Posted by zenith on September 6, 2003, at 23:56:17
In reply to Re: Topamax Weight Loss Advice?????, posted by LBcats on July 11, 2003, at 22:06:28
as far as the omega 3s - yeah they are great for anyone, have especially important potential for a bipolar. you don't have to take the horse capsules. you can buy it in liquid form. nor do you have to take it plain, i use it instead of olive oil on salads - it's quite good with a nutty taste. it can't be heated - but otherwise can be used cold mixed in anything.
as far as meds go had some problems with tegretol including weight gain and my pdoc just started me on topamax. we'll see. i functioned quite well being stoned before so i'm not sure how the cognitive side effects will compare or what kind of effect they will have on me individually. he mentioned trileptal which just has an oxygen attached to the carbamazepine however preliminary studies have indicated some positive effects or should I say lack of side effects...the nutrition route i'd say is a mandatory without being obsessive- it's the one thing that is "controllable" and staying otherwise as healthy as possible I figure can only make things better not worse right? but you just keep going. yoga is outstanding for anyone interested, i would i highly recommend it as an adjunct therapy AND as a way to move thereby keeping the waistline a bit trimmer...
peace
zenith
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