Posted by Maxime on May 26, 2005, at 17:26:21
In reply to Re: Going to come off Trileptal, posted by SLS on May 26, 2005, at 0:05:53
Thanks Scott. I guess I more worried about increased insomnia than anything - LOL! But I agree,I think I can come off this med rather quickly.
Maxime
> Hi Maxime.
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> > Hi. I am on a low dose of Trileptal - 450mg, but I want to come off. I want to see if my depression improves without it.
> >
> > Would 150 mg every week be too fast? I guess I could split the caplet so that I am only going down by 75 mg at a time instead.
> >
> > Thoughts? Suggetions?
> >
> > Maxime
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> I think you can just yank it.
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> If you don't mind performing an extended taper, you have nothing to lose.
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> If I decide to go off of it this week, I intend to drop from 600mg to 300mg for a few days and then discontinue it. I might not even bother doing that. Of course, this would not be the right thing to do if you are prone to seizures.
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> - Scott
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