I lost 30 pounds on Topamax (not a bad deal, if you ask me -- I needed it), because I could NOT eat. I would have a banana or something in the morning and feel like I'd just eaten a 10-course meal, and couldn't stand the thought of food the rest of the day.

I know people it has been prescribed for as a diet drug, but it was originally for seizures, as were most of the mood stabilizers.

I have to say, though, it didn't do a lot for my mood. I've tried a number of mood stabilizers and so far am really liking my current one, Lamictal, although it takes forever to get to a reasonably therapeutic dose.

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