Great thread. I read a lot of the posts but there are so many I admit I did not read all of them. I am considering topamax. I don't have the book yet and I won't persue the tmax until I have read it. I do suffer from migraine headaches and have a bad one today. I'm thinking that when I'm ready I will approach my dr from that angle. I'm not keen on the idea of having alcohol related issues in my medical record. Big Brother has gotten bigger in the past decade and that just really bothers me.
But here is my problem, I have been given other anti-seizure meds in the past as migraine preventatives. I did not do well with the side effects. I felt weird (can't even remember the specifics). While it wasn't my current Dr who prescribed that in the past he is aware that I did not want a med that would cause similar side effects. So if I go to him now asking for tmax he may question that. I trust him enough to discuss AL off the record and to try the tmax under the migraine prevention and will go there if I need to. The latest med he prescribed for migraine prevention caused me to gain back the 20 lbs I had spent 2 years loosing. I stopped taking it because of the weight gain. So that would be another really good reason to try the tmax.
Wow I think just through this "blog" I've already answered any questions that I was going to aks on this thread.
BTW I am female, 48 yrs; 5'-7"; currently 158 lb. I want to be at about 140 lb.
I guess I just need to read the MWO book. Then think about the tmax and its potential side effects.
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