Want to try Topamax and have questions

[Anotherday]

Originally Posted by Funny Girl

p.s. - just so you know - I have some 'fake' beers in my fridge (for emergencies) and have not even felt like having one. I thought maybe Oscar night I might crack one open. In the past if I was laying off alcohol, I'd drink those (I think some brands do taste ok & make me feel less deprived), but not this time. Have hope!

FG,

I like the idea of having fake beers in the refrigerator. I think I could handle fake beer, but not fake wine.

Anyhoo, yay!, my Dr. did give me a script for Topamax today. Price for 60 pills? $8.10.

In addition to wanting to use it for cravings, I REALLY hope I am one of the lucky ones who loses weight on it.

Thanks for all of the info you gave me.

AD

[Funny Girl]

Good for you AD! I'm glad the doc is going to help you out & see if this might be something that could help. Also, just having a few fakes in the fridge as a safety net isn't a bad idea. I find it makes me mentally feel better even if I never drink them. I just know they are there. Actually some of the ones out there aren't too bad these days if you were a beer drinker. There is an amber version of O'Douls that actually tastes more like a real beer than the green bottle version. Guinness makes a NA beer called Kaliber, I believe and there are a number of others.

Never had fake wine - that doesn't even sound good. I put some nice sparkle water in a wine glass & add a splash of cranberry juice or gatorade and a slice of fruit if I want to drink out of stemware. It seems to make me feel sort of festive.

Let me know how you do with the topa once you're into it for a few days. I had to get used to it so give it a few days . . .

[lulylucy18]

I love that idea! I like the taste of beer and having a Kaliber or odouls once in a while would do the trick for me