Can you take topamax to offset the weight gain when taking Celexa? How much and when . I am taking 30mg of Celexa
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Q: takingTopamax for weight loss caused by antidepressant Celexa
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3/31/09 11:56am
Hi Emy Lew,
While Topamax was originally developed to treat epilepsy, it is also used for Migraine prevention. Weight loss was also discovered as a potential side effect. Some researchers did a small clinicial trial on this but it had to be stopped due to the negative side effects (glaucoma being just one) to the participants.
Is Celexa working well for you? Are you feeling better taking it? Have you had this conversation with your doctor? Sorry for all the questions, but if it were me, and clearly I could stand to lose a "few," I would not take topamax for weight loss.
Good luck
Nancy
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