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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: thecatinthehat101 on July 07, 2013, 04:54 pm
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Well I took 100mg or Topamax a bit ago and I'm not sure if my brain is play tricks on me or if its working. I feel dreamy, like lost in thought and I'm starting to get distracted easily, find myself gazing off at the tv.
Searched the internet could not find much about it or the affects of topamax does anyone know???
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What's are the active's in it ?
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Idk I can't find much on it. Just that it acts like a benzo and is abusable I guess. I feel easily excitable like a good tv show is on that I like and I'm so pysched usually that doesn't happen.
I get wrapped up in the show watching all the details.
"It acts on the brain's GABA receptors. .... benzos and topamax (which in many ways is like a benzo... so i was getting double duty unbeknown to ..."
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Ohhhhhh.... now I feel really relaxed like I took some ativan.
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Idk I can't find much on it. Just that it acts like a benzo and is abusable I guess. I feel easily excitable like a good tv show is on that I like and I'm so pysched usually that doesn't happen.
I get wrapped up in the show watching all the details.
"It acts on the brain's GABA receptors. .... benzos and topamax (which in many ways is like a benzo... so i was getting double duty unbeknown to ..."
Yeah I get that with TV too , not when I've some Xanax though - I'll have to loo in to this stuff .
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You detect it did in no going and you tell me do thing I don't running :P
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What's are the active's in it ?
Topiramate, an anticonvulsant.
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Ah, Topamax.
It can make one a) stupid, b) forgetful, c) not-hungry, d) forgetful, e) migraine-free (for some people), f) seizure-free, in really epic doses that no human being can tolerate, apparently, g) predisposed towards metabolic acidosis, h) prone to kidney stones, i) prone to paraphasias, j) did I mention stupid?
Oh, also, heat intolerance and inability to sweat. I guess that matters in the summer.
Crazymeds used to have good information on it, I haven't checked over there in a while, check them out... ah. Linked below.
You may thank that forum for the classic description of how one knows when the effective dose is reached: "It makes soda taste like ass." [Yes, in fact, it does.]
Link to mech of action from their page is below.
Most everyone loses weight on it. Some to the point of concern.
Affectionately called "Dopamax" by those who know it. (The joke is that people lose weight on it because they're too fucking stupid to find food. I wish that were an exaggeration, but, having become lost on the way to the grocery store while taking it...)
Amazingly, it's been approved in combination with phentermine for weight loss in the US. Unbelievable.
It does have some intriguing off-label utility for compulsive disorders - binge-type behaviors, in particular - cutting, gambling, binge-type drinking, binge-eating, and for OCD. Maybe a role for sensory integration in autistic spectrum disorders; not sure, I am underwhelmed by what I've read and observed.
Here's a basic link on mechanism of action: http://www.crazymeds.us/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Meds/HowTopamaxWorks
If you like topiramate you may LOVE Zonegran... I guess.
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Wow Thyme your one smart chick or dude thank you for that. I'm on phertermine today lol. Kinda reminds me of adderall but not nearly as abusable or euphoric. It does do something though!
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Phentermine? yes, it does things :) - as you say, kind of like adderall but not as abusable or euphoric.
IIRC, topiramate in combination with phentermine is one of the weight loss combination pills (the other was/will be topiramate plus bupropion.)