Posted by Sooshi on February 15, 2004, at 17:49:26
In reply to Re: Talk to me » Minnie-Haha, posted by Dinah on February 15, 2004, at 13:49:50
Hi Minnie-HaHa,
Right now I'm taking Topamax. It has not caused me any anxiety or depression. It could be causing some irritation and/or increased anger, but I'm not sure if Topa is the reason for this, but these feelings are definately different from my anxiety. It's turned out to be a great mood stabilizer for some, although I can't say it's been that great for me.
I couldn't take Trileptal because I was very allergic to Tegretol and these two are related.
The one mood stabilizer that worked wonders for me was Depakote...man, I never felt better, BUT, it had the unfortunate side effect of hair loss for me, and I just couldn't take that. This doesn't happen to everyone, so you might want to ask your doctor about it. If there was ANY way I could keep my hair from coming out (and I tried all the rememdies, believe me) I would take Depakote back in a second!
Sorry I don't have anything better to tell ya!
Sooshi
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