....and so far so good.:thanks:

[Marmite01]

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Hi Ripley
This is a question specific to your post in Feb 2007 so this may be way too late (hope you're still doing really well by the way) but I'm trying to find someone who has knowledge of modafinil which I think adrafinil is related to (kind of). What dosage did you take and how did you find out about what dosage to take? What was your experience with adrafinil - did you get any side effects?
I'm really 'slow' on topa but don't want to down dose as I'm finding it is helping with the AL. But if I carry on at work like i've been the last few days, I may soon not have a salary to be able to afford the topa to help me stay sober!!! It's a cruel cruel world huh!

[cdungan]

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I began taking Topa about 2 weeks ago. I am not at 100 mgs, 50 mgs in the am and 50 mgs after dinner. I am a 45 year old female about 175 lbs, 5'2. My cravings were reduced slightly with 50 mgs, but I really noticed a difference once I began the 100 mgs a day. I have not had a drink in 6 days and I feel great. At first, I was very tired, now I am not tired and the only side effect I have is the tingling in my feet. It sure would be nice to lose some weight with the topa. I am noticing a reduction in my appetite. I would usually eat more when I was drinking. For those of you that have lost weight on topa, when did the weight loss kick in for you all and about what dose? Thanks

[cdungan]

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I began taking Topa about 2 weeks ago. I am not at 100 mgs, 50 mgs in the am and 50 mgs after dinner. I am a 45 year old female about 175 lbs, 5'2. My cravings were reduced slightly with 50 mgs, but I really noticed a difference once I began the 100 mgs a day. I have not had a drink in 6 days and I feel great. At first, I was very tired, now I am not tired and the only side effect I have is the tingling in my feet. It sure would be nice to lose some weight with the topa. I am noticing a reduction in my appetite. I would usually eat more when I was drinking. For those of you that have lost weight on topa, when did the weight loss kick in for you all and about what dose? Thanks

[animal lover]

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Paddy,

I weigh about 110 to 115 pounds, depending upon when I weigh myself. I lost weight, 10 to 15, and get warned by my doctor every time to not lose any more. I am 5'1" and have experienced most of the side effects. I had a hard time remembering words in the beginning. I am extremely moody and can lose my temper easily. I do not sleep well. I have to take something to sleep and even then I do not sleep 8 hours. I am lucky to get 6 or at maximum 7 a night. M mother recently found a sight that gave a more descriptive list of side effects and I had about 90% it seemed like. I take 50mg because at 75mg I felt "drunk". I do not like my side effects and hope to get off in a couple of months.

[Vodkaweekness]

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I see this string is kinda old, but thought it was still worth it to post to. I've been on topa for about 2 weeks. Started at 25 mg, and are up to 50 mg (25 in am, 25 around 2pm). I find that it was immediate the effects of reducing the cravings. First several days the cravings were mostly in my mind, but after I was accustomed to not really having a "craving" I was ok, and made it through theevenings AF. My most noticable side effects have been mild hand/feet tingling, and difficulty staying asleep. Although, the sleep thing may be a result of being AF also, have to wait that out to see. This has been the most beneficial tool for me to break this addiction. I now feel I am in control, and not the alcohol. I'm not free of this, and are still in a cautious zone and are not fooling myself. But topa is my first step toward the light that, this time, I feel I can continue to move foward toward.