I like you was getting dscouraged I was taking the Topa,
I was listening to the CD's taking the powder the rest of the supps etc. etc. and still drinking the same amount.
Then, one day, about 3 and a half weeks in, I woke up
and didn't feel like drinking anymore. That was 4 weeks ago. Not the slightest urge. if I were not actually experiencing it, I would not believe it. I am now up to 200 mgs of topa a day. I am experiencing more then moderate cognitive side effects. My wife, a physician, who uses topamax in her practice, but for different reasons, advises me that since this dose is working for me, to stay at thiis dose for the remaing 5 weeks of the program and then taper down.
I concider the side effect a very small price to pay for regaining control of my life.

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sailor111