"i was prescribed phentermine and lost 20 pounds in my first month with that, a crap ton of vitamins, diet and exercise. on my 30 day follow up the doc decided to add 25mg topomax into the mix. only lasted a week on it.i found myself experiencing extreme emotions . i took it before bed as instructed, however i did not sleep at all for the duration of taking the pill. my nose would run randomly-like mid conversation with clients at work. i felt high, lethargic, irritable, and when not working laid around like a bump on a log. not possible to function on this stuff with anything or anyone that required my undivided attention. thanks to this pill i lost a week of exercise and my to-do things are through the roof."