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Posted by Dr. Bob on March 8, 2004, at 8:59:18
In reply to Re: topomax and voice changes » rockette, posted by headachequeen on March 6, 2004, at 17:26:35
> > I have been using Topamax for about a year and a half. About 3 months ago I noticed a tremendous amount of hair loss. It is continuing!! Help! Any suggestions? I have used a special cream from my hair dresser and am trying 2000mcg of Biotin. (for about a month now---no improvement noted.) Should I quit the Topamax and risks the migraines again???? I don't want to be bald!
>
> First a reminder that we lose hair in the daily round anyway...
> secondly, you are not taking enough biotin...
> thirdly, you have to add a general vitamin/mineral supplement as the topomax depletes the vitamins and minerals like a wildfire going through parts of California...
> then for your hair you have to add vitamin E (400 IU or even 800 IU) as well as zinc (10 mcg if memory serves although I use 25 mcg as I can never find the 10) so that the system takes in the vitamin E...
> this will help the hair loss...
> and thank the vets who over the years have helped me learn to deal with hair problems with my dogs...
> and thank Murph from this list who clued us into the vitamin loss...
> and I would suggest taking megadoses of vitamin C as well...
> kat who has just started back up the ladder toward another 100 mg of topomax having had two seizures in the past few nights...
> really these things are not amusing
>
Posted by headachequeen on March 8, 2004, at 14:16:39
In reply to Re: topomax and voice changes « headachequeen, posted by Dr. Bob on March 8, 2004, at 8:59:18
> > > I have been using Topamax for about a year and a half. About 3 months ago I noticed a tremendous amount of hair loss. It is continuing!! Help! Any suggestions? I have used a special cream from my hair dresser and am trying 2000mcg of Biotin. (for about a month now---no improvement noted.) Should I quit the Topamax and risks the migraines again???? I don't want to be bald!
> >
> > First a reminder that we lose hair in the daily round anyway...
> > secondly, you are not taking enough biotin...
> > thirdly, you have to add a general vitamin/mineral supplement as the topomax depletes the vitamins and minerals like a wildfire going through parts of California...
> > then for your hair you have to add vitamin E (400 IU or even 800 IU) as well as zinc (10 mcg if memory serves although I use 25 mcg as I can never find the 10) so that the system takes in the vitamin E...
> > this will help the hair loss...
> > and thank the vets who over the years have helped me learn to deal with hair problems with my dogs...
> > and thank Murph from this list who clued us into the vitamin loss...
> > and I would suggest taking megadoses of vitamin C as well...
> > kat who has just started back up the ladder toward another 100 mg of topomax having had two seizures in the past few nights...
> > really these things are not amusing
> >
>We live and learn... didn't know this place existed... sorry, Dr. Bob.. shall try and keep things in their proper place...
kat
Posted by Dr. Bob on March 8, 2004, at 20:45:05
In reply to Re: topomax and voice changes » Dr. Bob, posted by headachequeen on March 8, 2004, at 14:16:39
Posted by NIkki B. on March 10, 2004, at 15:59:33
In reply to Re: topomax and voice changes » Dr. Bob, posted by headachequeen on March 8, 2004, at 14:16:39
I AM NEW TO THIS SIGHT AND CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT FOR THE LIFE OF ME. I THINK MY ORIGINAL MESSAGE ON TOPOMAX IS ON AN OLD LINK, SO I'M HOPING THIS WILL POST ON THE MAIN PAGE. IF SOMEONE READS THIS CAN YOU PLEASE GO TO THE MESSAGE site dr-bob.org/babble/20040218/msgs/316570.html Please respond to Nikki B. posted on 3/10/04
Posted by NIkki B. on March 10, 2004, at 16:00:22
In reply to Re: topomax and voice changes » Dr. Bob, posted by headachequeen on March 8, 2004, at 14:16:39
I AM NEW TO THIS SIGHT AND CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT FOR THE LIFE OF ME. I THINK MY ORIGINAL MESSAGE ON TOPOMAX IS ON AN OLD LINK, SO I'M HOPING THIS WILL POST ON THE MAIN PAGE. IF SOMEONE READS THIS CAN YOU PLEASE GO TO THE MESSAGE site dr-bob.org/babble/20040218/msgs/316570.html Please respond to Nikki B. posted on 3/10/04
Posted by headachequeen on March 10, 2004, at 16:26:50
In reply to Topomax HELP, posted by NIkki B. on March 10, 2004, at 16:00:22
> I AM NEW TO THIS SIGHT AND CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT FOR THE LIFE OF ME. I THINK MY ORIGINAL MESSAGE ON TOPOMAX IS ON AN OLD LINK, SO I'M HOPING THIS WILL POST ON THE MAIN PAGE. IF SOMEONE READS THIS CAN YOU PLEASE GO TO THE MESSAGE site dr-bob.org/babble/20040218/msgs/316570.html Please respond to Nikki B. posted on 3/10/04
Hi
Tried to go to that post but had no luck... can you tell us what the post was about and how we can maybe help????
kat
Posted by Sooshi on March 10, 2004, at 22:03:28
In reply to Re: topomax and voice changes » NIkki B., posted by headachequeen on March 10, 2004, at 16:26:50
Posted by Dr. Bob on March 14, 2004, at 9:54:05
In reply to Re: topomax and voice changes « headachequeen, posted by Dr. Bob on March 8, 2004, at 8:59:18
Re: Redirect: alternative treatments » Dr. Bob
Posted by Nikki B. on March 13, 2004, at 13:40:47
Besides for hair loss, are you suppossed to take any additional Vitamins with Topomax, besides a daily multivtamin? I thought I read something about Vit.C Does Topomax cause a vitamin deficiancy?
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Re: topomax and voice changes » Nikki B.
Posted by headachequeen on March 13, 2004, at 14:16:21
In reply to Re: Redirect: alternative treatments » Dr. Bob, posted by Nikki B. on March 13, 2004, at 13:40:47
> > I'd like to redirect follow-ups regarding alternative treatments to Psycho-Babble Alternative.
We are not trying to upset the applecart, but sometimes it is difficult to stop the thread of thought and tell someone to go to another site...
and we are sorry to transgress... really we are...
as all of this is part of the trying to live with topomax thing...
or in spite of topomax thing...
kat... who thinks that this might be a possibility for reality tv... we are really survivors <ggg>
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