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I'm overweight (239) and am on topamax (topiramate) for headaches. i've lost 7.5 lbs in a week and a half! i think this is too fast. is this from the rx?
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You can't: Lose that much weight in that short a time unless you burned off more than 26, 000 calories that you didn't ingest. That's the equivalent of running for 26, 000 miles. What you lost was water, it's the only thing you can gain or lose that fast without liposuction.
Answered 9/28/2016
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