Posted by yxibow on April 8, 2009, at 2:35:36
In reply to Re: Why isn't Topamax working for weight loss?, posted by Shadowplayers721 on April 7, 2009, at 23:05:38
I would have to agree that Topomax should be carefully watched with blood tests if one is going to be using it for purely weight loss.
As noted it has some risk of injury to internal organs.
Weight loss on APs, as I am facing, really is trying to curb appetite, and doing some modest exercise as one is able to do. The key is keeping the calories down as the metabolism sinks, and this is hard, I am struggling with it myself.
For reasons with my disorder going in strange directions I can't use the gym right now, its too hard to explain, but it would have been nice. I used to quite a lot.
Basically, subtracting a bit for the metabolism slowdown, if you take in less calories than your maintenance calories (the amount needed to live), you will start to lose weight, slowly.
--- Jay
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