Hey, sorry that people failed to respond to you yet!

If you developed an over-eating disorder that has interrupted your life for a while now, and you are taking medication that potentially leave you in the hospital (kidney stones), then why not try another option? You could talk to your physicians about using a stomach lap-band. You would eat fewer calories, but your intake of liquids would increase. Plus, the surgery would not be permanent and can be adjusted over time.

About the Topamax, there are medications similar medications that would not leave you in a desperate state of hunger. There are mood stabilizers such as Lamictal, and there are an anti-anxiety and anti-nerve pain such as Gabapentin. You need to find the right medication for your body, and obviously, you are struggling with your current med. I promise if you switched to others that do not cause weight gain or hunger pains; you would be in good spirits.

And remember that you not alone. Women and men can look at their reflection in the mirror for 10 seconds, and find at least one flaw they dislike or hate.