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Topamax Weight Loss a Risky Diet

June 30th, 2011. By AbiK

It’s not news that Topamax is prescribed for a number of conditions—migraine is one. And, given that migraines typically affect women more frequently than men, a Topamax prescription should raise a questioning eyebrow in women of child-bearing age. After all, Topamax has been linked to birth defects—oral defects such as cleft lip and cleft palate. So much so that the FDA recently switched the Topamax pregnancy category from a Pregnancy Category C to a Pregnancy Category D drug.

The beauty of pregnancy migraines, however, is that for many women, they cease to exist or at least diminish in their frequency or severity. And, ideally, a woman who has been given a Topamax migraine prescription then stops taking the drug as there is no apparent need for it. Unfortunately, as any migraine sufferer will tell you, it’s not that simple. If you get migraines, you know that the pain and nausea is enough to make you wish for a fate not less than death at times—just for the anticipated peaceful relief. So would a woman who wants nothing less than to avoid a migraine willingly stop taking Topamax on the mere hope that her migraines have subsided due to temporary hormonal changes from pregnancy? It’s questionable.

And, keep in mind, unlike some migraine medications, Topamax is taken daily to prevent the headache—it’s not taken ad hoc once a migraine starts to relieve pain. Once you’re on it, you’re on it.

Migraines aside, one condition that most all women have a hard time with during pregnancy is weight gain. There is no way around it. And chances are, if you’ve been pregnant yourself, you Read the rest of this entry »

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