DOC AT LSU IN NEW ORLEANS TAKES MEDICAID

daboink, I've taken topomax before. It works in preventing headaches which is why I was taking it. I had to stop because of the side affects it caused me. I had involuntary muscle movement, felt weird, caused marked drowsiness and memory loss. I was told that the side affects would subside after about 3weeks but I couldn't make it that long. also hair loss is a side affect but alot of people take it and get adjusted and do lose lots of weight. let me know how that works for you.

 My daughter was on topamax she is only 9 and they took her off of it cause she is so young. we have had mirgranes for the last 4 yrs and its awful she gets up and vomiting for hours on hours before we can get rid of it.... We are controlling them with the food she eats now we had to go to New orleans for her MANY of times in the past year to get her to this point.  where she can get up and go to school and enjoy her days. 

 After i got my second letter with -611 on it i went to my pcp dr and she wrote me a letter for what all my co-morbit conditions where...Honestly kinda scary when i look at it...

Hypertentions
type II diabetes mellitus 
severe degenerative joint disease( esp Knees) 
BMI 58.1 

Gosh i really hope this works, the way my luck has been running i just dont think i have any at all....I had to put one of my girls show goats down the week before thanksgiving cause our donkey bit him and she was gonna be a veggie....then my dog got hit and killed friday, didnt hit me till monday when the kids went to school and it was nap time and my baby girl wasnt here in bed with me...my moms been sick with her sugar all weekend in and out of er and at the dr. tues and wed. trying to get her straight...Not sure i can handle much more of this...with out going crazy.....

On a better note i did get new shoes for work......and they were on sell was looking at over 200 bucks for 2 pairs and i walked out with less then 100 WOOHOO!!!!

I gotta get my xmas shopping finished friday cause i just dont see me fighting all the crowds closer to xmas......
Hope everyone is having a great  week......

i'm praying for ya!

 Thank you! 

Frances: Thanks for cheering hun! We all can use it!! ;)

 Sorry I have been MIA but, with hubby and son being sick it takes everything out of me just to keep up with them. Sometimes I think them being sick is worse then ME being sick! HaHa 

On the topamax deal my doc has talked about putting me on it but, right now its just talk we are seeing if this marge sic and lexepro take care of things first. Hows it going taking it so far?? ANy weight loss??

 

Have a great weekend ladies!!

not sure about a weight loss yet..it's only been about 5 days..and i'm on a ramp up...25mg currently...ramp up to 50 mg tomorrow and next week ramp up to 100 mg.  but it's the weirdest thing...i do not want to eat.  and salty foods...forget it.  alcohol...non issue.  it's even making smoking be a little bleh.  it's weird because it's like this pill is making anything i want to put in my body (except fruit...or water...or TOMATOES!!! and i DO NOT like tomatoes)  not want to be there.  it doesn't make me nauseated or anything if i DO eat...but the getting there..the actual eating part...is the difficult part.  i'm thinking of a multivitamin or a protein supplement or even some ensure...cause ensure doesn't seem so "bleh"    i don't know what to do with all this time i'm not occupying myself with my mouth...eating..smoking..drinking...sodas that is...except every other weekend....i had a free night tonight to go out and get three sheets to the wind if i wanted to...and i was like..eh...i'd rather not.    it's so WEIRD!   funny things that happen at neurology appts?  eh? 

Daboink:Glad to here its doing something. Im interested to find out how it works for you.

 

Dietitian doesn't think im losing enough weight so going to go hard core this week. Also, going to try this new dvd called walk away the poounds. Sinnce the weather has been very crappy here I havent been able to get alot of walking in. I always thought 2lbs a week was a good weight loss. Anywho off to do my food journal hope everyone is well. Spoke to Devon today as well. I went and got more blood work done and signed some releases so my docs can share info. 

 

well i think i have just about given up i knew this wasnt gonna happen for some reason or another funny how a couple of weeks ago i was saying how no one ever said this was gonna be easy. i still have not gotten anything from medicaid and its been enough time i called them and they said they never received anything go figure. anyways guess ill just wait til something happens.

Dont give up hun! Im feeling a little down as well however it is a roller coaster all you need to do is just STAY ON!!!!  ;)