"i was prescribed topamax for my bipolar as a mood stabilizer and because all my paych meds have a side effect of weight grain and i had put on 60lbs in the last two years. so when my dr. told me topamax had weight loss as it&#039;s side effect i was beyond excited to try it and it has been nothing but smooth sailing. i was started at 25mg at night and moved up 25mg every week until now, three weeks in, when im currently on 75mg and have lost 10lbs already! at 3+lbs a week! what this drug has done for me is curb my sugar and fast food cravings while eliminating my emotional eating and cutting my normal appetite in half. i&#039;ve stopped all my addictions and binge eating even alchohol. no bad side effects, but i am closely monitoring just incase..."