Sigh. You asked, I'm answering. Topamax is considered a "nasty" drug by the pharmicist here. I agree. I didn't know his opinion until I had such a terrible reaction. Yes, my MD also touted it that it wouldn't put weight on but off. LIES! I tell, ALL LIES! I took it for pain... but it didn't help pain. .. I had such terrible feelings on it, yet I kept trying to take it (and did according to script) (They say they give it to diabetics for pain,also.)

Not only was I feeling horrible the whole time I GAINED 18 POUNDS IN 5 WEEKS!!!!!!!!! This was last summer, and I still haven't lost all that weight yet. Talk about adding to my depression! This drug nearly killed me, and put weight on me too (which made my pain worse.) I think my T had "his hands full" when we tried this one. I refused to go off the drug on my own, because I had tried a few last year and none of them helped me. My MD was thinking I just wanted to stay with demerol. . . so it took my T calling my MD to discuss how much worse I was both physically and psychologically before she (MD) agreed for me to quit using it. I decided I would die before stopping it... and actually was really, honestly, going to! "Nasty." I'd say!