I am on topomax and l have a voracious appetite. I am so hungry. I could eat double what l usually eat. It is so frustrating as l got away from other drugs for that reason
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Im on topamax 50 mg lost weight. Ordered out feel too full too finish. maybe its not for everyone.
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I have been on a low dose once a night until a week ago and now i'm taking twice a day. I am also feeling like i'm starving to death. It's so weird. I had less of a appetite before I took this medicine. I take it for my migraines however if this does not subside I will have to consider a different option. I am able to some what control what I'm eating but the feeling is miserable. Hoping that this is a short term side effect and i don't have to keep changing because it does help me with my migraines.
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Omg me too!!! Im craving things i wouldnt nornally, my legs are swelling if i stand too long, and i have gained like 10lbs in a week even tho ive eaten healthy...no i havent given in to the cravings yet... but idk what is up with these symptoms
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This same thing is happening to me. I crave cereal all the time. I eat a box a day. Before taking Topamax, I rarely ate cereal. Nothing else sounds good but Life Cereal!!! I also feel shaky and hungry. I am on 25mg a day. Did you end up increasing your dose? If so, did the hunger go away? I have had an increase in energy as well. I gave up coffee a long time ago due to it triggering my migraines but it’s nice to feel energy again! Do you still have energy? Please respond and let me know if you are still on Topamax and your experience. Thanks!
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Yes! I recently started taking it for weight loss due to binge eating. Unfortunately, I’m constantly hungry. My stomach growls as if I’m starving. I promised my doctor I’d give it a month but I can tell already this is not the right medicine for me.
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I just had my second helping of dinner lol I would never do that before! I’m very into my looks and my weight
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I just had my second helping of dinner lol I would never do that before! I’m very into my looks and my weight
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I’m on 25mg and suddenly starving all the time. I don’t understand and I’m so upset!!
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I’m on 25mg and suddenly starving all the time. I don’t understand and I’m so upset!!
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Interesting I started topamax about a year ago. I was prescribed 100mg as an appetite suppressant for binge eating treatment (50mg morning and 50mg at night). I didn't started suspecting on topamax making me hungrier until today. In the year I've been prescribed it I've been on and off because I've felt as it won't work and I would stop taking it for a week or 2 after 2months of being consistent. I stopped taking it for over 2 months and my binge was better (I was also given other anxiety meds + very helpful therapy) I decided to be "good" and just take all my meds as I should and started with topamax again like 5 days ago. I just couldn't stop thinking about food since then and today I had a horrible binge episode. And I really thought topamax was not helping since the beginning but since it was prescribed specifically as an appetite suppressant I really thought it was all in my head and making me hungrier could not be a side effect of it. Thank you all for your comments and experiences. This was extremely helpful!
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It’s doing the increased appetite thing to me and I’m in heck. It’s awful. I have stopped taking it and I have a second med that does the SAME plus weight gain even if I DONT eat. I’m seriously in weight gain hell.
I’ve developed prediabetes and high cholesterol. I’m sad about it all.
I’ll just have to keep trying. That’s all I can think of to do, but I’m not having a lot of luck here. I’m glad it worked for you the way you needed it to.
I’ve developed prediabetes and high cholesterol. I’m sad about it all.
I’ll just have to keep trying. That’s all I can think of to do, but I’m not having a lot of luck here. I’m glad it worked for you the way you needed it to.
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