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Eating On Topamax

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Barton, VT

I'm on Topamax and I'm just never hungry. Very rarely do I feel hungry. I find myself having to force myself to eat at least once a day just to keep myself from getting shaky at work but it's hard because I used to love eating and I mean LOVE eating and now I can barely get myself to eat one meal a day. Anyone else have this problem?

June 20, 2016 (edited)
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

No I wish I did though ,I think you should have words with your doctor or the epilepsy nurse they can be better than the doctors sometimes good Luke take care .

June 23, 2016
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I to have memory problems short and long term it's very frustrating. Knowing that I won't remember something. I think that's why I love taking photos to help me remember now.

June 22, 2016
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have the memory problem the short term and with the speech theres times now , I`ll know what I want to say but it just doesn't come out right or at first the word will be mumbled. Hard to explain.

June 22, 2016
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I had that problem to where it took my weight down to 81lbs I looked awful my regular doctor kept putting on my file I had a feeding disorder. That would make me so very mad you do try to eat but if there is no desire it`s not going to go down. At one point I was on 1100mg of Topamax twice a day the highest dose my doctor has seen a patent on in his office. I am now up to 125lbs and feel awful so have dropped to 118 and down to 200mg in pm 150mg in am and doing so so like you all we do have our days

June 22, 2016 (edited)
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes !! I thought this was just me ! Until I got with my partner. He forces me to eat, he doesn't understand that I'm not actually hungry and I'll eat when I want/ have to. Usually it'll be when I to am shaking or I'll get s sick feeling but it's not hunger (that's so hard to explain)

June 20, 2016

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