Next move. Different neurologist. We met with neurologist number four, Dr. Al Sadat. I do my research first. I need a four star rating or above. Doesn't leave much room for error does it? He's a great doctor, but some things happened that I had to leave him. I'm getting ahead of myself...again. He addressed all of my concerns and swapped out the Keppra for Topamax.Topamax and I started a new relationship. Along with Xanax. There we were, the three amigo's getting to know each other. By this time, my medication tolerance was rather high. We had to start at a fairly high dose. The Topamax was a great start. It definitely helped bring those absence seizures down, or was it the Xanax? Who knows.
My mood drastically improved. See look how happy I was? I was also at the Dane Cook tour, so ya I was very happy in that photo. I was able to cope with shit better. I thought we were on our way to something beautiful.
My weight was normal again too. It was awesome through High School, even on the Depakote. Same with my Freshman and Sophomore year of college. I'm 5'7" and stayed at 120 lbs. My BMI (body mass index) was 15% and yes I was very proud of it. I busted my ass every day. My dad would joke about the "Freshman Fifteen." It's pretty common for some reason to gain fifteen pounds you're first year of college. So I lost 20.Lamictal was kind to my body. Keppra HATED my body. Once I was on the Topamax, my weight went back down. Maybe it was the Xanax, I don't know. I'm kidding, the Xanax was helpful with my anxiety and such but it wasn't the only factor in this improvement. I was actually very happy with Topamax. We were in our honeymoon phase. Joel was happy too. Let's not forget about that relationship.
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