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DAMN GIRL!!! How about this; you try a short term on the meds until you
get your diet tweaked, get over the scare of having a seizure, get into
being a pro at ketogenic diet, drop a few pounds and slowly go off the meds.
Would you learn to rely on the meds? Why a seizure after all these
years???? What is a partial seizure? Oliva
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From: "Dori Zook" <[log in to unmask]>
Well, you know the old saying: Life's a bitch and then you die. I'm faced
with the nasty decision of whether or not to go on a toxic anti-seizure med
thanks to a grand mal seizure one week ago today. I underwent brain surgery
ten years ago for a benign malformation and the partial seizure's IT brought
about and now this. Ennyhoo, check this out from topamax.com:
--Kidney stones have occurred in people taking TOPAMAX, and the risk could
increase when combined with other drugs that can cause kidney stones.
Also, some children may be on a ketogenic diet - a special high-fat,
low-carbohydrate diet to help control seizures. The ketogenic diet can also
cause kidney stones. Combined use of TOPAMAX and the ketogenic diet should
be avoided.--
This seems like pure horse sh*t to me. A ketogenic diet has a diuretic
affect. Wouldn't this actually PREVENT kidney stones? Tawk amongst
yah-selves.
I will say, Topamax has been shown to bring about significant weight loss.
I'm wondering if I should, perhaps, talk myself into this. I detest
prescription meds but waking up in the back of an ambulance isn't much fun,
either.
Dori Zook
Denver, CO
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