" KE says that Topomax is an anti-epileptic drug that's also used in diets? "
Did KE actually say that Topamax was used for weight control ??
Oops.
Appetite suppression for weight loss is NOT an approved FDA use for the drug.
It's prescribed for migraines and in some cases, epilepsy.
I would think that if ANS had migraines a/o epilepsy, it would be a neurologist or internal medicine specialist doing the prescribing.
Not a neighbor/ psychiatrist/ enabler/ possible co conspirator..
Doctors prescribing Topamaz to control migraines noticed that their patients were also losing weight.
" Topamax can have significant side effects, most notably difficulties with memory, attention and concentration.
Some doctors jokingly call the drug ''Dopeamax,'' and say it can make patients ''skinny and stupid.''
" Carla Wolper, a dietitian in the obesity research center at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York, who worked on a weight-loss study with Topamax, said cognitive problems became apparent."
( Weight loss studies were discontinued because of the significant side effects from Topamax.)
''A writer said a revision that should have taken her an hour took three hours,'' Ms. Wolper said.
''A pianist had trouble remembering pieces. A graduate student had to read the same page over and over.''
Another side effect of Topamax is ....increased body temperature.
And irregular heartbeat and metabolic acidosis ( severe cases can lead to death.)
I really hope that Dr Perper is getting the whole pharmacological picture.
Howard said: Hey, sit down and sat him down on the edge of his mother's bed. Here, take a couple of puffs on this. It'll let you catch your breath. It's your mom's. Danny was reeling. Howard gave him more and more...he finally OD'd and Howard laid him down by Anna. The inhaler?? Who knows!
But think about it. He doesn't want his DNA out there because there are fingerprints somewhere to both deadly scenarios.
How the heck do these drugs make it past the FDA and yet they want to ban vitamins.