Good news for diabetics? ... I've been on topamax (I take 150mg daily) for migraines for over a year now and yes I have lost weight, but not because of the topamax.

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> 1. HOW does Topamax cause weight loss? Is it from a drug-induced anorexia from the taste perversion that some people experience while taking it?

I lost weight on the brief period of time when I was on topamax because it made everything taste bad and I didn't want to eat. The only thing that tasted OK to me was ice cream.

rsream, A friend of mine was prescribed topamax several months ago for weight loss and she has lost a ridiculous amount of weight with minimal side effects.

I just went on topamax for the second time and the first time i lost alot of weight like 30 or 40 pounds w/ in like 3 1/2 months...

Hi, about 3 weeks ago, I started a patient on Topamax for weight loss..... it is an off label use, but well known side effect. She came back today for a check up and had lost 15 pounds!

take it for headaches. ... Topics:topamax weight loss ... I am on 400 mg and have not lost 1 pound. Weight loss is a side affect of topamax.

TOPAMAX ® is also proving to be a most effective preventive or prophylactic Migraine regiment. ... "What was amazing in this trial was the effect on weight. The patients who got topiramate lost,

I lost a lot of weight (about 25 lbs) due to the Topamax, but most of it was excess weight, and now I'm back down to my normal weight.