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To: Elmer who wrote (8928)	8/11/2003 5:32:37 PM
From: Biomaven	Read Replies (3) of 52153

Elmer, In addition to the drug that Erik mentioned, the more widely-used anti-epilepsy drug Topamax causes significant weight-loss in many people. It's being used now as a migraine preventative in lower doses than is used in epilepsy - I actually tried it myself for migraines but had to stop when I encountered the word-finding difficulty that occurs in about 10% of users - I just couldn't think of some simple words. Certainly might be worth asking his doctor about it - of course you might find the doctor unwilling to experiment with a regimen that is currently working. Nobody quite understands how it causes weight loss. Seems to be a mixture of appetite suppression and increased thermogenesis (heat generation). Peter

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